A High Court in India has ruled that a Muslim girl over the age of 16 is competent to enter into a contract of marriage with a person of her choice.

Sick of swiping and tired of Tinder? Old-fashioned love letters may be the answer, says one Japanese city whose unusual matchmaking scheme has been a surprising success.

The UN mission to Afghanistan reported scores of people were killed and wounded in an attack on a busy market in eastern Nangarhar province

After returning unsigned a bill seeking to reverse the changes made in election laws by the former PTI government, President Dr Arif Alvi

India’s annual monsoon rainfall has covered more than half of the country and conditions are favourable for it to advance into central, northern and western regions this week, the weather department said yesterday.

Authorities in India yesterday cancelled more than 500 trains services because of calls for protests by young men angry with a military recruitment plan that they say will rob them of the opportunity of a career in the armed forces.

China has carried out a land-based missile interception test that “achieved its expected purpose”, the Defence Ministry said, describing it as defensive and not aimed at any country.

Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential government services yesterday, beginning a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the International Monetary Fund opened talks with Colombo on a possible bailout.

Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company said Monday.

In the midst of violent protests against his government’s decision to go for short-term military recruitment policy “Agnipath,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (June 20,2022) said some decisions and reforms may be unpleasant and unfair temporarily but in the long run the country will experience their benefits.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a Sikh temple in Afghanistan that killed one community member and a Taliban fighter.

Enrolment under India’s new armed services recruitment plan will commence this month, top defence officials said yesterday, despite protests against a scheme that will drastically cut tenure and offer fewer service benefits at the end of contract.

Sri Lanka’s military opened fire to contain rioting at a fuel station, officials said yesterday as unprecedented queues for petrol and diesel were seen across the bankrupt country.

An attack claimed by Islamic State on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least two people and injured seven, officials said, another deadly incident in a spate of violence targeting minorities and places of worship.

Amidst escalating arson and violent protests over the Indian government’s move to go for short-term military recruitment, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today met the three service chiefs.

Against the backdrop of the controversy over offensive remarks on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by BJP's two former spokespersons, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said “sensibilities and the sensitivities of people were impacted” by the episode.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday advocated the case for trade and engagement with other countries, especially India and the United States, and noted that his country was isolated on the world stage due to past policies.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar yesterday said that Pakistan is now “one step away” from exiting the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list”, and the planned on-site visit is a procedural requirement.

An attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least two people and injured seven on Saturday, following a blast in a car loaded with explosives, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Protesters in India’s eastern state of Bihar damaged public property and ransacked offices in a railway station yesterday, expressing outrage at a new military recruitment plan and demanding the government reverse course.