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Islamists storm India-backed yoga Event in Maldives
MALE: Islamic extremists stormed an India-backed public yoga session in the Maldives on Tuesday, with police in the South Asian…
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Police fire on crowd protesting India army plan
SECUNDERABAD, India: Indian police fired at an angry mob who set trains on fire Friday during protests against a new…
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Fresh protest in Bangladesh over India prophet remarks
DHAKA: Around 10,000 Muslims demonstrated in the Bangladeshi capital on Thursday in the second protest in a week over remarks…
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Pakistanis urged to cut back on chai
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani minister has caused a storm in a teacup by urging citizens to cut back on drinking “chai”…
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Indian Muslims face bleak future
NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of recent rhetoric offending Islam and Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by a Bharatiya Janata party spokesperson,…
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Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling clan quits in fresh crisis
COLOMBO: Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling family quit public office on Thursday, denying responsibility for an economic crisis that…
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Death of three sisters and children spotlights India dowry violence
JAIPUR: Before the three sisters and their children were found dead in a well, they left a message blaming the…
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Bangladesh port depot fire kills 49
SITAKUNDA, Bangladesh: At least 49 people died and hundreds were injured after a fire sparked a huge chemical explosion at…
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Ousted Khan marches on Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday led a convoy of thousands of supporters towards the capital Islamabad…
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Bangladesh’s worst floods recede but millions still marooned
SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh: North-east Bangladesh’s worst floods in nearly 20 years began receding on Sunday, but rescue workers were struggling to…
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Radicals target Muslim sites in India, even Taj
NEW DELHI: Thirty years after mobs demolished a historic mosque in Ayodhya, triggering a wave of sectarian bloodshed that saw…
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Sri Lankan police arrests ruling party MPs over mob violence
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged the country into days…
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