India moves to implement controversial citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
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AP PHOTOS: Muslims around the world observe holy month of Ramadan with prayer, fasting
Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan, with worship, charity, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts.
India conducts first flight test of domestic missile
NEW DELHI — India successfully conducted the first flight test of a domestically developed missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on messaging platform X on Monday (March 11).
Pakistanis feed predatory birds despite crackdown on practice
LAHORE, Pakistan — Shabnam, a young woman in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, sells small packets of scrap meat to passersby to feed predatory birds, despite a recent crackdown on the practise which many people do as an offering to ward off adversity.
Pakistani authorities bar visitors for imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan for 2 weeks
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities on Tuesday barred visitors for imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan after receiving intelligence reports about a possible attack on the prison where he is being held, government officials and his party said.
Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial?
The law, which comes into force on the eve of elections, creates India’s first religion-based citizenship test, discriminating against Muslims and some other refugees.
Iran, Russia and China will show off their marine capabilities in a joint naval drill
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will begin a joint naval drill with Russia and China in the northern part of the Indian Ocean, state media reported Tuesday.