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Iranian teen student Armita dies month after falling into coma in metro

28 Oct 2023

An Iranian high school student died on Saturday, nearly a month after falling into a coma in disputed circumstances on the Tehran metro, state media said. "Armita Garawand, a...

Crowd roars as Chinese President Xi opens COVID-19 delayed Asian Games

24 Sep 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-19 delayed 19th Asian Games on Saturday in the Eastern city of Hangzhou during a shiny and at times raucous opening ceremony on...

Raisi says hijab is the law in Iran as unveiled women face ‘yoghurt attack’

02 Apr 2023

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran after a viral video showed a man throwing yoghurt at two unveiled women in a shop...

Students want to wear hijabs during exam in Indian state of Karnataka, move top court

22 Feb 2023

The Indian Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea for hearing by a group of students seeking permission to allow them to appear in annual examinations in...

Jiang Zemin, Communist who made China capitalist

01 Dec 2022

The death of Jiang Zemin, who was China’s top communist as well as president of the country for a decade and more, died at the age of 96 on Wednesday....

Iran bank manager fired for serving unveiled woman

28 Nov 2022

An Iranian bank manager who served an unveiled woman has been fired, local media reported on Sunday, as demonstrations triggered by the mandatory head covering rule shake the Islamic republic....

Supreme Court delivers split verdict on Karnataka Hijab ban

13 Oct 2022

The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on a clutch of petitions challenging the Karnataka government's Feb.5 order, prohibiting wearing of Hijab inside classrooms in pre-university colleges. ...

Old is gold

18 Sep 2022

Digital platforms have revolutionised the way we would look at entertainment in India. It has given an alternative of cinema to Indian audience and have also provided immense opportunities to...

South Asia pummelled by heatwave that hits 50˚C in Pakistan

13 May 2022

South Asia was in the grip of an extreme heatwave on Friday, with parts of Pakistan reaching a temperature of 50˚C as officials warned of acute water shortages and a...

Thousands gather as cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. hit peak bloom

23 Mar 2022

Gulf Today Report Thousands of people have been gathering along Washington's Tidal Basin to take in the sights of the city's famed cherry blossom trees in peak bloom. The peak...

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