Hilsa is Bangladesh’s national fish. Locally known as ilish, it is cherished as the queen among fish and forms part of the culinary identity of both Bangladesh and the bordering Indian state of West Bengal. Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina used the fish – which is found in theContinue Reading
Government deploys more than 3,000 security personnel to assist rescue efforts with helicopters and motorboats. At least 32 people have been killed and 12 others reported missing, according to officials, as incessant rains in Nepal have unleashed floods and landslides during the last 24 hours. More than 3,000 security personnelContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri wins F1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix from second on the grid as McLaren moves 20 points clear of Red Bull. Oscar Piastri has won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and sent McLaren to the top of the constructors’ standings in a race that finished with a virtual safety car afterContinue Reading
The raids in Islamabad come after major protests in the capital calling for Khan’s release from jail. Police in Pakistan have arrested several legislators and leaders from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party in a series of raids in Islamabad, according to party officials and authorities. A police spokesperson saidContinue Reading
Palestine open their 2026 World Cup qualifying group stage with a remarkable goalless draw playing South Korea in Seoul. Palestine have held South Korea to a well-deserved, yet surprising, 0-0 draw in their opening Group C match in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. TheContinue Reading
Medan, Indonesia – At the Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral in the Indonesian city of Medan, the mood at Sunday mass was unusually excited. Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, is set to begin a two-week tour of Asia Pacific, which will start in Indonesia on Tuesday andContinue Reading
Islamabad, Pakistan – For 15 years, pick-up truck driver Qadeer Aslam had been transporting goods across Pakistan. Most of his trips were to Balochistan, about 400km (250 miles) west of his village near Burewala city in southern Punjab province. Over the years, Aslam, 32, was able to save enough moneyContinue Reading
Kolkata, India – On August 21, a hot, humid afternoon, thousands of doctors and medical students marched through the capital of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Female doctors led the march, many in black T-shirts, some with stethoscopes around their necks. Among the banners the protesters held, oneContinue Reading
Islamabad, Pakistan – Nearly two dozen civilians traveling from Pakistan’s Punjab province were pulled from their vehicles and shot dead by armed gunmen, as a series of at least six deadly attacks battered the country’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday night and Monday morning. At least 43 people wereContinue Reading
Hospitals hit by 24-hour shutdown as protests demanding protection for health workers and condemning violence swell. Hundreds of thousands of Indian health workers and their supporters have launched a nationwide strike to protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor last week at a government hospital in theContinue Reading
