A case under stringent blasphemy laws was registered against Pakistan’s ousted premier Imran Khan and 150 others, including some members of his former cabinet, in connection with the hounding of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation at Masjid-e-Nabwi in Saudi Arabia. Video clips circulating on social media showed some pilgrims – apparently supporters of …

India’s Covid case positivity rate went past one per cent again after over two months as the country witnessed a single-day rise of 3,157 infections and 26 fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. Section 144 has been imposed in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar in wake of rising COVID cases. Many schools have been shut …

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine next week after a stop in Moscow to confer with President Vladimir Putin about the war, the UN said Friday. Guterres will see Zelensky and Ukraine’s foreign minister on Thursday, two days after visiting Moscow, the United Nations said in a statement. The Kremlin confirmed Friday that …

Ola Electric is recalling 1,441 units of its electric two-wheelers in the wake of incidents of vehicles catching fire, according to a company statement. The company said its investigation into the fire incident on March 26, in Pune, is ongoing and a preliminary assessment found that it was an isolated one. However, it said, “As a pre-emptive measure we will …

Three explosions rocked a high school in western Kabul on Tuesday, killing six people and injuring 11, according to Afghan police officials. Many residents in the neighbourhood belong to the Shia Hazara community, an ethnic and religious minority frequently targeted by Sunni terrorist groups, including Islamic State. “Three blasts have taken place … in a high school, there are some …

Joisna Mary Joseph, who is at the centre of a love jihad controversy in Kerala said that she married the person she loved and expressed hope that her parents will approve her marriage. Her remarks came after the Kerala High Court dismissed the petition filed by Joisna’s father against her marriage to a Muslim man named Shejin. Jump To I …

Extreme poverty in India declined by 12.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2019, with rural areas doing better than urban centres, according to a working paper of the World Bank. India has not released a new household consumption survey since the NSS from 2011. By extension, the country has not released any official estimates of poverty and inequality for over …

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew in the capital, Lima, on Tuesday, banning people from leaving their homes in an attempt to curb protests against rising fuel and fertilizer costs that have spread throughout the country. “The cabinet has agreed to declare a ban on the mobility of citizens from 2 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. of Tuesday April 5 …

A popular Indian restaurant, Lanterns, in Bahrain’s Adliya has been shut down after a veiled woman was barred from entering its premises.  A viral video showed one of the staff members blocking a veiled woman from entering the facility, NewsofBahrain reported. The report noted that Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) has launched a probe into the issue.  The Lanterns …

Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, famous for its brass work, is the second-most noise polluted city globally, according to a recent report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Moradabad has recorded noise pollution of a maximum of 114 decibels (db). The Frontier 2022 report mentions a total of 61 cities. Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh has recorded the highest …