Holi: 'It's about putting the winter blues behind us'
The Hindu festival of colours welcomes in spring, with celebrations being held across parts of Wales this weekend.
Over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases in Myanmar repatriated to China
Last month, a Chinese court sentenced four "key figures" involved in cross-border telecom fraud cases to life imprisonment as ...
India: What is hindering permanent peace in Manipur?
Nearly two years after IndIa's northeastern state of Manipur descended into ethnic turmoil, divisions have only deepened despite various government efforts to find a solution.
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‘Inch by inch’: Myanmar rebels close in on key military base in Chin State
In the mountains of western Myanmar, photographs of fallen fighters line a wall of a rebel headquarters – an honour roll of some 80 young men, beginning with 28-year-old Salai Cung Naw Piang, who was ...
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US imposes visa restrictions on officials involved in ‘forced return’ of Uyghurs to China
The United States has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign government officials involved in the forced ...
Religious discrimination affects followers of all faiths: India
India's Permanent Representative to the UN, P Harish, expressed solidarity with UN members condemning religious intolerance ...
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Bellinger publishes on ethnic identity and politics
Nisha Bellinger, faculty director in the School of Public Service, recently published an article about how ethnic identity ...
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Syria under Islamist group's rule
Syria's interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The country's interim rulers have ...
After selling 10% stake, Haldiram's to sell another 5% to other investors
Other private equity players who were in the race to acquire a stake in the snack major, backed out citing very high ...
What’s behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
Pakistan’s neglected southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a dramatic ...
Who are the Pakistani Baloch separatist militants behind train hijacking?
The Baloch Liberation Army is the strongest of a number of insurgent groups long operating in the area bordering Afghanistan and Iran.
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99 illegal weapons surrendered in Manipur in last 3 days as deadline nears
Security forces in Manipur have facilitated the surrender of 99 illegal and looted weapons in three days, as part of ongoing efforts to curb ethnic violence ... Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla had ...