Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the consecration of a Hindu temple heightens concern over Hindu nationalism.
Stats – Jaiswal the third youngest man to score a double ton for India
All the stats highlights from India’s first innings in Visakhapatnam that featured a dazzling double century from a young India opener
Ai Weiwei says censorship in West has become ‘exactly the same’ as in Mao Zedong’s China
Political censorship in the West today is “exactly the same” as it was in China under leader Mao Zedong, artist Ai Weiwei has said. The 66-year-old told Sky’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips that “society becomes so timid, to really avoid any kind of questioning or argument”.
Japan to host over 200 businesses at conference promoting Ukraine’s economic recovery
Around 100 businesses each from Japan and Ukraine are slated to attend a Japan-Ukraine economic reconstruction conference in Tokyo later this month, Japanese media outlet Kyodo News reported on Feb. 3.
Japan’s moon lander took this eerie photo before being enveloped by lunar night
Against all odds, Japan’s SLIM lander managed to turn back on more than a week after it plopped upside down onto the surface of the moon — but now, it’s gone dormant for the duration of the lunar night,
Brides, biryani and marriage multiplexes: Pakistan’s wedding season heats up in cool weather
It’s winter in Pakistan, and that means weddings. Lots of weddings. During the cooler weather between November and February, millions of people attend weddings every week. Pakistani diaspora come home from around the world for the season, packing airport arrival halls and five-star hotels. People call it Decemberistan.
Ubaid Shah five-for helps Pakistan seal semis berth in thriller
World Cup by beating Bangladesh by five runs in a low-scoring thriller on Saturday. India will now face South Africa in the first semi-final on February 6 while Pakistan will play Australia on February 8,
‘My mother doesn’t know if she’s married or a widow’
Among them was Sammi Deen Baloch, hugging a laminated photograph of her father – as she had done on numerous occasions over the past 14 years – and demanding to know where he is. Or if he is even still alive.
Indonesia election: The ‘four-finger’ salute and how Jokowi spurred its spread
The movement urges voters to sideline the Prabowo-Gibran front runners, who are seen to have the President’s backing. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Indonesia caught in attempted theft of S. Korean fighter jet secrets
Indonesian technicians were caught attempting to smuggle out sensitive development data on the KF-21, a supersonic fighter jet co-developed with South Korea, marking a significant breach in the …