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April 21, 2025
Vance to meet Modi in Delhi amid tariff tensions
April 21, 2025
Beijing warns countries against colluding with US to restrict trade with China
April 18, 2025
Modi and Elon Musk talk India-US tech collaboration
April 18, 2025
Indian man accused of grenade attacks held in the US
KARACHI — Police have arrested scores of people in Pakistan in recent weeks after more than 10 mob attacks on outlets of US fast-food chain KFC, Reuters reported.The attacks were sparked by anti-United States sentiment and opposition to its ally Israel’s war in Gaza, officials said.Police in major cities in the Muslim nation, including the southern port city of Karachi, the eastern city of Lahore and the capital Islamabad, confirmed at least 11 incidents in which KFC outlets were attacked by protesters armed with sticks and vandalized. At least 178 people were arrested, the officials said this week.KFC and its parent Yum Brands, both US-based, did not respond to requests for comment.A police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said one KFC employee was shot and killed this...
April 18, 2025
Scores arrested over Pakistan KFC attacks, sparked by Gaza war protests
April 18, 2025
Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban
NEW DELHI — A controversial new law introduced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has put the spotlight on waqf, or properties donated by Indian Muslims over centuries.Waqf is a tradition across many Muslim-majority countries, where these properties are used to house and operate schools, orphanages, hospitals, banks and graveyards.The properties in India are managed by waqf boards formed by different state governments. A federal organization called the Central Waqf Council coordinates their functioning.But thousands of these land tracts, worth billions of rupees, have been mired in legal disputes across the country for decades.For instance, in India's capital Delhi, there are more than a thousand of these properties, including mosques, graveyards and mausoleums....
April 17, 2025
The endless legal battles over Muslim-donated lands in India
April 16, 2025
China has a powerful card to play in its fight against Trump’s trade war
April 16, 2025
India's Gandhis charged in money laundering case amid opposition outcry
HONG KONG — Move over, Golden Gate and Sydney Harbour. China is set to open the world’s tallest bridge in June, the latest feat of engineering from the infrastructure-focused country.The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is currently nearing the end of construction in Guizhou, southwest China. It will measure 2,051 feet above river level, which is 947 feet taller than current bridge title holder the Millau Viaduct in France.Guizhou province is a mountainous areas of China, with complex terrain. The bridge crosses the dramatic Huajiang Grand Canyon, also called the “earth crack.”China has a nationwide push to improve infrastructure, especially in relatively underdeveloped mountainous areas like Guizhou, which is 800 miles west of the city of Shenzhen.Thus, the bridge isn’t just about...
April 16, 2025
The world’s tallest bridge will open in China this summer
