Scholars, artists, musicians and athletes set to be honoured at 35th Maharana Mewar Foundation...
An Indian awards ceremony that in previous years has honored leading British cultural icons including Oscar-winning film director Richard Attenborough and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sir V S Naipaul is to be held in the Rajasthan city of Udaipur next...
Children as young as 12 contacting Childline about forced marriage, NSPCC reveals
Young children are being pressurised into marrying strangers but fear being rejected from their community if they refuse, the NSPCC has warned.
Girls as young as 12 have contacted Childline about being forced to marry, with 109 counselling sessions on...
A Lesson in Respect
Indian Rickshaw Drivers Given Courses on Ensuring Female Passenger's Safety
In response to India’s numerous sexual crimes against women the government have strove to introduce new laws and punishments for perpetrators. Now male rickshaw drivers are being educated with courses...
Air China Apologises After Racist Remarks
Air China has come under after an in-flight magazine, Wings of China, warned passengers to beware of BAME persons whilst travelling in London. The offensive article was spotted by Haze Fan, a Beijing based producer from CNBC, a US...
Madonna Opens School in Karachi
Worked Alongside Campaigner Humaira Bachal
Singer and human rights activist Madonna took to her Instagram account this week to announce the opening of her ‘dream school’ in Karachi which she had pledged to help build last year.
“The Revolution of Love continues...
Bangladesh Set to Bear Brunt of Brexit
According to research published by the Commonwealth Secretariat, Bangladesh has topped the list of Commonwealth countries that that would face the most impact from Brexit. This is due to the increased import duty they would have to pay under...
Russia Banned from Rio Olympics
A recent investigation revealed Russian state-sponsored doping of athletes, prompting the World-Anti Doping Agency to call for a ban on Russia attending the Rio Olympic Games.
68 Russian athletes appealed against the ban, including two time Olympic gold medallist Yelena...
Pakistan Releases 218 Fishermen
Police have informed the public that Pakistan began releasing 218 fishermen earlier last week, which would be the second gesture in a month that would hopefully begin to ease the tension between India and Pakistan.
The fishermen were arrested more...
UK Government Suspends Aid for Myanmar Military
The UK government has suspended financial aid to Myanmar's military amid the ongoing crisis in the country.
More than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled the violence of the country otherwise known as Burma for neighbouring Bangladesh.
The Ministry of Defence says...
Amjad Sabri Shot Dead
Two gunmen fired at his car in the hectic Liaqatabad area, informed by the police.
Amjad Sabri died on his way to the hospital.
The Pakistani Taliban has announced that they were behind the attack.
Sabri was a prominent promoter of Sufi...
