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Young Bangladeshi Americans are making inroads into politics, most notably with the election of Shahana Hanif, a daughter of Kensington, to the City Council in 2021. Ms. Hanif’s victory, at age 30, made her the first woman to represent the district, as well as the first Muslim woman and ...

Centre invites protesting wrestlers for talksThe government has invited wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for talks on their issues, days after they met Home Minister Amit Shah. In a tweet post-midnight Tuesday, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said the government was “willing to have a discussion ...

#Pakistan News One of Türkiye’s top business associations is set to kick start a major trade fair in Istanbul on Wednesday that will bring together hundreds of Turkish firms and entrepreneurs with foreign buyers and officials from more than 120 countries. Looking to be a platform that will help ...

#Pakistan News Congress holds huge rally in southern state to mark first 1,000 km of its 3,500 km walking tour of its leaders in cities, towns and villages, in bid to draw support against ruling BJP it accuses of spreading communal hatred in the secular republic. Police frisk supporters ...

GENEVA —  The United Nations is rapidly scaling up its relief operation in Pakistan amid fears the situation could further deteriorate as more rains are predicted in the coming month.Torrential monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,200 people, and affected upwards of 33 million, rendering ...

Here’s what you need to know:America Solis, 16, who was accompanied by her father, Jose Devora, prepared to receive a vaccine from health workers in Denver on Saturday.Credit...Kevin Mohatt for The New York TimesThe world’s first mass coronavirus inoculation campaign for children kicked off in earnest in the United ...

#Pakistan News No cause of death has been announced for the 54-year-old Rizvi, who died on Thursday after suffering a high fever and difficulties breathing, and no Covid-19 test or autopsy were conducted on the long-time wheelchair user. Activists and supporters of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) gather for the funeral ...

Pakistan take a further step out of the wilderness as international cricket hosts, when they welcome Zimbabwe for their first ODI in a year on Friday, with England and South Africa both lining up tours. The three one-day internationals, when Babar Azam will debut as ODI captain, ...

ISLAMABAD, PakistanPakistanis on Monday joined the campaign to boycott French products in response to recent controversial comments made by President Emmanuel Macron on Islam, and his decision to continue publishing blasphemous cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.While the hashtag, #boycottfrenchproducts, was among the top trends on Twitter in Pakistan, leaders ...

NEW DELHI — Millions of people in India have uprooted themselves from their native villages since independence to join the maddening urban crowd, notwithstanding Gandhiji's truism that real India lives in villages. Now an effort is being exerted in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to stem ...