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BBC News - Buddhists target Sri Lanka's Muslims Muslims in Sri Lanka have voiced concerns about a growing number of anti-Muslim protests and attacks, carried out by hardline Buddhist groups. It comes four years after the army in this mainly Sinhalese Buddhist country defeated Tamil...

101 East - Murder in God's name - YouTube Note: some graphic images

BBC News - Lahore roundabout sparks battle of identity in Pakistan A row over the naming of an apparently mundane roundabout in Lahore exposed how much of a battleground Pakistan's identity can be. BBC Urdu's Shumaila Jaffrey examines the city's struggle to embrace its history. Lahore has...

ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) expressed shock over the execution of Ajmal Kasab on Wednesday, the lone surviving gunman of the Mumbai attacks, and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) said he was a hero and would “inspire” more attacks. “He was a hero and will inspire other fighters to...

BBC News - Pakistani intelligence publicly accused of kidnapping A woman in Pakistani-administered Kashmir has taken the unusual step of publicly accusing the intelligence services of kidnapping her husband. It is thought that Qazi Khushal was abducted because he renounced the insurgency...

Social media is lying to you about Burma’s Muslim ‘cleansing’ – The Express Tribune Blog Social networking sites are abuzz with news about Muslims being killed in Burma.You can see the sporadic posting of pictures by different people with captions like ‘Muslims killing...

Some of the palaces that have been partly or fully converted to exotic hotels. Udaipur lake palace Umaid Bhavan Palace Umaid bhavan palace underground pool

ndia, responding to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s statement on Hafiz Saeed, said that ‘solid evidence’ on the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and alleged 26/11 mastermind has already been given to Pakistan, CNN-IBN reported on Monday. Sources in the Indian government said...

Vijay Kumar: Robots that fly ... and cooperate - YouTube Mind blowing!

Activists protest China's return of N Korean defectors - YouTube An example of heartless Chinese policies. S4ending back North Korean defectors to face concentration camp or execution.

Myths about the Urdu language Urdu has been a controversial language in Pakistan despite its official and holy status. The Bengalis rejected it way back in the 1940s when Jinnah, advised by a bureaucracy, with imperial moorings declared in that it would be the official language. Subsequently...

A business delegation from Pakistan met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and discussed issues pertaining to trade and industry between Gujarat and Pakistan. The delegation of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), which is in Ahmedabad to participate in 'Asia Colour...

The murder of doctors belonging to the Hindu faith in Sindh has evoked considerable protest and condemnation. It is of some comfort that we have not been completely desensitised to murder. However, the patronising standard denunciation that follows after any attack on ‘minorities’ is...

Why our textbooks should include Ranjit Singh – The Express Tribune Senator Raza Rabbani’s recent assertion that teaching students about Ranjit or Bhagat Singh would not harm Pakistan should be warmly welcomed. Altering a country’s history to serve its interests is a common...

The troublesome Lashkar – The Express Tribune The troublesome Lashkar Among the many jihadi outfits that were spawned by a malevolent mix of Cold War opportunism and presidential zealotry during the Zia years, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has the most intriguing pedigree. Its founding...

V.S.Ramachandran, an Indian born neurologist is one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2011. Once described as the Marco Polo of neuroscience, V.S. Ramachandran has mapped some of the most mysterious regions of the mind. He has studied visual perception and a range of conditions, from...

Congratulations to Siddhartha Mukherjee on winning Pulitzer for his book "The Emperor of All Maladies" in the non-fiction category. He is the second Indian American Bengali after Jumpa Lahiri to win Pulitzer. Proud of him! BBC News - Pulitzer for US-Indian Siddhartha Mukherjee's book

Secrets of the Dead | Mumbai Massacre - a gripping PBS documentary

Sri Lanka PM retracts India rebel training camp claim Sri Lanka's prime minister has retracted his suggestion that the Tamil Tiger rebels were being revived in camps in southern India. DM Jayaratne acknowledged his mistake by telling Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror newspaper that his allegation...