Leaders of the Brics emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will gather in Johannesburg on Wednesday for a three-day meeting focused on the threat of a US-led global trade war. China’s President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian[…]
OPINION – Shafiq Morton In a world fast being polarised by rich-poor divides and Trumpism, South Africa hosts the 11th BRICS summit at a critical juncture in our history. A Sufi sage once proclaimed that Creation was perfect, but man wasn’t. The world of people, he said, was not faultless.[…]
Two South African groups want Indian prime minister Narenda Modi to be arrested for war crimes should he set foot in South Africa for the Brics Summit later this month. The Muslim Lawyer Association and the South Africa Kashmir Action Group (SAKAG) have jointly lodged a complaint and request for[…]
At least 76 people have died and scores more were injured in fierce dust storms that hit the northern Indian states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The storms on Wednesday disrupted electricity, uprooted trees, destroyed houses and killed livestock. Many of the dead were sleeping when their houses collapsed after[…]
Protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir have taken to the streets for a fourth consecutive day amid mounting anger over the gruesome rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim nomad girl. Local medics told Al Jazeera on Thursday that at least 30 students were injured over the past two days during clashes[…]
The brutal gang rape and murder of an eight-year old girl has sparked outrage and anger across India. The body of Asifa Bano, who belonged to a Muslim nomadic tribe, was found in a forest on 17 January near Kathua city of Indian-administered Kashmir. The story made headlines this week[…]
As Saudi Arabia opens its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel, Israel’s national carrier will take its own fight for access to Saudi airspace to the Supreme Court in Israel, according to officials. India’s national carrier Air India is now reportedly offering three direct flights[…]
Sridevi, one of India’s most celebrated actresses, has died of cardiac arrest in Dubai. Family members confirmed to the Indian Express website that the actress had passed away on Saturday morning while attending a family wedding. “It is true that Sridevi passed away. I just landed here [India], I was[…]
Malaysia has banned a controversial Bollywood film, citing its negative portrayal of a Muslim ruler. The release of Padmaavat has already caused mayhem in India. The 14th century period drama focuses on the tale of Muslim King Alauddin Khilji, Rajput ruler Ratan Singh, and Hindu queen Padmavati. Hindu groups in[…]
A Muslim man was hacked and burned to death in India’s western state of Rajasthan in a suspected hate crime. The half-burned body of the victim was found by the police on Thursday morning on a street in Rajsamand, over 300km away from the state capital Jaipur. A resident of[…]
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