Javed Akhtar condemned the Taliban's new penal code allowing domestic violence and jailing women for leaving home, urging Indian religious leaders to denounce these measures.

Afghanistan’s Taliban regime formalised a penal code permitting domestic violence, sparking outrage from Swara Bhasker.

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US President Donald Trump said that Iran must make a "meaningful" deal as a huge American military buildup is taking place in the Middle East. Adding a threat, he said that the US "may have to take it ...

Kochi: In a landmark move for sustainable public transit, Vaikom is set to become Kerala's first fully solar-powered ferry ...

The Supreme Court of India has sharply criticized state governments over the announcement of pre-election freebies, ...

Afghanistan, with Saudi Arabia, confirmed Ramadan will begin today following crescent moon sightings, and released three Pakistani soldiers. Deputy Spokesperson of Afghanistan Hamdullah Fitrat ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The U.S. government is negotiating for the release of a Colorado man who has been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for the past year. Dennis Coyle, a ...

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro praised federal agencies for taking down Taliban Glizzy’s $3.2 million jewelry robbery crew in a public statement. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro hopped on YouTube to ...

Last week, as the Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid triumphantly declared 2025 “a year of diplomatic success,” the claim was received with predictable laud from the movement’s echo chambers. But ...

Magnus Marsden has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The Taliban’s morality police recently summoned four young men in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan for ...

Built during a cosmopolitan era in the 1960s, the Ariana closed when the Taliban took power, but it was still standing. Now it’s making way for a shopping mall. By Safiullah Padshah and Elian Peltier ...