A special 1,640m ‘Satrangi Hindustani Chadar’ was offered at Shah Jahan's grave during Urs, while Hindu activists protested outside Taj Mahal. A special 1,640 metre long ‘Satrangi Hindustani ...

Annual Tradition – The chadar offering is part of Shah Jahan’s Urs (death anniversary), a ritual held at the Taj Mahal. Symbol of Devotion – Devotees believe that a longer chadar signifies greater ...

A wife working to bring her husband home from years of wrongful detainment in Afghanistan saw heartening progress over the weekend. After traveling to Mar-a-Lago with no promise that anyone with ...

The much-anticipated Chadar trek on the frozen Zanskar river in Ladakh is set to commence on January 13, following a delay caused by the late formation of ice along the riverbanks. The trek ...

The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station after raiding its premises on Tuesday, deepening the exclusion of women from public life and society ...

Taliban authorities in northeastern Afghanistan said Wednesday that a gun attack resulted in the death of a Chinese national, while his local interpreter escaped unharmed. An Afghanistan-based ...

The Taliban are gradually increasing revenue streams from resource extraction operations in an effort to minimize the impact of Western pressure. Construction work on the Sheberghan to Mazar-i ...

The last three years have seen the Taliban placing restrictions on all aspects of women’s lives in Afghanistan. From education to employment. From movement to participation in everyday activities.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] A Chinese man was killed as he traveled ...

Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released. Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody in a prisoner swap ...

England's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan will go ahead, despite calls for a boycott. A cross-party letter, signed by nearly 200 UK politicians, was sent to the England and Wales ...