Tatbir or ritual self-flagellation with blades has been officially banned in Iran since the mid-1990s by state authorities.

A Balochi song, Dilan Teer Bija, has been a must-play at shaadis in India's Hyderabad for years. Dilan Teer Bija was a political song of Benazir Bhutto's time from Karachi's Lyari, the canvas of ...

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has grown into a powerful force within the country's theocracy, answering only to its ...

No nation or people can avoid turning to the judiciary, which is considered a safe haven. Even in countries where the judiciary is perceived as flawed, the need to maintain its prestige and standing ...

Damascus, Jan. 12 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced Monday that its security forces, in collaboration with the General Intelligence Directorate, arrested two individuals linked to the ...

Hindi cinema had a powerful run in 2025. Theatres were packed as audiences celebrated larger-than-life films across genres. Romantic drama Saiyaara struck an emotional chord, while action spectacle ...

Saif Ali Khan loves literature, praising Nilanjana Roy's 'Black River'—a poignant murder mystery about a girl's death that he bought film rights for. He adores Lafcadio Hearn's poetic Japanese ghost ...

At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in a bomb attack on an Alawi mosque in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday. Syria's state news agency Sana said the explosion took place at the ...

11:53, Fri, Dec 26, 2025 Updated: 13:38, Fri, Dec 26, 2025 A powerful explosion ripped through a busy mosque on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring 21. The horrifying incident happened ...

Dec. 26 (UPI) --A bombing struck the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs, Syria, on Friday killing six people and injuring 21. Ambulances rushed victims from the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood during ...

Sara Ali Khan marked four years of her film Atrangi Re by looking back at some personal moments from the sets and sharing unseen behind-the-scenes pictures on social media. Taking to her Instagram ...