投稿者: Guardian Staff
Vesak is the most sacred day for Buddhists, commemorating the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, all traditionally believed to have occurred on the full moon day of the Vesakha month in the ancient Indian lunar calendar C…
Prof Shafiqul Islam and Wajid Mushtaq Teli respond to an editorial on the ongoing military clashes between the two countriesYour editorial (The Guardian view on India and Pakistan: a newly dangerous moment in an old dispute, 7 May) underscores the alar…
At least eight people, including a child, have been killed and 35 injured after India launched attacks on what it claimed were nine sites of ‘terrorist infrastructure’ inside Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir. Loud explosions were heard in Muzaffarabad, c…
Explosions were heard and flashes of light seen in the night sky from the Indian side of the Kashmir border as shelling was reported on Wednesday. The Indian government said the strikes hit nine targets and were launched in response to an att…
Britain and India have agreed a long-desired trade deal that ministers said would add £4.8bn a year to the UK economy by 2040. The agreement, which was finalised on Tuesday after more than three years of negotiations under successive governments, has l…
Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupted on Tuesday morning, shooting a plume of ash up to 4km into the air. The explosion has sparked health concerns due to the potential ashfalls to hit neighbouring villages. Kanlaon volcano remains one of the coun…
South Korea’s constitutional court has upheld the impeachment as president of Yoon Suk Yeol – formally removing him from office four months after he threw the country into turmoil by declaring martial law and sending troops to parliament in an il…
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that although no signs of life had been detected, the search for survivors in the rubble of a skyscraper that collapsed during the 7.7 magnitude Myanmar earthquake will continue as experts ‘still have hope’. He…
At least 18 people have died and another 19 have been injured as wildfires ravage South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds. The blazes have burned more than 17,400 hectares (43,000 acres) of land and destroyed hundreds of struct…
South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo expressed his gratitude to the constitutional court after it ruled against his impeachment and to restore his role as acting president. When he arrived at the government complex in Seoul, Han said the court had…
South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo expressed his gratitude to the constitutional court after it ruled against his impeachment and to restore his role as acting president. When he arrived at the government complex in Seoul, Han said the court had…
The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has been handed over to the international criminal court in the Netherlands after his arrest by Interpol in Manila on murder charges linked to his ‘war on drugs.’ Duterte released a video message on socia…
For nearly two decades, ‘General’ Narsamma and her team at Sangham Radio have honed their craft, learning every aspect of broadcasting, including fixing the radio mast and interview techniquesWords and photographs by Uday NarayananAs twilight settles o…
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong. All 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated, with three s…
Kumar does his best to inject some humanist gravitas into a film set during the 1965 India-Pakistan war, that is otherwise obsessed with duty and sacrificeThe hope is that the Hindi mainstream is learning from its current spell of commercial turbulence…