India reported 179,723 new cases on Monday, most of them in the country's biggest cities

There are no immediate reports of casualties

Minister says diplomacy could fail after one session; West threatening sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

The case highlights the plight of many parents separated from their children during the hasty evacuation

Officials say 32 people have been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries and some 60 people were injured in total

Hospitalisations have increased steadily since late Dec. as Omicron quickly overtook Delta as dominant strain

About 850,000 of the persecuted Muslim minority live in network of camps in Bangladesh's district of Cox's Bazar

Arun Prakash says silence of country’s political leadership over violent calls against minorities is ‘ominous’

Saudi women in black on horseback rode ahead of men on camels as musicians with swords danced to the beat of drums

The soft-focus portraits by veteran Italian photographer Paolo Roversi will go on tour around Britain this year

Australians bid farewell to 2021 with traditional fireworks display as South Africa offers Omicron hope

The lavish birthday celebration cost nearly $10,000, according to police

Under prevailing analogue system, ‘teachers submit their thesis papers based on plagiarism for personal interests’

Report says majority of European states do not record Islamophobic incidents as a separate category of hate crime

Russian President Putin lauds weapon as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems

The Sikh community cast the ballot in the referendum from 10am to 5pm in Luton and Leeds

Independent journalists body demands Indian authorities to release Sajad Gul immediately

TeK UK President Fahim Kayani also asks the world to take notice of the call for Muslim genocide in India

Chinese envoy says CPEC marked great achievements despite Covid-19 challenges

Envoy to UNGA says Pakistan will strive to fully implement the resolution and combat disinformation globally

PIA airlifted new consignments from December 10 to 15, says national flag carrier official

Mossad says it’s working to prevent similar suicides in future

Fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus has become dominant in the United States with lightning speed