A Hampshire-bornn Indian-origin BBC News Presenter has been called a “Paki” in the latest in a spate of racist abuse aimed at ethnic minorities in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Sima Kotecha, a reporter and presenter for Radio 4 and BBC London, took to her …

One of Pakistan’s best-known Sufi musicians, Amjad Sabri, was shot dead by unknown assailants riding a motorcycle in Karachi on Wednesday, triggering an outpouring of grief over what police described as an “act of terror”. Sabri, aged around 45, was travelling by car from his home in the city’s eastern …

The Indian arm of South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc has begun selling a TV with a feature that it says repels mosquitoes, which can spread diseases such as malaria, Zika and dengue. The TV’s “Mosquito Away Technology” uses ultrasonic waves that are inaudible to humans but cause mosquitoes to fly …

  A severely disabled five-year-old boy from South London can finally hope to get better as he prepares to undergo a landmark operation which will see him receive a stem cell transplant from his baby brother. Indian-origin Jay Shetty, who lives in Wimbledon, suffered brain damage at birth leaving him …

When Fatima Rahmati found out the Orlando killer was Afghan American she was shocked and scared — fearful that her community could suffer reprisals in an increasingly toxic political climate. “Everyone is still in shock,” said the Women for Afghan Women program coordinator. “It’s scary.” Her group provides services such …

US President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama at the White House Wednesday, a move condemned by China which portrays the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader as a dangerous separatist. Obama has met the Dalai Lama several times before and calls the monk “a good friend,” but the pair will …

In a world where everything and everyone moves at warp speed, it’s always reassuring to know that there are some that take their time, to ruminate, craft and create things that are often more than the sum of their parts. Indian filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is one such individual – …

An influential group of Pakistani clerics have issued a fatwa against “honour” killings, with a spokesman calling them “unethical and unjustifiable” following a series of attacks on women that have caused national outrage. The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) said on Monday that killings such as last week’smurder of teenager Zeenat …

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday called the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in which 50 people died, a “very serious tragedy,” but said it was wrong to see all Muslims as potential terrorists. Asked in an interview with Reuters about U.S. Republican presidential candidate …

White House hopeful Donald Trump vowed Monday to “suspend immigration” from nations with links to terror attacks targeting the United States or its allies, one day after a Florida nightclub massacre. “When I’m elected, I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there is a proven history of …