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Case filed in Agra court for digging of stairs of mosque

A little-known Hindu outfit has urged an Agra court to order the excavation of the stairs of a mosque that stands on the Agra Fort premises, saying that there were idols of Lord Krishna buried under the structure that needed to be recovered.

50 killed in mosque bombing in Afghanistan

IS-K, the Afghan regional affiliate of IS that is violently opposed to the Taliban, has carried out several bombings recently, largely in the eastern part of the country.

Museum as a signifier

By seeking to change the status of what had originally been the most recognisable symbol of modern Istanbul, a source of wonder and fascination since its sixth-century construction, Erdogan has betrayed his revanchism motivated by a deep-rooted hostility toward the ways of his illustrious predecessor Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.