Indian Subcontinent

Women, children across India gear up to celebrate Raksha Bandhan

Women shop for Rakhi ahead of Raksha Bandhan in Mumbai. Raksha Bandhan or simply Rakhi is a Hindu festival, celebrated in many parts of the Indian subcontinent, notably India and Nepal.

Al-Qaeda is getting stronger and more active in Indian subcontinent, say experts

Al-Qaeda is getting more active in the Indian subcontinent and by 2017, it boasted several hundred members, say counter-terrorism experts

UK govt launches 'Grand Trunk Road' project to mark 70th anniversary of India's Partition

The UK-wide project aims to bring British Asians of all faiths and backgrounds together to remember lives lost and learn about the history of partition

As Himal Southasian closes, a distinctive voice from the Indian subcontinent is lost

The closure of the Himal Southasian goes beyond the end of a magazine. It marks the end of everything this distinctive publication stood for.

Islamic State plans to take over large parts of the world, including India, claims book

The Islamic State plans to take over large parts of the world, including almost the entire Indian subcontinent, by the next five years, says a book.

Al Qaeda's Indian branch leader killed by US

Ahmed Farouq, an American who died in a US counterterrorism airstrike in January, was the deputy emir of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, or AQIS, a new branch of the terror group, according to a media report.