Punjab

Supporters of Waris Punjab De shout slogans favoring their chief and separatist leader Amritpal Singh and other arrested activists

Sikh separatist still on the run in India

In his latest video, Singh, a preacher calling for a Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, says he'll surrender at a time of his own choosing.

Sikh separatist still on the run in India
a collage of photos from Kashyap's dinner

Cross-border meals connect people from countries in conflict

Cross-border meals connect people from countries in conflict
A man sits behind a desk

The town that doesn't vote: Pakistan's Ahmadis say forced to abstain

The town that doesn't vote: Pakistan's Ahmadis say forced to abstain
Indian rebels being executed by cannon, September 8th 1857

The story behind the skull found in a London pub

The story behind the skull found in a London pub
Members of civil society and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan hold placards during a protest in Islamabad May 29, 2014 against the killing of Farzana Iqbal, 25, by family members on Tuesday in Lahore.

Pakistani media mocks clerics who say men can 'lightly beat' wives

Pakistani media mocks clerics who say men can 'lightly beat' wives
Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, delivers a formal apology for the Komagata Maru incident in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, May 18th 2016.

What Trudeau's Komagata Maru apology means to a descendant of one of the ship's passengers

In 1914, a shipload of would-be immigrants from India were roughly handled and turned away. Canada's government of the time wanted to keep the country white. Finally, a prime minister has acknowledged Canada was wrong on the record.

What Trudeau's Komagata Maru apology means to a descendant of one of the ship's passengers
The World

This Indian mother takes her husband's abuse to protect her daughter

In India's slums, women often suffer abuse from their husbands in silence in order to keep their daughters safe.

This Indian mother takes her husband's abuse to protect her daughter
Punjabi flood victims are evacuated by boat from their flooded house following heavy rain in Jhang, Pakistan, on September 10, 2014.

Pakistanis rush to relief efforts after devastating floods in Punjab

Severe flooding has killed more than 240 in Pakistan and forced thousands more from their homes. With the Pakistani government wrapped in its own political drama, ordinary citizens have taken a central role in relief efforts and documenting the tragedy.

Pakistanis rush to relief efforts after devastating floods in Punjab

Water scarcity heightens tensions between India and Pakistan

In 2013, the Asian Development Bank declared Pakistan as one of the most “water-stressed” countries in the world. One of the hardest hit areas is the Sindh province, in the northernmost region of Pakistan. It shares a border with India. This land is mostly desert so migration in search of water is a way of life. Those who live here say that India is making their life harder and could be a source of conflict between the two countries.

Water scarcity heightens tensions between India and Pakistan

How India's subsidized farms have created a water crisis

While India is known for it's monsoons more than its droughts, the country's Punjab region is suffering through a water crisis due to poor government planning.

How India's subsidized farms have created a water crisis
Haggis

Would you eat haggis?

Haggis imports have been outlawed in the United States since 1971. The ban was put in place because one of the key ingredients of haggis - sheep lungs - are prohibited in food products here. Now there is a fresh press by the UK government to try and overturn the import ban on traditional Scottish haggis.

Would you eat haggis?
Modi

India's elections are over and Indians in the US have mixed feelings about the results

A landslide victory for India's BJP has left the Indian community in the US divided and wondering what the new government of Narendra Modi might bring.

India's elections are over and Indians in the US have mixed feelings about the results
Darsh Preet Singh stands next to his college basketball jersey on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, part of an exhibition on Indian-Americans. Singh is the first Sikh American to play basketball in the NCAA while wearing his

This Sikh American NCAA basketball player learned from his mother

Darsh Preet Singh got special permission from the NCAA to wear his turban while playing basketball. His college basketball jersey now hangs at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, part of an exhibition on Indian Americans.

This Sikh American NCAA basketball player learned from his mother

The French president turns to a rap expert to give his speeches more punch

Francois Hollande can't catch a break. He's not only unpopular, but people say he's boring. The answer? A new speechwriter, who is also a rapper. And Pakistanis are buzzing about a new $600 designer shoe that looks a lot like a popular $6 Pakistani sandal. Also, is an Indian guru dead or just in a deep meditation? All that, in today's Global Scan.

The French president turns to a rap expert to give his speeches more punch

Young Men in India Grapple with Culture of Violence Against Women

The gang rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi last month has people in India talking about sexual violence and harassment. And it's not just women who are talking about it.

Young Men in India Grapple with Culture of Violence Against Women