Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Government unable to produce ‘untraceable' notification against 1988 novel when citizen brought matter to court

Pakistan's military has no intention of entering into negotiations or cutting a deal with incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, senior

A killing in a Canadian suburb has provoked an astonishing diplomatic breakdown between India and Canada. Hannah Ellis-Petersen reports

Bangladesh will seek the extradition of the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial on charges including crimes against humanity, the country's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, has said in a speech.

Pollution levels in India's capital, Delhi, have soared to their highest levels this year, forcing schools and offices to close and cloaking the city in “hazardous” thick brown smog.

Indian capital imposes emergency measures including closing of schools and offices and barring heavy vehicles

Exclusive: Sister of Harshita Brella says she reported abuse but ‘police processes made her feel more scared and alone’

Adani, widely regarded as one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in India, has close ties to Modi’s government

As winter sets in across north India – usually around the time of the country's biggest festival, Diwali – the air in Delhi becomes thick and brown with visible pollutants.

Leaders of Indian capital must tackle transport and heavy industry rather than seek quick fixes, say campaigners