Pallavi Pundir
Senior Reporter
[email protected]South Asia reporter who focuses on intersections of gender and politics, tech and society, and human rights.
We Met an All-Women Flogging Squad in Indonesia
Aceh, Indonesia’s only province with Sharia police, now has female floggers. “If the perpetrator is a woman, then the flogger should be a woman too.”
‘Bikini Killer’ Who Murdered Western Backpackers in Asia Freed From Prison
Charles Sobhraj gained notoriety for murdering a string of Western backpackers on the hippie trail in India and Thailand in the 1970s.
Pakistan Diplomat Says There’s a Bounty on His Head For Calling India’s Modi a ‘Butcher’
A heated war of words between top Pakistani and Indian envoys highlights diplomatic tensions between the decades-old rivals.
Poop Analysis Shows Endangered Bears Are Surviving Exclusively on Garbage
A team of wildlife experts found that most Himalayan brown bears – of which only up to 700 exist – don’t remember what they originally ate anymore.
Man Leads Violent Mob to Abduct Woman After She Rejected His Marriage Proposal
The man is still at large. Police say violent crimes by men against women who reject them are increasing in India.
How a Curious Cop Led to the Arrest of Man Decades After He Killed a Woman
Indian police identified Sitaram Bhatane, who was in hiding for years, through the world’s largest biometric system.
Influencer Accused of Scamming Women Out of $2M, Seeks Protection From ‘Thugs’
Sidra Humaid, who ran hundreds of money-saving schemes in Pakistan for five years, posted on Facebook last week that she’s somehow lost it all.
Top Secret Service Officer Accused of Raping Army Lieutenant at G20 Summit
Dozens of world leaders and VVIPs were protected by 18,000 military and police officers at the G20 Summit in Indonesia’s paradise island Bali.
Asia’s Richest Man Is Giving the Slum From ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ a Makeover
Dharavi, a slum that houses over a million in Mumbai city, is the symbol of India’s vast wealth inequalities. Will Gautam Adani change that?
Why Aren't People Letting This Billionaire Build His $900M Port?
A strategic and lucrative port being built by Gautam Adani sits unfinished in India after a fishing community started an indefinite protest.
Why This Iconic Bollywood Actor Went to Court to Ban Anyone Impersonating Him
For dozens of Indian men who make a living from impersonating Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, things just got tricky.
Victims of Indonesia’s Deadly Stadium Stampede Are Being Dug From Their Graves
Desperate for justice, a father of two young girls broke down as he allowed their bodies to be exhumed from a cemetery in Java.