Sultana Begum, widow of Bahadur Shah Zafar's alleged great-grandson, lives in poverty in a Howrah slum, surviving on a meager ₹6,000 pension. She seeks legal recognition and possession of the Red Fort ...

India’s history is rich with the legacies of dynasties that once ruled vast territories, but for many descendants of these royal families, their wealth and status are now just distant memories. One ...

A destitute Indian woman who claims she is heir to the dynasty that built the Taj Mahal has demanded ownership of an imposing palace. Sultana Begum lives in a cramped ...

Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana and another teen girl were last seen in London on Tuesday and have since caught a flight to Turkey; authorities believe they are traveling to the Syrian border. EPA An ...

Bashundhara Shuvosangho hosted a discussion session and study circle on Begum Rokeya’s life and works at Bagmara Girls’ High School in Lalmai upazila, Cumilla ...

The three British teens who fled to Syria to shack up with ISIS have arrived at a Sharia camp in Raqqa. Syrian activist group “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently” said Monday that Shamima Begum, 15, ...

ISTANBUL — They were "smiling," a shell-shocked Turkish worker told the families of three London schoolgirls as he begged forgiveness for his chance role in their disappearance in Syria. The ...