Death toll in Nepal protests rises to 25

The country’s health ministry says 633 people are injured
10 September 2025, 11:10 AM

Nepal's Kathmandu airport has opened

Airport spokesperson says
10 September 2025, 10:22 AM

Bangladesh Embassy in Nepal announces hotline for Biman passengers stuck in Kathmandu

Kathmandu's Bangladesh mission's hotlines received calls from more than 350 callers who are stuck in Nepal
9 September 2025, 18:30 PM

Gen Z-led protests topple Nepal govt

Nepali youth protesters yesterday set parliament ablaze as Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli obeyed furious crowds to quit, a day after at least 19 people were killed in one of the crackdowns in country’s history.
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM

What sparked Nepal’s Gen Z protests and rise of ‘Nepo kid’ campaign?

Social media ban came as online anti-elite movement was gaining traction
9 September 2025, 14:34 PM

Nepal PM orders investigation into deadly protests over social media ban

'The government was not in favour of stopping the use of social media and will ensure an environment for its use'
9 September 2025, 03:04 AM

Why is ‘Gen Z’ of Nepal ‘protesting?

At least 19 people died in Nepal yesterday and dozens more were injured as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who tried to break into parliament.
8 September 2025, 19:19 PM

19 killed as Nepal’s youth demand change

Police clashed with young protesters yesterday in Kathmandu, killing at least 19 people as the unrest in the Himalayan country over the social media ban turned into a wider protest against endemic corruption.
8 September 2025, 18:03 PM

Ignore Gen Z at your peril, experts tell Nepal govt

Prominent personalities warn government and parties not to dismiss the demands of youths
8 September 2025, 16:56 PM

Nepal Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigns amid protests

Resignation follows deaths of 19 people during Gen Z protests
8 September 2025, 15:24 PM

Curfew imposed in parts of Kathmandu including areas near president, PM’s house

Police use water cannons and teargas as few enter Parliament building premises
8 September 2025, 12:58 PM

‘We decide who stays’

Pakistan’s government yesterday said “we decide who stays”, after the United Nations refugee chief urged the country to pause its mass expulsion of Afghans after a major earthquake.
5 September 2025, 18:05 PM

Sri Lanka bus plunges off precipice, 15 dead

The accident took place on Thursday night in the mountainous Ella area, about 130 kilometres (81 miles) east of the capital.
5 September 2025, 04:41 AM

Bomb blast kills 11 at rally in Pakistani city of Quetta

Police were investigating the blast, which appeared to be a suicide bombing, says police official
2 September 2025, 18:48 PM

Pakistan government helicopter crash kills five: police

A helicopter crashed in the north of the country on Monday, killing all five people on board
1 September 2025, 09:39 AM

Floods, landslides kill at least 11 in India’s Jammu region

Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking rain killed at least 11 people, including four children, in India’s Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Saturday.
30 August 2025, 19:32 PM

Pak towns face flood risk if river barrage crumbles

Pakistan’s eastern towns of Chiniot and Hafizabad face a risk of catastrophic floods if an irrigation barrage crumbles on a major river upstream after heavy rains swelled it beyond capacity, officials warned yesterday.
28 August 2025, 22:16 PM

Maldives revokes shark fishing ban after decades

The Maldives, a luxury holiday destination and top diving spot in the Indian Ocean, will lift a decades-old ban on shark fishing, the president’s office said yesterday.
27 August 2025, 21:11 PM

India shares flood warning with foe Pakistan on 'humanitarian grounds': source

India's high commission in Islamabad shared the warning yesterday
25 August 2025, 12:12 PM

Myanmar junta unveils new election details

The military-led government announced this week that polls would be held in phases, starting on December 28, pushing the vote as a salve for a war that has consumed the country since the generals seized power in a 2021 coup
21 August 2025, 05:26 AM