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Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild
29 August 2026
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Nepal floods leave trail of destruction, aid challenge
29 August 2026
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Russia-backed port plan: Myanmar military offensive targets land in south
22 August 2026
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Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
17 August 2026
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Over 700 aid trucks enter Afghanistan
17 August 2026
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Ex-Pak PM Imran wins by-election
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan won another national assembly seat in a weekend by-election, officials said yesterday, as he leads a so-called “long march” of thousands of supporters to Islamabad.
31 October 2022
Death toll rises to 141; nine arrested
The death toll from a foot bridge collapse in India rose to 141 yesterday, including many children, as police detained nine people as part of a criminal investigation into one of the deadliest accidents in the country in the past decade.
31 October 2022
World food supplies at risk
Russia’s weekend backtrack from a UN-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments to import-dependent countries, deepening a global food crisis and sparking gains in prices.
31 October 2022
India bridge collapse death toll now 134; cops arrest 9 in connection
The death toll in the collapse of a suspension bridge in Mobri town of western Indian state Gujarat rose to 134, many of them being children.
31 October 2022
Chattogram to get air connectivity with Agartala
Chattogram will be linked by air with Agartala, the capital city of north eastern Indian state of Tripura, India’s Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia announced yesterday (October 30, 2022).
31 October 2022
Gujarat bridge collapse: Death toll rises to 132
The death toll due to the collapse of a suspension bridge over a river in western Indian state of Gujarat’s Morbi town mounted to 132 this morning (October 31, 2022) as rescue officials fished out more bodies.
31 October 2022
Pakistani journalist crushed to death by ex-PM Imran's convoy during coverage
Sadaf Naeem, a reporter covering the PTI’s long march for Channel 5, was crushed to death during an accident near Sadhoke on Sunday.
30 October 2022
Indian govt urges SC to dismiss pleas challenging the validity of CAA
The Indian government has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss pleas challenging the validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), saying it is a “focused law” which grants citizenship only to members of six specified communities who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.
30 October 2022
81 dead in India bridge collapse
At least 81 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge over a river in the Indian state of Gujarat collapsed yesterday, plunging hundreds of people into the water, officials said.
30 October 2022
At least 81 killed in Gujarat suspension bridge collapse: Media reports
At least 81 people were killed when a nearly century-old suspension bridge on a river in western Indian state Gujarat's Morbi town collapsed on Sunday, reports Reuters.
30 October 2022
South Korea Halloween stampede death toll now 151
South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul.
30 October 2022
Oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner released
A Pakistani known for being the oldest detainee at the US-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba was released to his home country yesterday, the South Asian country’s foreign ministry said.
29 October 2022
Seoul halloween stampede: 146 killed, 150 injured
At least 146 people were killed in a stampede when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween crammed into an alley in a night life area of the South Korean capital Seoul yesterday night, emergency officials said.
29 October 2022
India amends IT rules to control social media platforms
India today (October 29, 2022) enforced amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 saying it was meant to protect the rights of citizens but critics allege the move is aimed at controlling the social media and big tech firms like Meta.
29 October 2022
146 dead in South Korea Halloween stampede
At least 146 people were killed in a stampede when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween crammed into an alley in a night life area of the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday night, emergency officials said.
29 October 2022
45 dead in Philippines tropical storm
Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae pounded the Philippines on Saturday after unleashing flash floods and landslides that officials said left at least 45 people dead.
29 October 2022
Namesake gathering smashes world record in Tokyo
Remembering names at a party is never easy, except at a gathering in Tokyo on Saturday where all 178 guests were called Hirokazu Tanaka -- breaking a record previously held by 164 Martha Stewarts.
29 October 2022
IndiGo plane engine catches fire at Delhi airport
Fire was reported from an engine of a plane of India’s budget airline IndiGo, carrying 184 passengers from Delhi to Bengaluru when the aircraft was taxiing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in India’s national capital.
29 October 2022
Ailing panda brings Taiwan, China closer
Chinese veterinary experts have been invited to Taiwan, zoo officials said yesterday, for a rare visit between the two sides after a male panda that symbolised an era of warmer ties was moved into end of life care.
28 October 2022
North Korea fires 2 missiles into sea
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off its east coast yesterday, South Korea’s military said, while South Korean forces were wrapping up nearly two weeks of exercises aimed at deterring their northern neighbour.
28 October 2022