Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
30 August 2026
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World
Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild
29 August 2026
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World
Nepal floods leave trail of destruction, aid challenge
29 August 2026
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Asia
Russia-backed port plan: Myanmar military offensive targets land in south
22 August 2026
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Asia
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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South Asia
India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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South Asia
Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
17 August 2026
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Asia
Over 700 aid trucks enter Afghanistan
17 August 2026
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Asia
India unveils high-altitude helicopters
India yesterday unveiled its first batch of locally-made attack helicopters, designed primarily for use in high-altitude areas like the Himalayas where its troops clashed with China in 2020.
3 October 2022
Pakistan court drops contempt case against Imran
A Pakistani court yesterday accepted an apology tendered by former prime minister Imran Khan and dropped a contempt of court case against him, his defence lawyer said, a ruling that ease the threat to him of disqualification from politics.
3 October 2022
Afghanistan classroom attack death toll now 53
Forty-six girls and young women were among those killed in a suicide bombing on an Afghan education centre last week, the UN said yesterday as it announced the total death toll had risen to 53.
3 October 2022
Never-before-seen Beatles footage released in Japan
Beatles fans have hailed the release of never-before-seen footage showing the Fab Four on tour in Japan, following a fierce court battle over the 35-minute video.
3 October 2022
Indonesia football match: 125 dead in stampede
A stampede at a football stadium in Indonesia has killed at least 125 people and injured more than 320 after police sought to quell violence on the field, authorities said yesterday, in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters.
2 October 2022
Pak Cabinet okays legal action against Imran, aides
Pakistan’s Cabinet has formally given the go-ahead to hold an inquiry into the audio leaks purportedly featuring PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his party leaders, it emerged yesterday.
2 October 2022
Taliban foil women’s protest
Authorities dispersed a women’s rally in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat yesterday, with protesters claiming they were beaten by Taliban forces who fired shots in the air.
2 October 2022
26 killed as tractor-trailer carrying pilgrims crashes in India
A tractor pulling a trolley packed with religious pilgrims in India overturned and plunged into a pond, killing 26 and seriously injuring 16, officials said yesterday.
2 October 2022
Sri Lanka cuts tax on female hygiene products
Sri Lanka’s government yesterday cut taxes on female sanitary products in a bid to help women and girls unable to afford them because of the country’s economic crisis.
2 October 2022
Imran Khan gets pre-arrest bail in case over remarks against judge
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Sunday approved the pre-arrest bail of PTI chief Imran Khan, a day after an arrest warrant was issued for the former premier in connection with his controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Zeba Chaudhry and other officials at an August 20 public rally.
2 October 2022
Indian President Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on 153rd birthday
Indian President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top opposition leader Sonia Gandhi today (October 2, 2022) paid tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 153rd birth anniversary.
2 October 2022
22 killed as tractor-trolley overturns in India's Uttar Pradesh
At least 22 people were killed and several others critically injured when a tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a pond near a village in Kanpur district of India's Uttar Pradesh state yesterday (October 1, 2022).
1 October 2022
It’s Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor
The contest for Congress’ presidential poll was narrowed down yesterday to a straight square-off between Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge after the rejection of the nomination paper of third candidate K N Tripathi.
1 October 2022
Kabul classroom bombing
The death toll of a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom has risen to 35, the UN said yesterday, as Shia Hazara women who bore the brunt of the attack staged a defiant protest against the “genocide” of their minority community.
1 October 2022
N Korea again fires ballistic missiles
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early yesterday, South Korea’s military said, the nuclear-armed country’s fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military drills to counter Pyongyang.
1 October 2022
Kabul classroom bombing death toll reaches 35: UN
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a classroom in Kabul has risen to at least 35, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan told AFP on Saturday.
1 October 2022
Modi drives car in Sweden from India using 5G
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today got a taste of the 5G telecom service, capable of providing ultra-high-speedinternet, by test driving a car in Sweden from New Delhi using the latest service.
1 October 2022
Modi launches 5G mobile internet services in India
India today ushered in 5G telecom era as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the much-awaited services at a telecom ministry event in New Delhi.
1 October 2022
North Korea fires ballistic missiles, marking fourth in a week
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early Saturday, South Korea's military said, the nuclear-armed country's fourth such launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military drills to counter Pyongyang.
1 October 2022
India, China abstain as Russia vetoes UN resolution on Ukraine annexation
India abstained from voting on a UN Security Council resolution that would have declared Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian territories as invalid.
1 October 2022