Inside the human tragedy of Nepal’s flood
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Missing soar past 2,400 in deadly Nepal, China floods
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Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
28 August 2026
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I watched my village disappear in an instant
28 August 2026
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Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
28 August 2026
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New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
27 August 2026
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'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
27 August 2026
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Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
27 August 2026
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Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS
27 August 2026
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Update / Search for 1,000 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
27 August 2026
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Cricket: DRS set for busy baptism on India's turning pitches
After years of resistance against the Decision Review System, the Indian cricket board has finally agreed to employ technology for the home tests against England and if the tourists' series in Bangladesh is anything to go by, it will get plenty of use.
4 November 2016
Lahore chokes on toxic smog
Thousands of citizens of Pakistan's Lahore, one the world's most polluted cities, yesterday complained of breathing difficulties
3 November 2016
Indo-Pak tensions come in way of wedding
An impassioned plea by an Indian bride-to-be urging authorities to issue a visa to her Pakistani bridesmaid has gone viral on
3 November 2016
Pak blames 8 Indian diplomats for spying
Pakistan yesterday named eight Indian diplomats it accuses of espionage and terrorism, as tension mounted between the
3 November 2016
India-Pak tensions come in way of best friend’s wedding
An impassioned plea by an Indian bride-to-be urging authorities to issue a visa to her Pakistani bridesmaid has gone viral on social media amid worsening ties between the neighbouring countries.
3 November 2016
17 killed as trains collide near Karachi railway station
At least 17 people are killed and more than 30 injured when two passenger trains collide near Karachi's Landi Railway Station, hospital officials say.
3 November 2016
Kejriwal detained after Rahul’s release over army veteran's death
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi are "detained" as they tried to meet the family of an ex-serviceman who had committed suicide over the One Rank One Pension demand.
2 November 2016
11 killed, 59 hurt in Pak shipyard blast
At least 11 people were killed and 59 wounded yesterday when a gas cylinder exploded and started a fire inside an oil tanker
1 November 2016
New blow to Pak PM
In a setback for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday ordered a probe into the Panama papers
1 November 2016
Indian police gun down 8 SIMI men following jailbreak
Eight activists of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) are killed in an encounter hours after they escaped from a high-security prison in Bhopal after killing a head constable.
31 October 2016
Indian firing destroys 4 Pak military posts
The Indian army said it had destroyed four Pakistani military posts on Saturday along its contested border, the latest escalation
30 October 2016
Why are so many Asian women dying from childbirth?
In most of the Asian countries including Bangladesh, pregnancy comes with a significant risk of death. The WHO data reveals stark disparities across Asia when it comes to maternal mortality ratio - the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
30 October 2016
BSF to deploy more floating outposts along Bangladesh border
In a bid to strengthen vigil along the riverine border with Bangladesh, Indian Border Security Force has decided to deploy six to seven floating border outposts (BOP) next year, reports Hindustan Times.
29 October 2016
Lanka to sell 80pc of port to Chinese firm
Sri Lanka will sell to a Chinese company 80 percent of a $1.5-billion port in its south, where China has also been offered an investment
28 October 2016
IS builds presence in Pak
A faction of the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) cooperated with Islamic State this week in an attack on a police
28 October 2016
Pak opposition defies govt ban on protest
Pakistani police yesterday fired tear gas at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan who defied a ban on public
28 October 2016
Politics should never override policy: Modi
"Politics should never override policy." This was the message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to IAS officers as a young batch met him
27 October 2016
Kerala can't let poor patients die: HC
A welfare state cannot allow anybody to die for the reason that he cannot afford treatment, the High Court of Kerala has said.
27 October 2016
Taliban insurgents kill 20, says Afghan official
An Afghan police official says that Taliban insurgents have killed at least 20 civilians after they were abducted in a remote central province.
26 October 2016
Southeast Asia could be next ISIS battleground: Experts
As ISIS loses ground in Middle East, there are fears it will take its fight elsewhere, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines.
26 October 2016