Inside the human tragedy of Nepal’s flood
Star Report
10 HOUR(s) South Asia
Missing soar past 2,400 in deadly Nepal, China floods
AFP, Nuwakot
10 HOUR(s) South Asia
I watched my village disappear in an instant
The Kathmandu Post
28 August 2026 South Asia
Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
Agencies
28 August 2026 South Asia
New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
The Kathmandu Post
27 August 2026 South Asia
'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
Reuters, Kathmandu
27 August 2026 Natural Disaster
Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
AFP, Kathmandu, Nepal
27 August 2026 Natural Disaster
Update / Search for 1,000 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
AFP, Nuwakot, Nepal
27 August 2026 South Asia

Tensions rife in Rakhine

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Trafficked Indian boy Sonu on mother’s lap

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today welcomes home Sonu, the “trafficked” Indian boy who went missing from Delhi six years ago and was traced in Bangladesh.
30 June 2016

Pay hike for Indian govt employees

The Indian cabinet yesterday approved the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission which will benefit over one crore
29 June 2016

IIT plans to enroll students from Bangladesh

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29 June 2016

Exam topper sent to jail for cheating

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27 June 2016

8 soldiers killed, over 20 Injured in terrorist attack in Kashmir's Pulwama

Eight soldiers have been killed and over 20 injured in a terrorist attack on a Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
25 June 2016

Ban on Nepal citizens working in Afghanistan

Nepal has barred its citizens from working in Afghanistan after a suicide bomb attack killed 13 Nepali guards in Kabul
24 June 2016

Myanmar needs 'space' to deal with rights abuses: EU

The European Union said on Wednesday Myanmar needed "space" to deal with human rights abuses in its restive
23 June 2016

N Korea test fires mid-range missiles

Nuclear-armed North Korea conducted two back-to-back tests of a powerful new medium-range missile yesterday,
22 June 2016

Hasina to attend reception in West Bengal

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepts an invitation of the West Bengal state government for a reception in her honour.
20 June 2016

Modi wishes Rahul on 46th birthday

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday wished Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi long and healthy life on his 46th birthday.
19 June 2016

Terror and talks can’t go together: Sushma on India-Pakistan ties

India-Pakistan relations are “jatil” (complicated) and talks and terrorism cannot go together, says Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.
19 June 2016

3 female fighter pilots commissioned in India

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18 June 2016

11 jailed for life over Gujarat riots

A court in India sentences 11 people to life in prison for their roles in a notorious massacre during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat.
17 June 2016

Doctors operate to save poisonous snake

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16 June 2016

Nepal's ex-PM announces rival new party

Nepal's former Maoist prime minister Baburam Bhattarai announced a new political party yesterday in an attempt to attract legions of voters disillusioned with mainstream leaders.
12 June 2016

162 people arrested in Nepal

Police arrested 162 members of a Maoist splinter group across Nepal yesterday for vandalising vehicles and injuring two in a petrol bomb attack while trying to enforce a nationwide strike.
9 June 2016

'65,000 missing from war, insurrection'

Sri Lanka acknowledged on Wednesday for the first time that some 65,000 people were missing from its 26-year-long war with Tamil Tiger rebels and a separate Marxist insurrection.
9 June 2016

Mexico backs Indian bid to join NSG

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Road accidents kill 17 an hour in India

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9 June 2016