Inside the human tragedy of Nepal’s flood
29 August 2026
•
South Asia
Missing soar past 2,400 in deadly Nepal, China floods
29 August 2026
•
South Asia
Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
28 August 2026
•
Natural Disaster
I watched my village disappear in an instant
28 August 2026
•
South Asia
Hundreds feared dead in Nepal flash floods
28 August 2026
•
South Asia
New barrier lake in Nepal raises fresh flood threat, China warns
27 August 2026
•
South Asia
'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
27 August 2026
•
Natural Disaster
Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
27 August 2026
•
Natural Disaster
Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS
27 August 2026
•
South Asia
Update / Search for 1,000 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
27 August 2026
•
South Asia
'Al-Qaeda cell' busted in New Delhi
Delhi police have busted a suspected al-Qaeda cell and arrested a founder member of the jihadist group's India wing, officials said yesterday.
17 December 2015
India to buy Russian air defence systems
India's Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the purchase of five S-400 air defence systems from Russia, two defence ministry sources said yesterday.
17 December 2015
Air India technician dies in accident
An Air India technician was killed when the ground staff was sucked into an aircraft’s engine at Chhatrapati Shivaji domestic airport in Mumbai yesterday.
17 December 2015
'Nirbhaya' named
The mother of a student who died after being gang-raped publicly named her daughter for the first time yesterday, in a bid to end the stigma facing sex attack victims in India.
16 December 2015
Every country should govern its own Internet: China
Every nation should have independent authority over its own Internet, Chinese President Xi Jinping says, telling a government-organised conference that "freedom and order" are both necessary in cyberspace.
16 December 2015
Kejriwal calls PM Modi 'psychopath'
The chief minister of India's capital, Delhi, has alleged that his office has been raided by the country's federal investigation agency.
15 December 2015
Burdwan blast: JMB man among 28 freshly charged
The National Investigation Agency of India files its second supplementary charge sheet in the Burdwan bomb blast case, slapping fresh charges against 28 accused including a JMB man for waging war against Bangladesh.
15 December 2015
India, Pakistan to resume peace talks
India and Pakistan agreed to resume high-level peace talks yesterday, according to a joint statement that signalled a thaw in tense relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours, which have fought three full-scale wars.
9 December 2015
Japan police arrest Korean suspect in Yasukuni shrine bombing
Japanese police arrest a South Korean man suspected of bombing Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni shrine.
9 December 2015
Chennai flood: Clean up begins
A major clean-up operation is under way in the the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras) after a week of devastating floods.
8 December 2015
Malik attended Pak madrasa
The woman who along with her husband shot dead 14 people in California last week attended one of Pakistan's most high-profile
7 December 2015
Chennai airport to resume flight operations
Commercial flight operations to resumes at the Chennai airport that was shut on Tuesday evening due to excessive water-logging.
6 December 2015
Myanmar general backs Suu Kyi
Myanmar's former military ruler sees erstwhile foe Aung San Suu Kyi as the country's "future leader" and pledges support for her in a secret meeting.
6 December 2015
Chennai grapples with flood aftermath
Residents in India's southern Tamil Nadu state yesterday were grappling with the aftermath of devastating floods as authorities stepped up relief work following the worst deluge in decades that killed over 250 people.
5 December 2015
Indian FM to travel Pakistan on Dec 8
Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Islamabad on December 8 to attend the Heart of Asia security conference being held there, top government
5 December 2015
Twin blasts hits Guwahati
Assam's capital Guwahati witnessed twin bomb blasts yesterday afternoon. The blasts occurred around 3pm within three minutes of each other at the
5 December 2015
Power supply restored as Chennai floodwaters recede
Power has been restored in many parts of the southern Indian city of Chennai days after severe floods hit the city.
5 December 2015
PM shocked at loss of lives, property in Chennai flood
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her profound shock at the loss of lives and damage of property in southern India due to the terrible flood.
4 December 2015
Flood waters recede as Chennai rain eases
Floodwaters start receding from parts of the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras), hours after it experienced a respite from rain.
4 December 2015
Saline water affects farmlands as sluice gate collapses
Saline water is entering vast agricultural lands at Fashipara village in Kalapara upazila under the district following collapse of a sluice gate
3 December 2015