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Accidents & Fires
Rape of 11-yr-old: Dozens arrested in West Bengal after protests
11 July 2026, 00:00 AM
India
‘He has received punishment’: Mother rejects body of rape suspect shot dead by West Bengal police
10 July 2026, 21:40 PM
South Asia
At least 28 killed in shoe factory fire in southeast China
9 July 2026, 22:15 PM
China
Woman arrested in Japan for 'sewing shut' housemate's lips
9 July 2026, 13:05 PM
Japan
Senkaku islands: Japan, China coast guards face off in disputed waters
8 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
‘Pokemon airport’ opens to help Japan’s quake-hit region
8 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Asia
Gunmen kill 9 police officers near dam project in southwest Pakistan: officials
7 July 2026, 12:52 PM
South Asia
Amit Shah renews anti-infiltration vow in West Bengal
7 July 2026, 12:34 PM
India
Storms, strong winds kill 8 in central China
7 July 2026, 08:27 AM
China
Assam's NIT suspends 5 Bangladeshi students over campus violence
All the five students will be sent back to their country, says NIT director
15 September 2025, 09:31 AM
Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war
Nearly 500 airstrikes launched nationwide by the military in the last month
15 September 2025, 08:45 AM
Indian forces gun down top Maoist rebel, two others
India is waging an all-out offensive against the last remaining traces of the Naxalite rebellion
15 September 2025, 08:31 AM
Young activists who toppled Nepal's government now picking new leaders
The group used VPNs to access banned platforms and issued calls to action that reached tens of thousands of young people
15 September 2025, 07:26 AM
Indian SC partially stays Waqf Amendment Act
India's Supreme Court declined to suspend the entire Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 but stayed two of its key provisions
15 September 2025, 07:08 AM
'No regrets': wounded Nepalis protesters proud at change
At least 72 people were killed during chaos beginning on September 8
15 September 2025, 04:10 AM
Nepal PM vows to meet protesters’ anti-graft calls
Nepal’s new leader yesterday vowed to follow protesters’ demands to “end corruption” as she began work as interim prime minister, after “Gen Z” youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor.
14 September 2025, 19:34 PM
Death toll from Nepal's anti-corruption protests raised to 72
The ministry's previous death toll was 51, updated as of Saturday. The latest data showed on Sunday that at least 2,113 people had been injured in the violence
14 September 2025, 18:07 PM
US diplomat expresses regret over immigration raid on Korean workers
A top US diplomat yesterday expressed regret over an immigration raid in the state of Georgia that detained hundreds of South Korean workers and proposed making the event a turning point to strengthen bilateral relations, South Korea said.
14 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Foreign Adviser attends preparatory meeting on Israeli attack on Qatar
Meeting chaired by Qatari prime minister
14 September 2025, 14:20 PM
Arson, vandalism during Gen Z protests ‘criminal acts’: Nepal PM Karki
Govt would investigate vandalism targeting parliament building, Supreme Court, business complexes, and private property, she says
14 September 2025, 13:42 PM
Air strike kills 19 school students in Rakhine
A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group yesterday said that a junta air strike killed at least 19 students, including children, in western Rakhine state.
13 September 2025, 19:00 PM
Nepal sets polls date on March 5 next year
Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel has dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections on March 5 next year following a week of deadly violence that culminated in the appointment of the country’s first woman prime minister.
13 September 2025, 18:57 PM
Taiwan Strait: China slams sailing of US, UK warships
China’s military on Friday condemned the sailing of a US and British warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying it ordered naval and air forces to monitor and warn the two ships.
13 September 2025, 18:33 PM
Nepalis hope protest deaths will bring change
Grieving families of those killed in Nepal’s anti-corruption demonstrations say they hope the deaths will not be in vain, as the protesters’ choice of interim prime minister took charge yesterday.
13 September 2025, 18:02 PM
Tariff faceoff with US: Modi urges Indians to embrace local goods
Emphasises the need to take pride in indigenous products
13 September 2025, 16:33 PM
Nepal returns to calm as first woman PM takes charge
Parliament dissolved, elections set for March 5, 2026
13 September 2025, 05:49 AM
Rights deteriorated in N Korea
The human rights situation in North Korea has deteriorated, the UN warned yesterday in a report describing a decade of “suffering, repression, and increased fear”.
12 September 2025, 21:15 PM
9 killed as rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan floods
At least nine people died when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts in Pakistan, authorities said yesterday.
12 September 2025, 18:42 PM
Who is Sushila Karki, Nepal's new prime minister?
Nepal's 'courageous' new PM known for her integrity
12 September 2025, 18:35 PM