'Saved by a mango tree': How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood
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Nepal says 468 tourists, mainly foreigners, out of contact after floods
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Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS
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Update / Search for missing after Nepal-Tibet floods kill 165
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98 dead, hundreds missing as deadly flood hits Nepal-Tibet border
26 August 2026
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Nepal PM allowed to wear sunglasses in parliament
26 August 2026
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Ex-Pak PM taken back to jail after hospital checks
22 August 2026
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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after shorter-than-expected hospital visit
21 August 2026
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South Asia
Update / Imran taken back to Adiala jail after visit to hospital
21 August 2026
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Former PM Imran Khan would not confront Pakistan army chief if freed, close aide says
20 August 2026
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Pakistan suspends train service to India as Kashmir dispute continues
Pakistan has said it would suspend a rail service linking it to India, as relations with its arch rival continue to sour over the contested Kashmir region.
8 August 2019
Modi praises Sheikh Hasina’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy against terrorism
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi highly acclaims his counterpart Sheikh Hasina’s “zero tolerance” policy against any sorts of terrorism and religious extremism and calls Bangladesh a role model for religious harmony as home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal called on him in New Delhi.
8 August 2019
Pakistan expels Indian envoy, suspends trade over Kashmir
Pakistan announces that it is expelling the Indian High Commissioner and suspending bilateral trade with its nuclear-armed neighbour, days after New Delhi stripped the disputed Kashmir region of its special autonomy.
7 August 2019
Legal challenges to test move
India’s move on Monday to strip Kashmir of special rights is likely to face legal challenges, constitutional experts and Supreme Court lawyers said, with some questioning the legality of the route used to make the change.
6 August 2019
'#RedForKashmir': Social media users show solidarity with citizens
As the Indian Government on Monday abrogated constitutional provisions that give Indian-occupied Kashmir special rights, a number of Twitter hashtags popped up in solidarity with the people of the valley.
6 August 2019
UN urges sanctions on Myanmar army businesses, says foreign partners could be complicit
United Nations investigators urge world leaders to impose targeted financial sanctions on companies linked to the military in Myanmar, and said foreign firms doing business with them could be complicit in international crimes.
5 August 2019
Rare Assam tea bags world record at auction
A rare Assam tea has sold for a world record price at auction in India, highlighting a boom for speciality teas while the industry as a
2 August 2019
Crocodiles hunt in flooded Indian city
Crocodiles hunted dogs in the flooded streets of the Indian city of Vadodara in Gujarat after it was battered by nearly 50 centimetres (20
2 August 2019
Outbreak in Bangladesh behind rise in dengue cases in West Bengal: Mamata
The rise in the cases of dengue fever in West Bengal in the border regions is a result of the widespread outbreak of the disease in Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says.
2 August 2019
Kovind gives assent to Triple Talaq Bill
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Triple Talaq Bill passed by Parliament, turning it into a law which makes the practice of instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence, a government notification said. The Act will replace an ordinance
1 August 2019
RSF slams PM Imran Khan
The global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Wednesday it was an “obscenity” for Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to say that press freedom was thriving in his country.
1 August 2019
12 killed as flooding paralyses Karachi
At least 12 people were killed as monsoon rains lashed Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, officials and charity groups confirmed yesterday, while flooding also triggered power outages and overwhelmed the metropolis’s fragile infrastructure. Authorities said the deaths
31 July 2019
Indian coffee king’s body found by river
The body of a billionaire Indian coffee magnate who went missing amid financial troubles was found by a river in southern India, police said yesterday. VG Siddhartha, founder of the Cafe Coffee Day chain that beat Starbucks at its own game in India, was last seen Monday
31 July 2019
3 killed, 31 hurt in Pak Kashmir
Pakistani officials evacuated more than 50 Chinese nationals working near the Kashmir frontier, authorities said yesterday, after skirmishes with India killed at least three people and injured dozens.
31 July 2019
Indian coffee tycoon Siddhartha's body found floating in river
Authorities in Southern India recover the body of coffee baron VG Siddhartha floating in a river, two days after his disappearance sparked speculation he was under intense financial strain.
31 July 2019
Muslims rejoin Lanka govt
Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers who resigned en-masse in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday bombings have rejoined the government, officials said yesterday, after police cleared them of any involvement with Islamists. Nearly 100 people linked to a local jihadist group
30 July 2019
Rohingya flow into Bangladesh continues, albeit low: Anisul to UN
Reiterating that Bangladesh sheltering 1.1 million Rohingyas for the sake of humanity, Law Minister Anisul Huq tells the United Nation that the flow of Rohingyas into Bangladesh still continues, albeit low.
30 July 2019
Questions over India teen rape victim’s car crash
An Indian teenager who accused a senior politician of rape is fighting for her life after being critically injured in a crash that killed two relatives, raising suspicions of foul play. Her lawyer was also badly injured in the accident, which occurred in northern Uttar Pradesh
29 July 2019
Modi versus Wild
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is teaming up with British TV adventurer Bear Grylls to venture into India’s wilderness to raise awareness about protecting nature, the show’s host said.
29 July 2019
Population jumps to almost 3,000
India’s wild tiger population has increased by more than 30 percent in the last four years, according to a new census released yesterday, raising hopes for the survival of the endangered species.
29 July 2019