Nepal floods leave trail of destruction, aid challenge
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Russia-backed port plan: Myanmar military offensive targets land in south
22 August 2026
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Indian army chief conferred honorary rank of Nepali Army general
18 August 2026
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South Asia
Pakistan detains 258 in scam centre raid
18 August 2026
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South Asia
India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
17 August 2026
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South Asia
Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
17 August 2026
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Over 700 aid trucks enter Afghanistan
17 August 2026
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Over three lakh Rohingyas verified for repatriation
16 August 2026
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Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes: Ceasefire holds
Azerbaijan yesterday said that 71 of its troops had died in border clashes with Armenia over the last two days in the worst fighting since 2020. Yerevan said a
15 September 2022
“India should play crucial role to restore peace in Myanmar”
Chief Minister of north eastern Indian state of Mizoram Zoramthanga has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India should play a vital role in bringing back peace in trouble-torn Myanmar, an official of the state said today.
15 September 2022
Roadside bomb claimed by Pak Taliban kills eight
A bomb killed the former head of a pro-government militia and seven others in northwestern Pakistan, officials said yesterday, in an attack claimed by the local Taliban.
14 September 2022
At least 7 killed in Ahmedabad elevator crash
At least seven labourers were killed and one was seriously injured when they fell to the ground while working inside an elevator shaft at an under-construction building in Ahmedabad city of western Indian state of Gujarat today, police said.
14 September 2022
“India to take steps to notify Bangladesh if it halts sugar, onion export”
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (September 14, 2022) said the Indian government will take steps to notify Bangladesh in advance if they halt exports of any essentials such as sugar, onions, ginger and garlic.
14 September 2022
Armenia, Azerbaijan Clashes: War fears grow as truce violated
Armenia and Azerbaijan yesterday accused each other of violating a truce, after the worst clashes since a 2020 war put in doubt a halting peace process between the arch foes.
13 September 2022
Xi in Central Asia for SCO meet
China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan yesterday in the Chinese leader’s first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
13 September 2022
Beijing for ‘more just’ world order
China is willing to shape the international order together with Russia in a “more just and rational direction”, a senior Chinese diplomat said as the two countries’ leaders prepare to meet this week.
13 September 2022
India to bring back Cheetahs
Eight cheetahs will be sent to India where they will be personally welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, officials said yesterday, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the speedy big cats to the country.
13 September 2022
E-bike showroom fire kills 8 in South India
At least eight people were killed in a fire that broke out in an electric bike showroom and spread to a lodge above it in southern Indian city of Secunderabad early today.
13 September 2022
Indian doctor runs 3km abandoning car in traffic to save patient’s life
Bengaluru is notorious for its traffic, which makes simple routes seem unendingly long. However, the story of a doctor who made an exceptional decision to save his patient's life is proving to be motivating.
12 September 2022
CAA: India’s SC to hear all petitions on Oct 31
India’s Supreme Court fixed the hearing in 220 petitions challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019 on October 31 and said it will refer the case to a three-judge Bench.
12 September 2022
Pak court extends Imran Khan’s bail
A Pakistani court yesterday extended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail for eight more days on terrorism charges relating to a speech in which he allegedly threatened police and judicial officers, his lawyer said. Khan, who appeared in court in person, was booked in the case by police in August.
12 September 2022
CAA: India SC likely to hear pleas today
Indian Supreme Court is likely to hear today a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan on or before December 31, 2014.
11 September 2022
Modi to attend SCO summit with Russia, China, Pakistan
India yesterday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan that according to Russia will see face-to-face talks between Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
11 September 2022
Imran Khan escapes plane crash as flight makes emergency landing: Local media
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan escaped a plane crash on Saturday after the plane he was on made an emergency landing after the airplane developed a technical snag soon after it was airborne mid-air.
11 September 2022
Indian SC likely to hear pleas challenging citizenship law tomorrow
Indian Supreme Court is likely to hear -- tomorrow (September 12, 2022) -- a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan on or before December 31, 2014.
11 September 2022
N Korea law makes nuke programme ‘irreversible’
North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said.
10 September 2022
3 killed in helicopter crash during Taliban training exercise
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a Taliban training exercise in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing three, the group's defence ministry said on Saturday.
10 September 2022
Heartwarming reunion: Separated since 1947, siblings meet after 75 years
The Partition of the Indian subcontinent separated them 75 years ago but the irresistible call of blood relations finally brought about a teary reunion between a brother and his sister separated by the border in 1947 as religious divide blurred.
10 September 2022