Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
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Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal-China floods: Rescuers race to reach 933 believed trapped in tunnels
1 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
31 August 2026
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Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
31 August 2026
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Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
31 August 2026
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Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
30 August 2026
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World
Toilet that turns excrement into power and digital currency
Using a toilet can pay for your coffee or buy you bananas at a university in South Korea, where human waste is being used to help power a building.
9 July 2021
Two soldiers among 10 killed in gunbattles
Eight suspected rebels and two Indian soldiers have been killed in a series of counterinsurgency operations in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said.
9 July 2021
Cargo train operators authorised to use Indian railway network between India-Nepal
All cargo train operators today got the authorisation to use the Indian railway network to carry all cargo, including third-country freight between India and Nepal.
9 July 2021
Tripura CM to send ‘queen pineapples’ to PM Sheikh Hasina
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb will send its state fruit ‘queen pineapple’ to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The move comes just days after Bangladesh Prime Minister sent mangoes to the Tripura Chief Minister.
9 July 2021
Taliban says it controls most of Afghanistan, reassures Russia
A Taliban delegation in Moscow said on Friday that the group controlled over 85% of territory in Afghanistan and reassured Russia it would not allow the country to be used as a platform to attack others.
9 July 2021
5 Bangladeshis among busted contraband beer distribution syndicate in Malaysia
Malaysian police have crippled a contraband beer distribution ring with the arrest of eight men, five of them Bangladeshis, and the seizure of illicit beverage and other items worth more than RM one million.
9 July 2021
Indian PM Modi thanks PM Hasina for ‘thoughtful gesture of mango gift’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has termed the mangoes sent by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a thoughtful gesture and reminded him of the generous hospitality of Bangladesh during his visit in March.
9 July 2021
Malaysian party withdraws support for embattled PM
The biggest party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), yesterday said it was withdrawing support for the embattled prime minister and urged him to step down.
8 July 2021
Rajapaksa family tightens grip on crisis-hit Sri Lanka
A brother of Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday became finance minister, tightening the family’s grip on power in the South Asian nation as it confronts growing economic troubles. Basil Rajapaksa, 70, took over the finance portfolio from another brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
8 July 2021
Be wary of platform being used for anti-India comments: India to OIC
India has asked the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to be “watchful that its platform is not subverted by vested interests for comments on India’s internal affairs or for anti-India propaganda”.
8 July 2021
Mamata Banerjee thanks PM Hasina for gift of Haribhanga mangoes
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter thanking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the sweet Haribhanga mangoes, saying she was overwhelmed by the gifts.
8 July 2021
Taiwan asks US not to cause 'misunderstanding' after flag tweet removed
Taiwan has asked its office in Washington to remind the United States not to cause "unnecessary speculation or misunderstanding" after the White House deleted a social media post on Covid-19 vaccine donations that included Taiwan's flag.
8 July 2021
Last of the legends goes
A legend of Indian cinema, he was one of those who helped turn their film industry into one of the biggest in the world.
7 July 2021
Modi ‘overhauls’ Indian cabinet
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday carried out a major expansion and reshuffle of his council of ministers inducting 43 people, including 36 new faces, taking its total strength to 77.
7 July 2021
‘India’s vast consumer market offers opportunities for Bangladesh food products’
The vast consumer market of India offers enormous opportunities for Bangladesh’s quality food products, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Vikram Doraiswami, highlighting the duty-free, quota-free market access available to Bangladesh products under SAFTA since 2011.
7 July 2021
Indian PM Modi carries out major reshuffle in council of ministers
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today carried out a major expansion and reshuffle of his council of ministers, inducting 43 people, including 36 new faces, and sacking a dozen ministers including six senior ministers of cabinet rank.
7 July 2021
Tajikistan takes in over 1,000 Afghan refugees
Tajikistan has taken in more than 1,000 civilian refugees fleeing the violence in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province across the border, the government of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan province said on Wednesday.
7 July 2021
Olympics likely to open during COVID ‘state of emergency’
Surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo have hit a two-month high that almost guarantees the Japanese government will declare a new state of emergency to start next week and continue for the duration of the Tokyo Olympics.
7 July 2021
Taliban fighters storm capital of northwestern Afghan province
Regional officials in northern Afghanistan said on Wednesday they had recaptured government buildings in a provincial capital after Taliban fighters stormed it overnight, taking over the police headquarters and sparking panic among residents.
7 July 2021
Tribute to the ‘First Khan’ of Bollywood
Legendary Indian actor Dilip Kumar passed away earlier today (July 7) in Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital. He was 98.
7 July 2021