Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
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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Asia
Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
31 August 2026
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Asia
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
31 August 2026
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Asia
Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
30 August 2026
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World
5 best honeymoon destinations in India for new-age couples
In today’s day and age, couples, especially the new age millennials, desire to indulge in a leisure-filled, luxurious honeymoon, for an unforgettable experience. With an increasing number of honeymooners looking to exploring exotic places, exciting mono-destinations have become their top pick.
9 April 2019
‘Irrefutable evidence’ Wing Commander Abhinandan shot down Pak F-16: IAF
The Indian Air Force (IAF) says that there is “irrefutable evidence” that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman downed a Pakistani F-16 with his MiG 21 Bison aircraft in a dogfight on 27 February.
9 April 2019
India's Election Commission: Buried under tide of complaints, bias allegations
Did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi break election rules by addressing the nation on an anti-satellite test recently? Is it right to have a channel dedicated to the leader? Can the country's armed forces be called "Modi's soldiers"?
8 April 2019
117 all-women polling stations in Mizoram
There would be 117 all-women polling stations with women polling officials and security staff for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the north
7 April 2019
India planning military attack this month: Pak
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday claimed his government had reliable intelligence that India was planning
7 April 2019
Modi has done nothing for us: sanitation workers
Five sanitation workers, all from the lowest rung of India's caste system, were chosen in late February to meet a very important guest:
7 April 2019
BJP ignores biggies
BJP on Saturday dropped nine more of its sitting MPs, disregarding resistance from influential satraps and dramatic protests of the
7 April 2019
Nasheed wins landslide win in Maldives polls
The former Maldives president yesterday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to a
7 April 2019
Manipulation suspicions rise
Thailand's first general election since a 2014 army coup has been touted by the ruling military junta as a return to democratic rule, but
7 April 2019
Pakistan to release 360 Indian prisoners
Pakistan will release 360 Indian prisoners this month, the foreign office said on Friday, as the nuclear-armed neighbours scale back from
6 April 2019
BJP using war hysteria to win polls
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "whipping up war hysteria" over claims that
6 April 2019
Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha yesterday officially joined the Congress. As he bid a farewell to the BJP, with which he has
6 April 2019
First vote has been cast from Arunachal
The first vote for the Lok Sabha elections 2019 has been cast from Arunachal Pradesh by DIG Sudhakar Natarajan, head of ATS Indo-
6 April 2019
Mamata slams EC over cops transfer
The transfer of four top West Bengal police officers ordered by the Election Commission days before national polls has triggered an ugly
6 April 2019
Nasheed makes political comeback in Maldives
The Maldives yesterday held its first parliamentary election since former strongman leader Abdulla Yameen was forced to stand down,
6 April 2019
Rising Thai political star hit with sedition charge
The telegenic leader of an anti-junta political party who rose to prominence in Thailand's election last month was charged with sedition
6 April 2019
This is what it takes to get a foreigner to Everest
Every year in the spring, hundreds of aspiring Everest climbers from all over the world arrive in Nepal, hoping to conquer the mountain.
6 April 2019
Japanese aren't too happy about extra offs
For the Emperor's abdication on April 30, Japanese workers will enjoy an unprecedented 10-day holiday as a rash of special days off combine with the traditional "Golden Week" in May. But not everyone is popping the champagne corks in famously workaholic Japan.
4 April 2019
Suspected killer donated to European extremists
The alleged New Zealand mosque attacker made several donations to far-right "identitarian" activists in Europe known for their anti-immigration stunts, Austrian daily Der Standard reported yesterday.
4 April 2019
Meet Lini Zurlia, the poster girl for protest voting in Indonesia presidential election
It never occurred to Lini Zurlia that she would become the subject of a controversy surrounding golput (voting abstention) on social media. A photo she posted late last month, depicting her holding up a sticker saying “Saya Golput”, was originally intended as harmless self-expression.
4 April 2019