Kathmandu, Aug 26 — The death toll from a massive flash flood in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River reached 95 by Wednesday evening, as the country witnessed widespread loss of life and damage to infrastructure, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The bodies were recovered from the flood-affected areas by 7…
Quetta, Aug 26 — Another three civilians were extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation alleged on Wednesday. This latest incident comes against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the…
New Delhi, Aug 26 — Keeping up with its status as the first responder in disasters, India on Wednesday dispatched 10 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) materials and essential medicines to Nepal in the wake of devastating flash floods in the Himalayan nation.External…
Islamabad, Aug 26 — Pakistan’s religious minorities continue to face grave risk amid violence, lack of accountability and weak enforcement of laws protecting children and religious freedom, a report has stated, citing a minority rights activist who highlighted cases of minor girls allegedly being…
Dhaka, Aug 26 — Bangladesh's drug rehabilitation system is grappling with the challenge of meeting the needs of women and adolescents, with government-run centres offering limited capacity amid a growing number of people seeking treatment, local media reported on Wednesday. The surge in women and…
New Delhi, Aug 26 — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin, along with other party leaders, on Wednesday expressed condolence and support after several people were feared dead and hundreds remain missing following the massive flash floods in the Bhote Koshi river that hit Nepal's Rasuwa…
New York, Aug 26 — Lifting the veil of secrecy on US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow, President Donald Trump hinted on Wednesday that he had sent him there as part of his bid to end the Ukraine War.Trump told conservative commentator Glenn Beck in an…
Quetta, Aug 26 — Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) chief Allah Nazar Baloch has made it clear once again that BLF's sole objective remains formation of a sovereign and independent Balochistan - the only "acceptable' solution. Allah Nazar Baloch described Pakistan's constitution as a "dead horse"…
New Delhi, Aug 26 — Afghanistan's Taliban regime is facing mounting international pressure to remove restrictions on education and employment of women and girls, with several global bodies and countries calling for the removal of such bans even while providing humanitarian and infrastructural…
Islamabad, Aug 26 — People in Pakistan's Karachi continue to suffer due to fragmented authority, overlapping jurisdictions, weak municipal institutions and an inadequate relationship between political power and administrative responsibility. Despite being Pakistan's largest city and economic…
Beijing, Aug 26 — China's rule in Tibet has become "tyrannical" under President Xi Jinping as he has not only continued the policies of his predecessors but also intensified them into a comprehensive system of tyranny, a report has detailed. A report in the European Times detailed that Chinese…
Kathmandu, Aug 26 — More than one and a half dozen people have been confirmed dead after a massive flood originating in the Tibetan region of China swept through the transboundary Bhotekoshi River, leaving a trail of destruction in Nepal, local police confirmed on Wednesday evening. Nepal Police…
Seoul, Aug 26 — Eight South Koreans were unaccounted for, and 10 others were stranded following a massive flood in Nepal, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. The eight missing South Koreans were employees of Korea South-East Power Co. and plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co., who were working…
Rome, Aug 26 — Two people were killed Wednesday morning when an aircraft crashed near a dam in northern Italy's Piedmont region, local media said. The crash occurred at around 11:30 a.m. local time near the Campiccioli dam in the Antrona Schieranco area near the region's capital city of Turin,…
New Delhi, Aug 26 — : Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has lost the opportunity to accept Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit New Delhi and signal that a Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) government could work with its biggest neighbour, an article in 'The…
Bangkok, Aug 26 — Thailand's Constitutional Court is set to rule on September 28 whether barcodes and QR codes printed on ballots violated the charter's guarantee of voting secrecy, in a case that could lead to the February General Election being annulled. In a statement on Wednesday, the court…
Tokyo, Aug 26 — Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday highlighted India's emergence as the world's third-largest startup ecosystem, with nearly 250,000 startups established over the last decade, at the India–Japan Startup Roundtable here, according to an official statement.The…
Patna, Aug 26 — The Bihar government on Wednesday intensified flood preparedness across districts along the Gandak river following warnings of a possible flash-flood wave in the river's upper catchment area in Nepal. Preliminary assessments indicate that a flood wave of around three metres could…
Chennai, Aug 26 — At least 57 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu are stranded in Nepal's flood-hit Rasuwa district, even as rescue teams struggle to reach several areas following a sharp rise in water levels. More than 400 Indians are reportedly among those trapped in the northern region, where the floods…
Colombo, Aug 26 — The recent visit of a Sri Lankan Ministry of Health delegation to India came at a time when the island nation has been making efforts to strengthen food safety governance and modernise regulatory approaches. The insights gained during the visit to India, a report highlighted on…
New Delhi, Aug 26 — The police and the army in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakthunkwa (KP) are engaged in a major face-off over the latter’s sheltering of terrorists. The police in the region have been protesting and have accused the army of being soft on terrorists, who are threatening peace and…