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Oct 5, 20242 min read
Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar to visit Pakistan for SCO summit
NEW DELHI - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...


Oct 1, 20243 min read
Scientists explain Mount Everest's anomalous growth
Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above sea level - and is actually still growing. While it and...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
Nepal begins to assess damage after deadly rains, floods kill 192
KATHMANDU - Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents...


Oct 1, 20242 min read
Nepal closes schools as deaths from heavy rains hit 151
KATHMANDU - Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan...


Sep 28, 20241 min read
India will not buy from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, oil secretary says
NEW DELHI - India will not buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, which is sanctioned by Western...


Sep 24, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Bangladesh army chief pledges support for Yunus' interim government 'come what may'
DHAKA - Bangladesh's army chief vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the...


Sep 24, 20243 min read
Exclusive-India extends unprecedented invite to Myanmar's anti-junta forces, sources say
India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar's ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a...


Sep 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-Countries with confirmed cases of new mpox strain
India became the third country outside of Africa to confirm a case of the clade Ib form of the mpox virus that has triggered global...


Sep 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-What are the key challenges for Sri Lanka President Dissanayake?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key...


Sep 19, 20241 min read
India's cabinet accepts recommendation to hold simultaneous national, state elections
NEW DELHI - India's cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament,...


Sep 19, 20242 min read
India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade
SRINAGAR - Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election...


Sep 17, 20242 min read
Indian police release striking Samsung workers detained for planning protest march
CHENNAI - Indian police late on Monday released most of the 104 striking workers at a Samsung Electronics plant who were detained for...
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