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Flood, landslides claim 170 lives in Nepal; toll may rise

The death toll in Nepal has risen to 170 after torrential rain combined with a devastating series of floods, and landslides pounded the Himalayan nation on Saturday. IMAGE: People wade through a......

Sri Lanka Votes For Next President

Glimpses from Sri Lanka's presidential election, the first polls since the island's economic crisis, in Colombo and Jaffna, September 21, 2024. There are 38 candidates contesting Sri Lanka's ninth......

Who Will Win Sri Lanka's Presidential Poll?

'The Indian government is better prepared this time and has reached out to all contenders and not putting all eggs in one basket.' IMAGE: A woman walks past graffiti on a wall in Colombo,......

Pilot lone survivor, 18 killed as plane crashes during takeoff

A Nepalese private plane crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday, killing 18 people aboard, including a child, and......

Prachanda out, Oli sworn in as Nepal PM for 4th time

K P Sharma Oli on Monday was sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister for the fourth time to lead a new coalition government that faces the daunting challenge of providing political stability in the......

Railways likely to freeze hiring, cut allowances

Railway traffic has dropped 32 per cent to 99.86 mt between April 1 and May 14, compared to the same time last year, while its revenue, too, dipped 41 per cent to Rs 9,094.38 crore. Some Railway......

If women worked, India would be 27 per cent richer

Several factors force women out of the workforce. But mainly it's lack of good childcare facilities. Indian working woman, Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters. A recent article in The......

At least a cycle for every Indian. Hero offers a 2k model

The wheels turn for bicycles, as manufacturers go back to the basics.After motorised two-wheelers overtook cycle sales in the country, manufacturers are focusing on commuter segment again and......

150,000 households need to be electrified each day

And it has to be done in less than 200 days!Jayajit Dash reports from Bhubaneswar. IMAGE: India still has 31.2 million non-electrified households. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters The Union......

How Railways plans to supply quality food to passengers

The government had also appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as consultant to come up with a road map to upgrade base kitchens and service on trains. As part of its strategy to overhaul the catering......

Cricket Australia says to continue with tour of Sri Lanka

'There are three weeks until the scheduled departure of the squad and at this stage there are no changes to the schedule.' IMAGE: A demonstration being held against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya......

Coronavirus fears: Nepal closes Mount Everest for climbers

IMAGE: Light illuminates Mount Everest, centre, during sunset in Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region, in this picture taken November 30, 2015. Photograph: Navesh......

Meet Gaurika Singh, the youngest Olympian at Rio 2016

The 13-year old swimmer from Nepal is also an earthquake survivor IMAGE: Gaurika Singh of Nepal in action. Photograph: Rio2016. The youngest athlete at Rio 2016, swimmer Gaurika Singh, has only......

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