Kathmandu, Sep 9 (IANS) On August 26, a glacier tore loose above the Nepal-Tibet border and sent a wall of ice, rock and water crashing down the Bhote Koshi valley. Within days, Nepal had counted over 1300 people dead and thousands still missing. China, governing the villages on the other side of the same disaster, had counted only a handful.
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Television actress Hina Khan recalled her first Karwa Chauth with husband Rocky Jaiswal during her recent appearance on the dance reality show 'India’s Best Dancer Season 5'.
Quetta, Sep 9 (IANS) Another three civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, leading human rights organisations alleged on Wednesday.
Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is fulfilling the dreams of owning a permanent home, a reality for lakhs of families across the country. In Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, the scheme has brought transformational change in the lives of hundreds of families by moving them from mud houses to pucca houses.
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s return home and her future there have been the subject of speculations and deductions, issues that have subsequently been addressed by those concerned, as reported in a section of the media.
Stockholm, Sep 9 (IANS) With its expanding membership, BRICS could give greater weight to India’s preferred principles of strategic autonomy, multipolarity, sovereign equality, reformed multilateralism and stronger representation for the developing world. India, however, does not seek to replace the existing international order through BRICS, but to secure greater bargaining power within it, a report has stated.
Dhaka, Sep 9 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, three more children died from symptoms of the disease on Wednesday, pushing the overall death toll to 1002 this year, local media reported.
Quetta, Sep 9 (IANS) Human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Wednesday accused Pakistani authorities of subjecting its leaders to “faceless proceedings”, while their bail applications continue to face prolonged and unexplained delays despite their ongoing strike.
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Bollywood hunk Akshay Kumar turned a year older on Wednesday, and his better half, Twinkle Khanna, wished him with a hilarious post on social media.
St John’s (Antigua), Sep 9 (IANS) Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday appointed veteran New Zealand coach Bob Carter as its batting consultant on an initial one-year contract. The appointment is aimed at elevating technical standards across the region ahead of crucial global tournaments.
