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South Asia

Landslide kills nine in northern Indian state

Indo-Tibetan Border Police teams rushed to the spot near Badseri village in the Kinnaur district of hilly Himachal Pradesh in state to conduct a rescue operation

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin answers reporters questions at the Pentagon as the US military nears the formal end of its mission in Afghanistan in Arlington, Virginia, US July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
World+Biz

First task for Afghan forces is to slow Taliban's momentum - Pentagon chief

A member of Afghan Special Forces sits on the rooftop of his humvee as he arrives at the base after heavy clashes with Taliban during the rescue mission of a policeman besieged at a check post, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jul 13, 2021. REUTERS
South Asia

Month-long curfew imposed in Afghanistan in a bid to stop the Taliban

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South Asia

India monsoon death toll climbs to 124 as rescuers search for missing

Police said Qureshi sent the stolen phones to a yet-to-be-arrested contact who sent them to Agartala, after which they were smuggled to Bangladesh through carriers. Representational image. Picture: Collected
South Asia

15 Bangladesh-bound Rohingyas arrested in Assam

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Bangladesh

54% of medical tourists in India last year were from Bangladesh

Singh was the perfect shepherd for the 1991 reforms. Photographer: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

Why India can’t repeat its 1991 miracle

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South Asia

Philippines clears ‘golden rice’ for commercial use

Indian Railways' Oxygen Express to send Liquid Medical Oxygen to Bangladesh
Coronavirus chronicle

Indian Railways' Oxygen Express to send Liquid Medical Oxygen to Bangladesh

People use their mobile phones to take pictures of a collapsed building following rains in Mumbai, India, July 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead

Indian Navy moblises rescue effort for Maharashtra, where over 89,000 people have been evacuated following floods and landslides. Photo: PTI via Hindustan Times
South Asia

Maharashtra floods: 38 dead, around 90,000 evacuated

A health worker administers a shot of Covid vaccine to a beneficiary at Mandir Marg in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Photo : Hindustan Times
Coronavirus chronicle

India records 39,097 Covid-19 cases, 546 deaths in 24 hours

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Bari Airport in Bari, Italy June 28, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Blinken to visit India with vaccines and China in focus