The five-day festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by the lion-riding, 10-armed goddess Durga.
Apart from parts of Bangladesh’s northwest, ‘the rest of the country is without power’, says an official.
The UN says the Digital Security Act is being used to punish criticism of government, including environmental policies.
At least 19 others missing as soldiers and rescuers scour the area in the northern state of Uttarakhand.
More than a dozen missing after a fishing trawler bound for Malaysia runs into bad weather in the Bay of Bengal.
Hemant Kumar Lohia’s domestic worker is the main accused in the killing, which has also been claimed by a rebel group.
Women rallied across various cities in Afghanistan after dozens of mostly young women were killed in a school attack.
World body now seeks $816m for flood-relief efforts, up from the initial appeal in August for $160m.
The court has accepted Khan’s written apology for comments he made against officials during a rally in August.
The talks follow up the EU-mediated meeting on August 31 in Brussels between the leaders of the two nations.
India’s Air Force said it scrambled fighter jets after receiving a bomb alert on Mahan Air headed to Guangzhou in China.
At least 38 killed and 82 wounded in attack on education centre where the majority of victims were young women.
Imran Khan faces several cases due to his remarks against police officials and a judge made at a rally last month.
The trailer was carrying about 40 people, mostly women and children, in the city of Kanpur in Utter Pradesh province.
