The under-construction tunnel is part of a highway network of bridges and tunnels in the strategic Himalayan region.
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Nearly 60 people killed and about three million people affected by flooding in Bangladesh and India.
‘Torrid’ heatwave with temperatures reaching mid-40°s Celsius has renewed debate over the climate crisis.
The new Pakistan government is seeking the release of more funds from a $6bn rescue programme agreed with IMF in 2019.
Prime minister warns of a food crisis after chemical fertilisers ban by previous government drastically cut crop yields.
Protesters want a new Sri Lanka, not just a reshuffling of the stale old cards.
The 25-year-old boxer from Telangana state beat Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas at the Women’s World Boxing Championships.
Central bank says it has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking gas shipments amid protest by students.
Group of Tamils has been held on the island, site of a secretive US military base, since October last year.
Television channel says Taliban order for female presenters to cover their faces is ‘not up for discussion’.
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The charge against the founder of JKLF rebel group carries a maximum sentence of death penalty or life imprisonment.
The island nation fell into default for the first time in its history as the gov’t struggled to halt an economic crisis.
Study says households headed by women are allocating 30 percent of their spending on protection from climate disasters.
Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have seen their fortunes jump on the back of surging global commodity prices.
