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Did Nepal refuse foreign rescue help? What Kathmandu

Nepal says it does not need foreign rescue teams for now, but Indias pending NDRF offer raises questions over Kathmandus selective approach to international disaster assistance.

28 Aug 2026 7:52 pm
From Newtonian physics to fluid dynamics: What science says about deadly stampedes, and why it is not about wild irrational crowd panic

Discover the real science behind stampedes. Learn how fluid dynamics, critical density, and physics cause disastersand how predictive engineering saves lives in crowd crushes.

17 Aug 2026 8:15 pm
The forgotten Northeast of Partition: How Sylhet, Chittagong and the Radcliffe Line changed Assam forever

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day honours the millions uprooted, displaced and scarred by Partition while preserving their stories as a solemn reminder of the human cost of division.

14 Aug 2026 3:25 pm