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Earlier on Friday (August 28, 2026), Nepals Foreign Ministry had said that Kathmandu could manage the rescue efforts on its own for now and declined foreign involvement

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Rescuers were battling through mud even as the threat of new floods loomed, with emergency teams recovering 586 bodies so far -- and some of the dead swept downstream

The ruling comes just before the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania

Vice President J.D. Vance will attend the New York observance, and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the White House said

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American countrys oil reserves

Court orders the parties to pay 5 lakh each in costsfor wasting judicial time for 11 years with a 'manufactured controversy' while genuine litigants waited in queue

For Nepal, India and China, the devastating cross-border floods are a stark reminder of natures fury, and that cooperation must transcend the boundaries of geopolitics

The scale of the ECIs deletions in Telangana and Karnataka needs explanation

PARIVARTAN scheme offers interest savings, tax waivers and purchase incentives to accelerate the shift to cleaner vehicles

More than 4,500 people, including 85 Indians, were rescued; 98 Indian tourists are still unaccounted for; the Nepal govt. allows foreign experts to join the search operation following intense diplomatic pressure

The Defend the Vote march brought protesters to the National Mall 63 years to the day after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech during the landmark 1963 March on Washington

Devastating flash floods in Nepal have triggered a massive rescue and relief operation, with hundreds dead or missing and several Indian nationals still unaccounted for.India is stepping up efforts to trace its citizens, bring stranded Indians home andassistNepal in its rescue operations.

In January, though, the Defence Ministry said that Zhang and Liu were suspected of serious violations of discipline and the law, a common euphemism for corruption

Mustafa Khalil Abdi is appointed as adviser to the presidency of the republic, says sources

Russian forces have resumed drone attacks on Ukraines Kyiv region that hit numerous buildings and storage depots

When students paid the fee to the Karnataka Examinations Authority, downloaded the seat confirmation slip, and went to the colleges to enrol, they found that there was no college at the given address

Mr. Gillani, of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), secured 30 of the 44 votes in the so-called legislative assembly during its session in Muzaffarabad, the regions capital

Furnish complete anomaly and ASDD lists to parties

IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh lays stone for the project at Rangarayudu Cheruvu; Radisson Hotel to come up near Chadalavada with 100-crore investment

During a visit to Hutti Gold Mines in Karnataka, Minister says both PSUs could leverage expertise in their own fields for future projects

SF Holding Reports Solid First Half 2026 Results, Accelerating International Growth and Enhancing Shareholder Returns

Rowed by the Kumarakom Town Boat Club under the banner of Souhridham 87, the boat crossed the finish line first to secure the championship title along with a cash prize of 1.5 lakh. Naduvilaparamban, rowed by Sangham Kannetti, in second place, followed by St. Pius Tenth, operated by the Iruvar Boat Club, in third

Kapuganti Ravi has a rare collection of 480 specialised patches spanning police forces, fire safety units, and security organisations from India and abroad

Four decades after staging a gruesome murder to pull off a 50-lakh insurance fraud, Sukumara Kurup is making headlines once again.

Bombay High Court Upholds Goa Municipalities Ordinance, Sets January 2 Deadline for Elections. The court held that no government can choose a politically convenient date for elections whose periodicity is fixed by the Constitution

For the second time, it has raised questions about the violations of the relevant provisions of the Act in Ramdurg taluk

No one was injured in the explosion, which left a small crater on the ground and caused minor damage to the walls of the compound