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Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 07:06 AM

Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with millions of people affected and at least 180 dead, officials said.   Read more »

Dozens feared trapped as building collapses in India's Mumbai

Reuters
Posted at Jul 16 04:34 PM

A four-storey residential building collapsed in India's financial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday, trapping an estimated 40 people in the rubble, police and fire officials said. Read more »

India calls off Moon mission launch 56 minutes before blast-off

Arun Sankar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 08:44 AM

SRIHARIKOTA - India on Monday dramatically scrapped the launch of a rocket that was aiming to land a probe on the Moon less than one hour before blast-off because of a "technical" problem. Read more »

Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India's rhinos

Anup Sharma, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 05 03:14 PM

The UNESCO-recognized reserve, home to two-thirds of the world's one-horned rhinos, draws hunters who can earn as much as $150,000 for one horn on a black market serving foreign demand for its use in traditional Chinese medicine. Read more »

India plans $330-B renewables push by 2030 without hurting coal

Sudarshan Varadhan, Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 08:50 PM

India said on Thursday it needs $330 billion in investments over the next decade to power its renewable energy dream, but coal would remain central to its electricity generation. Read more »

2 planes overshoot runways in India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 05:28 AM

NEW DELHI, India—Two incidents of dangerous landings by commercial planes carrying more than 200 passengers were being investigated, Indian officials said Monday. Read more »

Bollywood star quits acting over Islamic faith

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 05:11 AM

MUMBAI, India—A Bollywood actress who starred in India's highest-grossing movie said she is quitting acting because it is incompatible with her Islamic faith, sparking a social media storm. Read more »

Bus plunges into gorge in Indian Kashmir, 35 dead

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 03:42 PM

SRINAGAR, India - At least 35 people were killed Monday when an overcrowded bus plunged into a gorge in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. Read more »

Indian women's heads shaved for resisting rape

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 02:43 AM

An Indian mother and her daughter had their heads shaved and were paraded through their village after resisting an attempted rape by men including a local official, police said Friday.   Read more »

'Brain fever' death toll passes 150 in Indian state

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 06:12 AM

PATNA, India—The death toll from a brain disease that has stricken children in India's Bihar state rose above 150 on Monday as a court ordered an investigation into the crisis. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 21, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 12:51 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Yogi practice

Mariya Amrayeva, AP
Posted at Jun 21 10:48 PM

An Indian boy performs on the mallakhamb, a traditional Indian sport, during International Yoga Day in New Delhi on Friday. Read more »

At least 44 dead as bus plunges off Indian mountain road

Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 05:18 AM

MUMBAI, India—At least 44 people were killed and 35 injured when a bus plunged off a road in India's hilly northern state of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, a government official said. Read more »

Air India flight delayed after spat over pilot's lunch box

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 05:56 AM

NEW DELHI, India—An Air India pilot and a cabin crew member are being investigated after an argument over a lunch box delayed a flight by more than 2 hours, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

Anger in India as lychee-linked brain fever kills 103 children

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 05:40 PM

Angry protests erupted in one of India's poorest states Tuesday over the deaths of more than 100 children from a mysterious brain fever potentially linked to lychees. Read more »

OPINION: What we can learn from Asia’s elections season

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Updated as of Jun 17 02:12 PM

It would appear—with notable exceptions—that the strongmen have prevailed in Asia.   Read more »

From apples to almonds, India hikes tariffs on US goods

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 04:56 PM

India on Sunday imposed higher tariffs on 28 items imported from the US, in retaliation to Washington's recent withdrawal of trade privileges for New Delhi. Read more »

India to impose retaliatory tariffs on 28 US goods from Sunday

Nidhi Verma and Neha Dasgupta, Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 03:50 PM

India will impose higher retaliatory tariffs on 28 US products including almonds, apples and walnuts from Sunday, following Washington's withdrawal of key trade privileges for New Delhi. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 4, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 12:59 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Waste Management

Biju Boro, AFP
Posted at Jun 04 04:47 PM

Indian rag pickers look for recyclable materials as greater adjutant storks stand on the top of one of the largest disposal sites in northeast India at the Boragaon area of Guwahati on Wednesday Read more »