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IMF clears the way for Sri Lanka to access $345m bailout funds. Photo: Collected

IMF clears the way for Sri Lanka to draw $345m

The South Asian nation secured a four-year, $2.9 billion IMF rescue package in 2023.

Uddhav Thackeray, president of Shiv Sena (UBT), speaks with Raj Thackeray, president of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), during a protest demanding the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar organised by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in Mumbai, India 4 October, 2026.

Protests demanding Indian election chief resigns escalate

Myanmar migrants return from Malaysia. Photo: Collected

Myanmar migrants returned to war-torn nation from Malaysia

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India demonstrates first free-space quantum link for secure communications

India-Pakistan representational image/ PNGTree

India, Pakistan summon envoys over border incident

A Nestle logo is pictured on a coffee factory in Orbe, Switzerland May 31, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Nestle's low-fat dairy whitener sample found 'unsafe' in India: Regulator

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Kolkata protesters seek release of Chinmoy Krishna Das, safety of Hindus during Durga Puja

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CJP-organised protest draws thousands in Mumbai, mostly Gen Z, demanding CEC's resignation

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Ishaq Dar attends a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to discuss stability in the region following an interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt 21 June, 2026. Photo:REUTERS

Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis

A man takes pictures on a devastated area near the Trishuli River, following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, 4 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes after deadly floods

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flydubai pilot recalls harrowing cockpit struggle that helped save 170 passengers

People stage a protest against the CEC near the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi today, 2 October 2026. Photo: PTI via HT

Over 700 detained in India protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation

A brother of a Nepali climber mourns as the bodies of Nepali climbers recovered after an avalanche on Mount Himlung lie in the morgue of a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal avalanche death toll rises to 15 as 8 bodies found on Mount Himlung