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15 dead in India after stampede at Hindu mega-festival
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» PRAYAGRAJ, India - A stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj told AFP Wednesday.
Celebrations as Nepal registers first LGBTQ marriage
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» KATHMANDU - An LGBTQ couple has acquired a marriage certificate in Nepal, officials said Thursday, a first in South Asia and hailed by the pair as a win "for all".
Kohli holds firm against Australia in WTC final thriller
AFP, Published on 11/06/2023
» LONDON - Virat Kohli defied Australia on Saturday to give India hope of an extraordinary win in the World Test Championship final at The Oval.
Head and Smith turn tide for Australia in WTC final against India
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» LONDON - Travis Head's dashing century was the centrepiece of an Australia fightback against India on the opening day of the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Wednesday.
Warner says 'awesome' as Delhi register first IPL season win
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» NEW DELHI - Skipper David Warner hit a fluent 57 as Delhi Capitals edged Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in a low-scoring Indian Premier League match on Thursday for their first victory this season.
Deadly elephant virus stalks Zurich zoo
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» ZURICH: A deadly virus has swept through Zurich zoo, killing three Asian elephants in a month and leaving experts stumped as to how to stop it.
Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal
AFP, Published on 20/10/2021
» DEHRADUN, India: More than 100 people have died in several days of massive flooding and devastating landslides that swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal, officials said Wednesday, with scores more missing.
Battling Covid, and government denial, in rural India
AFP, Published on 08/05/2021
» MORADABAD (INDIA) - People in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh are fighting not just a raging pandemic but also a prickly Hindu nationalist local government that many say is in denial.
Time running out for Indian workers trapped since glacier disaster
AFP, Published on 10/02/2021
» TAPOVAN, India: Time was running out to save dozens of people trapped inside a tunnel three days after a devastating flash flood likely caused by a glacier burst in India's Himalayan north, officials said Wednesday.
Record-breaking India clinch Australia Test series in Gabba thriller
AFP, Published on 19/01/2021
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - India pulled off a record run-chase in a thrilling final session to hand Australia their first defeat at Brisbane's Gabba ground since 1988 and clinch the four-Test series 2-1 on Tuesday.