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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 India's space agency, ISRO, has launched a suite of groundbreaking experiments aboard Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), in close partnership with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). These projects aim to deepen our understanding of life and technology in microgravity, laying vital groundwork for future long-duration missions and bolstering India's leadership in the global space sector. Among ISRO's Ax-4 contributions is a human-centered study examining how astronauts engage with electronic displays in ... read more |
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India and Pakistan: vast nuclear-armed military forcesNew Delhi (AFP) April 30, 2025 Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan have exchanged gunfire across their heavily militarised de facto border in contested Kashmir since an April 22 attack that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, claims it rejects. ... more  
India closes airspace to Pakistan airplanesNew Delhi (AFP) April 30, 2025 New Delhi closed its airspace to Pakistani airplanes on Wednesday after Islamabad banned Indian planes from overflying, the latest tit-for-tat measure as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals spiral into a tailspin. ... more  
India defence minister to attend Russia's Victory Day paradeNew Delhi (AFP) April 30, 2025 India said Wednesday that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would attend Russia's annual Victory Day parade in Moscow, taking up an invitation that had been also extended to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ... more  
Pakistan says it shot down Indian drone along Kashmir borderIslamabad (AFP) April 29, 2025 Pakistan's military shot down an Indian drone along the de facto Kashmir border, state radio in Islamabad reported on Tuesday, a week after the deadliest attack on civilians in the contested region in years. ... more |
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India, Pakistan and threats of a water war: what we knowSrinagar, India (AFP) April 26, 2025 India, furious after a deadly attack, has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, with Islamabad warning any attempt to stop water flows would be considered an "act of war". ... more |
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India and Pakistan troops exchange fire in contested Kashmir Srinagar, India (AFP) April 28, 2025 Indian and Pakistan soldiers exchanged gunfire in disputed Kashmir for a fourth night in a row, New Delhi's army said Monday, the latest violence as relations between the rival nuclear-armed powers fray. ... more
India and Pakistan: A history of division and warNew Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2025 Nuclear-armed arch-rivals India and Pakistan have long accused each other of backing forces to destabilise them, especially in the contested Himalayan region of Kashmir that each controls parts of. ... more  
Nepal marks 10 years since devastating 2015 quakeKathmandu (AFP) April 25, 2025 Nepal marked on Friday the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions more homeless. ... more
Nepal's long road to quake resilienceKathmandu (AFP) April 25, 2025 A decade has passed since a massive earthquake ripped through Nepal, but in Ram Bahadur Nakarmi's home the damage is still visible - and so is the fear another might strike. ... more |
India hunts gunmen who killed 26 in Kashmir tourist hotspotPahalgam (AFP) April 23, 2025 Indian security forces in Kashmir were conducting a major manhunt on Wednesday, a day after gunmen opened fire on tourists and killed 26 people in the region's worst attack on civilians in a quarter of a century. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsensParis (AFP) April 23, 2025 An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday. ... more
India takes diplomatic measures against Pakistan after Kashmir attackNew Delhi (AFP) April 23, 2025 India unveiled a raft of punitive diplomatic measures against arch-rival Pakistan on Wednesday, accusing Islamabad of supporting "cross-border terrorism" after a deadly attack on civilians in Kashmir. ... more  
L3Harris boosts US defense with expanded satellite facility in IndianaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 L3Harris Technologies has invested $125 million to expand its space manufacturing center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, significantly enhancing its ability to support U.S. missile defense initiatives. The ... more  
Landmark Nepal survey estimates nearly 400 elusive snow leopardsKathmandu (AFP) April 22, 2025 Nepal's first nationwide survey of the threatened snow leopard estimated nearly 400 of the elusive big cats in the Himalayan nation, wildlife officials said Tuesday. ... more |
As Dalai Lama approaches 90, Tibetans weigh futureNew Delhi (AFP) April 21, 2025 When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, will ask if they want a successor. ... more 
India's elephant warning system tackles deadly conflictDhawalpur, India (AFP) April 18, 2025 In central India's dry forests, community trackers hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system that is helping prevent some of the hundreds of fatal tramplings each year. ... more 
US-China: the clash of the titansParis (AFP) April 17, 2025 As the trade war between the United States and China escalates, here is a point-by-point comparison of the world's two biggest economic powers. ... more  
A new view on India Asia collision reshapes tectonic understandingSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 The longstanding narrative attributing the rise of the Tibetan Plateau and the India-Asia continental collision to continuous Cenozoic convergence and Indian underthrusting beneath Tibet is now bein ... more |
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At least 69 killed in thunderstorms, avalanches in India, Nepal, ChinaPatna, India (AFP) April 12, 2025 At least 69 people were killed this week in unusually intense thunderstorms across eastern India's Bihar state and in neighbouring Nepal, officials said Saturday. ... more
Seismologists reveal key rupture dynamics behind Myanmar quakeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 The devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Mandalay, Myanmar on March 28 caused catastrophic damage across the region and led to over 5,000 confirmed fatalities. Preliminary findings prese ... more  
India's TCS posts small profits dip in 'challenging' environmentMumbai (AFP) April 10, 2025 Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported on Thursday weaker-than-expected results for the March quarter, as lingering demand weakness weighed on the company's operations. ... more  
Nepal fights wildfires and pollution amidst drier winterKathmandu (AFP) April 9, 2025 A dry winter is intensifying wildfires in Nepal, experts said Wednesday, as the capital Kathmandu continued to suffer from hazardous air quality that ranks it among the most polluted cities globally. ... more |
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US storms, 'devastating' flooding death toll climbs to 17Jeffersontown, United States (AFP) April 6, 2025 Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 17 people, officials said Sunday, with the National Weather Service warning of "devastating" flash flooding. ... more |
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India's Modi clinches defence, energy deals in Sri LankaColombo (AFP) April 5, 2025 India secured defence and energy deals with neighbouring Sri Lanka on Saturday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, seen as a move to counter rival China's growing influence in the region. ... more 
India forecasters warn abnormally hot summer loomsNew Delhi (AFP) April 1, 2025 India can expect hotter-than-usual temperatures this summer with more heatwave days taking a toll on lives and livelihoods, the weather office warned. ... more
Nepal capital chokes as wildfires rageKathmandu (AFP) April 3, 2025 Nepal's capital was blanketed in acrid smog Thursday as wildfires across the country pushed air pollution levels to among the worst in the world. ... more  
New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: reportBangkok (AFP) April 3, 2025 The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India. ... more |
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