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 on Wednesday, with scores more missing. In Uttarakhand in northern India, officials said that 46 people had died in recent days with 11 missing. In Kerala in the […]
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Over 1,200 people killed in South Asia monsoon
More than 1,200 people have been killed across South Asia in monsoon storms so far this year, according to figures collected by AFP as India counts the rising toll from floods that have devastated southern Kerala state. The monsoon, which lasts from June to September, causes widespread death and destruction across South Asia each year, […]
Indian schoolboy suspended for ‘long hug’ with female classmate
NEW DELHI: An Indian school principal Wednesday defended suspending a male student for embracing a female classmate in “a long hug”, vowing to uphold “decorum” even as his decision is challenged in court. A furore has engulfed the school in southern Kerala state after the 16-year-old was suspended in August for hugging a female friend […]