UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk praised India’s dialogue-based approach to youth protests at the UNHRC. In contrast, he criticised excessive force in Pakistan, repression in China's Xinjiang and Tibet, and crackdowns on dissent in Iran, Russia, and other...

Singapore police interviewed five individuals over racist online remarks targeting the Indian community following the Nepal floods and Air India investment discussions. Singapore's High Commissioner to India highlighted the swift action, as top leaders strongly condemned the xenophobic comments.

Terming the Koshi River Basin (KRB), spread across Tibet, Nepal and India, as one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to natural hazards and climate change-induced disasters, researchers from different institutions based in Japan have flagged misaligned priorities and...

The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal surged to 1,355 on Monday as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas, authorities said. Rescue teams continued to search for 4,996 people, including at least 589 foreign...

Nepal’s Cyber Bureau has formed a 10-member team to investigate social media users accused of posting abusive and hateful comments targeting people affected by last month’s devastating flash floods, according to a media report. The move came after Prime...

Nepal is observing a day of national mourning for victims of the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods. Rescue and relief operations continue across affected areas, with security forces involved in rescues, infrastructure restoration and support for displaced communities.

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has strongly condemned racist comments targeting Indians over Singapore Airlines' (SIA) financial involvement in Air India, as well as racist remarks directed at Singaporeans who remain missing following the devastating floods in Nepal, warning...

According to the latest NDRRMA update issued at 6 pm on September 6, around 4,996 people remain missing, including around 1,967 in Rasuwa and 2,340 in Nuwakot. Around 589 foreign nationals are also listed as missing.

The WUC said abuses have continued since the report, pointing to China’s recently enacted Ethnic Unity Law as another instrument of assimilation. According to the organisation, the legislation threatens Uyghur cultural, linguistic and religious identity and includes provisions that...

When a 16-year-old Sameer Tamang reached his school in Nepal’s flood-hit Rasuwa district, the Bhotekoshi River was already a roaring wave of destruction that washed away his home and took away his sisters. “My younger sister had an injury...