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July 31, 2026 7:16 PM

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Avalanche sweeps 10-member climbing team; four bodies recovered, six missing 

  An avalanche has struck an expedition on Broad Peak located in Karakoram range near K2 at an altitude of around 7 thousand metres, sweeping away a 10-member climbing team. Rescuers have recovered four bodies and continued search operations despite adverse weather. Nepal's veteran mountaineer Nirma...

July 31, 2026 5:29 PM

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Death toll in methane gas leak rises to 34 in Pakistan’s Balochistan province

  The death toll from the methane gas explosion at a coal mine in the Sorange area of Pakistan's Balochistan province has risen to 34. The officials said that 41 miners were in the mine when incident took place. The powerful blast triggered the collapse of a large section of the mine, trapping sever...

July 31, 2026 2:37 PM

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Favara-UPI Cross-Border Payment Corridor Goes Live Between Maldives and India

The Maldives has launched real-time cross-border fund transfers to India through the integration of its instant payment system, Favara, with India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The Maldives Monetary Authority announced the successful rollout of the service yesterday, describing it as a major s...

July 31, 2026 11:17 AM

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Multiple earthquakes strike China, Tibet, Nepal

Multiple earthquakes struck parts of China, Tibet and Nepal within hours early Friday, with the strongest tremor measuring magnitude 4.5 in China, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The NCS said a magnitude 4.5 earthquake was recorded in China eraly today, at a depth of 10 km. Ea...

July 31, 2026 11:12 AM

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Bhutan King Wangchuck holds talks with Foreign Secretary Misri 

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck today held an audience with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. The Foreign Secretary shared progress in bilateral development cooperation as reviewed at Plan Talks earlier in the day and various fields of India-Bhutan collaboration. In a social media post, the...

July 31, 2026 11:03 AM

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India-Bhutan hold fifth Development Cooperation Talks in Thimphu

Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri and his Bhutanese counterpart, Dasho Pema Lektup Dorji, co-chaired the fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks in Thimphu yesterday, reviewing the implementation of India-supported projects under Bhutan's 13th Five-Year Plan.   According to the Indian...