She led Congress during a period when Indian politics moved from coalition governments and economic liberalisation towards the much more dominant politics of Narendra Modi’s BJP and Hindu nationalism. But perhaps the most revealing question is what Sonia’s memoir will choose to say – and what it will leave unsaid. Neerja Chowdhury suspects the answer…
A Sydney woman who survived a shark attack has described the moment she came face-to-face with a 4m great white before repeatedly punching it. Leah Stewart, 34, was dragged under the water at Coogee Beach in June as the shark bit into her thigh and arms, leaving her with extreme blood loss and injuries so…
Eight-year-old Zoyal Ghale was at school in Nepal’s Rasuwa district when a devastating torrent of water, mud and debris tore through the area. With the flood sweeping through his surroundings, the young boy ran towards a forest with a friend and climbed trees to escape the rising waters. He survived. But for his mother, the…
The leader of the controversial Unification Church has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribing South Korea’s former first lady and other political funding offences. A court found that Han Hak-ja’s church gave Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol, two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, together worth…
A 17-year-old boy has gone viral for wearing a superhero costume while volunteer firefighting in Indonesia, as the country faces a super El Niño. Source link
The number of people missing in Nepal has risen to more than 4,200, the national disaster agency said on Monday. Authorities worked through the night at Nepal’s hydropower sites where employees are thought to be trapped in tunnels. On the Tibet side of the border, 546 people have been reported missing, according to Chinese state…
Call it faith, call it luck, call it a miracle, but a group of 21 pilgrims from South India’s Tamil Nadu survived the deadly Nepal floods with the help of a saree. They all had travelled to the Himalayas in search of god to undertake a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar. But soon they…
The death toll in last week’s devastating flooding in Nepal has risen to 903 people, officials said Monday, as the number of those listed as missing nearly doubled to 4,247. Among the missing are 592 foreign nationals, Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said in an update early Monday. State Department spokesperson Tommy…
AI-generated image for representation Once upon a time, in 17th-century Nepal, a powerful kingdom was shaken by a decision that would haunt its history for centuries.A trusted man at the royal court fell from favour. A death followed. And, as the legends say, a woman on a funeral pyre uttered words that would eventually give…
HONG KONG, CHINA – JANUARY 05: A general view of the BYD Auto showroom on January 5, 2026, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images) Sawayasu Tsuji | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle giant BYD fell nearly 5% in Hong Kong on Monday, following the release of its…
