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Indian source says Iran to allow India-flagged tankers to pass through Strait of Hormuz

Sri Lanka Navy personnel assist Iranian sailors during a rescue operation after responding to a distress call from their vessel, the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, on March 4.

India’s top court allows withdrawal of life support for man in vegetative state

Mr Harish Rana suffered severe head injuries in a fall from a building in 2013 and has been on life support since.

Nepal counts final votes with rapper Shah poised for PM

Balendra Shah's rise from the capital’s mayor to expected prime minister caps a bold gamble and marks one of the most dramatic results in recent Nepali politics.

Sri Lanka court orders 84 Iranian sailors’ bodies be handed to Iran embassy, local media says

Sri Lanka Navy personnel assist Iranian sailors during a rescue operation after responding to a distress call from their vessel, the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena, while at sea within Sri Lanka’s maritime search and rescue region, in Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, March 4, 2026. Sri Lanka Navy/Handout via REUTERS

Bangladesh sari weaving tradition hangs by a thread

A Bangladeshi craftsman weaves fabric on a traditional handloom inside a workshop in Tangail on March 2, 2026. Bangladesh's Tangail sari is fighting for survival as weavers warn that automation and economic pressures are pushing the centuries-old craft to the brink despite its global acclaim. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP) / To go with 'Bangladesh-Culture-Textile', FOCUS

US designates Afghanistan as ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’

President Donald Trump in September 2025 signed an executive order that created the blacklist, similar to designations by the United States on terrorism.

In south-east Pakistan, Ramadan brings Hindus and Muslims closer

Mr Mohan Lal Malhi (2L), a Hindu caretaker of a Sufi shrine, breaking his fast during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan at Mithi in the Tharparkar district of Sindh province.

India’s small steelmakers face production cuts amid liquefied natural gas shortages due to Iran war

A man opens the hood of a Blue Energy 5528 liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck to check the engine at the manufacturing facility in Pune, India.

Troops guard Bangladesh depots as fuel crunch hits Asia amid Middle East conflict

Bangladesh imports 95 per cent of its oil and petrol needs.

Restaurants across India warn of shutdowns as Iran war makes cooking gas scarce

India hospitality industry has been struggling to get sufficient supply of cooking gas amid the conflict in the Middle East.

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