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Sri Lanka sentences two ex-security officials to death over 2019 bombings

Sri Lankan soldiers inspect the St Sebastian’s Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during an Easter service.

Meta India head named in case over Facebook videos targeting PM Narendra Modi

India has tightened its content rules in 2026, narrowing the legal shield that protects platforms from liability for what their users post.

Three bodies recovered after 10 climbers go missing on Pakistan mountain

Among the missing climbers is Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains - a feat chronicled in the 2021 Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible.

Bodies of 4 climbers recovered near northern Pakistan avalanche site

Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja served with Britain’s Brigade of Gurkhas.

India’s family offices embrace profit-sharing to attract top talent

The rise in ultra-rich sharing profits with those who manage their money in India shows how the country has become an increasingly competitive market for family office talent.

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‘Fear of the regime has now gone’: How big a risk does ‘cockroach’ movement pose to India’s BJP?

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters wave national flags a day after the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Mumbai on July 26, 2026.

Death toll rises to at least 34 after blast at Pakistan coal mine complex

Rescue workers and locals gather at a coal mine after a blast on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, on July 30.

House collapse during monsoon kills 11 in Pakistan’s Lahore

Rescue personnel conduct a search operation amid rubble after the roof of a house collapsed in Lahore on July 30.

India summons Meta executives over briefly restricted Modi Facebook post

A Meta spokesperson said at the time that the post had been blocked inadvertently.

India takes action against 90% of inspected high-risk pharmaceutical facilities: Regulator

The crackdown is part of a broader effort to strengthen quality standards in India after Indian-made cough syrups were linked by global health authorities to child deaths.

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