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Four dead after passenger vehicle plunges off road in northern India, ANI reports

A screenshot from a video posted online shows a victim on a stretcher being hauled to safety after the April 4 accident.

AI is rewiring the world’s most prolific film industry

India produces the most movies of any country, and stars such as Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan command cult-like followings.

Sri Lanka struggles to avert economic collapse over Middle East war

The Colombo Municipal Council building is pictured after lights out in Colombo on April 2, 2026 as authorities order measures to save electricity amid an energy shortage.

Eight dead after earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Afghanistan

People check the damage on April 2 caused by heavy rains in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Bangladesh cuts working hours to save energy amid Middle East crisis

Bangladesh is heavily dependent on fuel imports and has been battered by price volatility and supply uncertainty from the Iran war.

India’s ‘Mounjaro brides’: Weight-loss injections become part of pre-wedding preparation

Dr Swati Pradhan speaks with a patient about the Mounjaro injection for weight loss procedures at a clinic in Mumbai, India.

Nepal charges 32 people over fake helicopter rescue scam

The long-running racket that has cast a shadow over the Nepal's vital tourism industry.

Nepal holds its first post-poll Parliament session

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah (centre) and Rastriya Swatantra Party president Rabi Lamichhane (left) arrive to attend the April 2 Parliament session in Kathmandu.

Gulf war batters India’s glass heartland, testing New Delhi’s manufacturing drive

The furnaces in Firozabad, famed as India’s “Glass City”, in Uttar Pradesh, are burning low, putting thousands of day labourers out of work in what would normally be peak season.

Off the road: How rising fuel costs are pushing Karachi’s ride-hailing drivers to the brink

The income of ride-hailing drivers in Pakistan has shrunk by up to 50 per cent in the last 30 days.

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