Story Archive
2015-05-21
Illegal migration by sea has surged because job seekers find it hard to emigrate legally, one expert says.
2015-05-19
A new group, the Pritilata Brigade, looks to empower women in the fight against sexual harassment.
2015-05-18
India is home to more than 200,000 foreigners who fled conflict in other countries.
2015-05-15
The U.S. Marine UH-1Y was carrying six Americans and two Nepalese.
2015-05-14
But the government’s job stimulus plans may not succeed unless the core issue of land acquisition is resolved, analysts say.
2015-05-12
The NGO may have to leave India after the government freezes its bank accounts.
2015-05-12
At least 66 people are reported killed in Nepal, India and China as a result of Tuesday’s 7.3-magnitude earthquake.
2015-05-12
The killing of Ananta Bijoy Das, who was on an Islamist hit-list, follows this year's murders of Avijit Roy and Washiqur Rahman.
2015-05-08
The citizens of Bangladesh have had few chances to vote in fairly contested elections.
2015-05-06
A horde of Indian journalists has invaded Nepal, portraying the disaster from a distinctly Indian point of view.
2015-05-05
As many as 76 rescue teams and 70 medical teams from 34 countries responded.
2015-05-05
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claims responsibility for hacking to death Avijit Roy and other secular bloggers.
2015-05-05
Move comes after eight paramilitary troops die in ambush in northeastern Indian state.
2015-05-01
Bureaucratic indifference to people’s suffering and dysfunctional politics run deep.
2015-05-01
Nepalese are facing food and water shortages, and their country will need at least U.S. $2 billion for post-quake reconstruction.