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Sunken Bangladesh ferry with 200 people on board was `overcrowded`

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 13:27

Just two and half months after a ferry capsized in a river in central Bangladesh, another ferry with some 200 passengers on board sank on Monday, reports cited the police as saying.

Modi wins millions of Nepali hearts: Daily

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 09:08

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s speech in parliament has won millions of Nepali hearts, said a daily Monday.

Indian tiger captured in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 01:23

An Indian tiger which crossed into a Pakistani village has been captured by wildlife authorities after it injured two local people and triggered panic among the villagers.

Pakistan`s opposition parties call for ending Sharif rule

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 00:59

Pakistan`s opposition parties, led by Imran Khan`s Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf and Tahirul Qadri`s Pakistan Awami Tehreek on Sunday claimed that the Nawaz Sharif government would be ousted at the end of this month.

India, Nepal to firm up power trading pact soon

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 00:25

India and Nepal are likely to firm up an agreement on power trading soon amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s emphasis that cooperation in this sector will be beneficial to both countries.

Kathmandu chants `Har Har Modi` as PM makes impromptu halt to talk to locals

Last Updated: Monday, August 4, 2014, 00:31

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made an impromptu halt in a busy market in the heart of the Nepalese capital here during which he interacted with local people, just as he had done in Bhutan on his first foreign visit.

PM Modi gives autograph to a girl in Nepal

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 22:11

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave an autograph to a 10-year-old Indian girl here, who is seeking to set a new world record for the maximum number of autographs from world-famous personalities.

India, Nepal ink 3 pacts; work on Pancheshwar dam to start soon

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 22:05

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala during which the two sides inked three agreements, including one on the 5,600 MW Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project that will pave the way to start the stalled project.

Pak couple murdered in honour killing case

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 21:37

In yet another case of honour killing, a young woman and her husband have been brutally murdered for marrying against the wishes of her family in Punjab, police said today.

Pak official in Colombo moved out amid pressure from India

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 20:49

Amid mounting pressure from India, Pakistan is understood to have quietly withdrawn its official from its High Commission in Colombo following an allegation against him that he was involved in conspiracy to target the US and Israel consulates in south India at ISI`s behest.