Everest flood warning neglected for years, Nepal officials tell BBC 
Inside India’s cough syrup obsession
Soutik BiswasIndia correspondentReutersA father holds a photo of his child, who is one among at least 12 children under five...
The Indian messaging app that wants to take on WhatsApp
Cherylann MollanBBC News, Mumbai andNeyaz FarooqueeBBC News, DelhiGetty ImagesIndia is WhatsApp's biggest market and the app is almost a way...
Japan football official sentenced for viewing child abuse images on plane
A senior official of the Japan Football Association (JFA) has been handed a suspended jail term of 18 months in...
World’s first resort hospital opens in global gambling hub Macau
Macau, which overtook Las Vegas almost 20 years ago as the world's biggest gambling hub, is now trying to become...
At least 24 killed as paraglider bombs Buddhist festival
A paramotor attack on a festival and protest in central Myanmar has killed at least 24 people and wounded 47...
BP to pump in $3-4 billion with RIL, ONGC to boost oil & gas exploration
The move comes as BP looks to expand its footprint in India, where it has already invested $12 billion and...
Carmakers chalk out plans to comply with stricter fuel efficiency norms
Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker and Mahindra seek to bump the share of electric vehicles (EVs) to nearly a fifth...
Everest hikers guided to safety after being stranded by blizzard
Stephen McDonellChina correspondent andEuan O'Byrne MulliganReutersA total of 580 hikers who were trapped by severe weather near Mount Everest have...
Now, approve UPI payments with fingerprint, facial authentication
Mumbai: The government is rolling out fingerprint and facial approval of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions to simplify digital payments...
No rush for e-rupee mass rollout, focus is on new use cases: RBI’s Sankar
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India is in no rush to open up the pilots for the central bank digital...