Rough Cuts Pakistan resumes partial train service after almost two months stoppage. Posted . The resumption of train operations was announced by Federal Minister for Railways Shei ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan plans to outsource its major international airports in a bid to improve services
Pakistan plans to outsource its major airports including the International Airport Islamabad. Image Credit: Dubai: In a major move, the Pakistan government has decided to outsource its major airports ... ( read original story ...)
Cyclone batters coasts of India, Bangladesh, millions flee
A powerful cyclone plowed inland on Wednesday after crashing into the coasts of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation made all the more ... ( read original story ...)
Millions in India, Bangladesh head for safety amid cyclone, virus
A strong cyclone struck coastal India and Bangladesh on Wednesday sending millions of people to seek shelters, as evacuation measures become more challenging by the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
A Defiant New Take on Contemporary India
In her captivating debut novel A Burning, Megha Majumdar presents a powerful corrective to the political narratives that have dominated in contemporary India. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ... ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Amphan, strongest storm in over a decade, slams coast of India, Bangladesh as millions flee
One of the strongest storms in more than a decade roared ashore in eastern India and Bangladesh Wednesday, packing heavy rain and wind as millions fled to shelters in an evacuation complicated by the ... ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Amphan Live Updates: Storm Strikes Coast as India and Bangladesh Take Shelter
The storm is hitting a starkly vulnerable and densely populated region that is still under coronavirus lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Amphan: Cyclone wreaks deadly havoc in India and Bangladesh
Cyclone Amphan has made violent landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, lashing communities along the coast with ferocious wind and rain. It uprooted trees and toppled dwellings in both countries, ... ( read original story ...)
Social distancing ditched as Cyclone Amphal batters India, Bangladesh
The shelter, west of Kolkata in Midnapore district, opened just before the strongest storm in decades collided into the nearby coast packing winds of up to 190 kilometres per hour (118 mph). Amphan is ... ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Amphan: India and Bangladesh face storm surges and 121 mph winds
Forecasters predict wind speeds up to 195km/h (121mph) and storm surges as tall as two-storey buildings as cyclone Amphan makes landfall across parts of eastern India and Bangladesh. ( read original story ...)