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Nepal says no more rescue teams needed; quake toll tops 6,000
29 Apr 2015
As the search shifts to more remote areas, there is no need for international teams with heavy lifting gear because many homes are made from mud or wood
Centre, 2 Naga groups sign ceasefire agreements
28 Apr 2015
Nepal quake toll climbs to 4,355; India scales up relief operations
28 Apr 2015
Nine out of 10 Nepalese troops are reported to be involved in search and rescue operations, as the country pleads for more foreign aid to deal with a massive earthquake that is expected to have claimed the lives of over 10,000 people
Nepal quake toll mounts to 3,200; after-shocks, rain hamper rescue
27 Apr 2015
India, which pressed into service all its C-130 heavy lift aircraft for relief and rescue operations, has opened the land route as rains hampered air operations
Powerful quake kills over 1,400 in Nepal, leaves 34 dead in India
25 Apr 2015
The quake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale flattened Kathmandu’s Darbar Square and was felt as far as Bangladesh, Tibet and Pakistan and triggered an avalanche on Mt Everest
India fumes over Lakhvi’s release
10 Apr 2015
US preparing to sell $1 bn worth military hardware to Pak
08 Apr 2015
Even while admitting that Pakistan is unstable and a hotbed of terrorism, the US is preparing to supply more military hardware to that country
Fighting unabated as Yemen falls apart
07 Apr 2015
26 countries ask for Indian help to rescue citizens from Yemen
07 Apr 2015
Following the India’s success in pulling out its citizens from strife-torn Yemen – a triumph for minister of state for external affairs Gen V K Singh — powers like the US and France are lining up for help
26 countries ask for Indian help to rescue citizens from Yemen
07 Apr 2015
Following the India’s success in pulling out its citizens from strife-torn Yemen – a triumph for minister of state for external affairs Gen V K Singh — powers like the US and France are lining up for help
Iran, P5+1 agree on nuclear deal framework
04 Apr 2015
Iraq declares ‘magnificent victory’ over IS rebels in Tikrit
02 Apr 2015
Iraq declared a "magnificent victory" on Wednesday over the Islamic State group in Tikrit, a key step in driving the militants out of their biggest strongholds
India, Japan to deepen defence cooperation
30 Mar 2015
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