South Asia
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Oxygen bar opens in Delhi due to severe air pollution
Delhi has opened its first oxygen bars after the concentration of pollutants in the air was found to be at severely high levels.
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Over 1,000 birds found dead along the shore of Sambhar Lake
More than 1,000 birds have been found dead along the shore of India's biggest inland saltwater lake.
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Report indicates plans for new Bangladeshi coal fired plants to threaten the environment
A Bangladeshi plan to burn more coal for power will worsen global warming in a nation already battered by climate crises from floods to cyclones, according to a new report.
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Indian govt to dedicate Rs 250 billion to stalled housing projects nationwide
The Indian government has revealed they will invest 250 billion rupees into the real estate market in an attempt to revive stalling housing projects across the country.
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Indian man arrested accused of murdering 10 people with cyanide laced holy offerings
An Indian man has been arrested for killing 10 people through cyanide poisoning over a period of 20 months.
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Indian farmers to continue burning crops despite court order
Farmers in states bordering the India capital of Delhi are expected to continue burning crop stubble, despite record-breaking pollution prompting a supreme court order to impose a temporary ban on all farm fires.
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Body of 10-year-old boy found following building collapse in Bangladesh
A rescue operation in Bangladesh has concluded after recovering the dead body of a 10-year-old boy that became trapped after a four-storey building collapsed on Sunday.
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Indian man in police custody in hospital after burning tax officer alive
An Indian man is in police custody in hospital after burning a tax officer alive over a suspected land dispute.
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Rescue efforts ongoing to save young child from collapsed building in Bangladesh
A rescue operation is currently underway to save a 10-year-old boy from the rubble of a collapsed building in Bangladesh.
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Police arrest two men in south India attempting to bury infant alive
Two men have been arrested in India after being caught attempting to bury an infant alive
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India formally divides Jammu and Kashmir state into two separate union territories
India has formally divided the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two new federally administered territories.
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At least 74 dead after train goes up in flames in Pakistan
At least 74 train passengers have died in Pakistan after a fire broke out in one of the carriages.
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India plan to open 100 extra airports by 2024
India is planning to open 100 additional airports by 2024, as part of a plan to revive economic growth.
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At least seven children die in gas cylinder explosion in Bangladesh
At least seven children have died, and 21 people injured following a gas cylinder explosion in the Rupnagar Residential Area of Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon.
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International Cricket Council ban Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan
The International Cricket Council has banned Bangladesh Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
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Toddler who fell down abandoned well in Southern India has been found dead
A two-year-old boy, who had fallen down a well in southern India on Friday, has been found dead.
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Air quality in Delhi measured as worst ever for the city following Diwali celebrations
The air quality in some areas of Delhi was measured at its worst ever level following Diwali celebrations.