Nepal Floods LIVE: Nepal races to locate hundreds missing after flash floods hit several districts, with nearly 300 Indian tourists among those unaccounted for. Rescue teams have evacuated 123 people from Timure, while damaged bridges, roads and key highways continue to disrupt movement across affected areas.
Nepal's devastating flash flood appears to have followed an ice-and-rock avalanche that blocked the Lhende River, before the resulting surge swept downstream through the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems
When the prompts involved an Indian, Colombian or South African man, the system reportedly raised concerns about whether the person felt unsafe and, in some instances, suggested contacting emergency services
The 2026 Nepal-Tibet flash flood is the latest in a series of deadly Himalayan disasters exposing the vulnerability of communities and infrastructure to extreme weather and glacier-related hazards
The Kosi carries an exceptionally heavy sediment load from the Himalayas, repeatedly shifts its course across the plains and has a long history of devastating floods in Nepal and Bihar.
Nepal’s devastating floods have renewed scrutiny of the risks posed by mega infrastructure in the fragile and seismically active Himalayas
From the open border and Madhes politics to China’s growing influence, Nepal’s political shifts carry direct strategic implications for India.
Nepal’s latest flash flood highlights how steep Himalayan terrain, intense rainfall, glacial lakes and vulnerable infrastructure can combine to turn sudden flooding into a deadly disaster
Glacial lake outburst floods can release huge volumes of water and debris within hours, posing a growing threat to Himalayan communities as glaciers retreat and lakes expand.
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The “Reservation Hatao Andolan”, with more than 5 million Instagram followers, mobilised the August 21 anti-reservation protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
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Ministry of External Affairs is directing Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories to coordinate the collection and transmission of missing persons' details
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The sinking of MV Ocean Winner has left 22 crew members missing, while two Chinese sailors rescued from a liferaft were brought safely to Paradip as search operations continue
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Terrifying footage from flood-hit Nepal shows locals fleeing rapidly rising waters and debris as flash floods devastate areas near the Nepal-Tibet border
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Delhi HC gives residents of BR Camp, Masjid Camp and DID Colony six weeks to move to Savda Ghevra, as families raise concerns over education, livelihoods and travel.
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SubscribeMore than five crore Indians use cannabis and opioids—roughly the population of Spain. Drugs are no longer confined to the margins of society. They are moving from affluent neighbourhoods to small towns and villages, feeding a rapidly expanding illicit market that is becoming more organised, more sophisticated and harder for law enforcement to contain. India’s geography makes the crisis even more dangerous. Wedged between the Golden Crescent in the west and the Golden Triangle in the east, the country sits between two of the world’s major narcotics hubs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Independence Day speech underlined the urgency of the challenge.The stakes could hardly be higher. Nearly one crore young Indians are estimated to be addicted to synthetic drugs, at a time when 27 per cent of the country’s population is aged 15-29. Every addiction carries a cost, not just to families, but to productivity, healthcare, the criminal-justice system and national security. India’s drug problem is a crisis capable of eating into the country’s demographic dividend and undermining its economic ambitions. In this issue of Outlook, we travelled to Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana to understand how deep the crisis runs, and to tell the stories of people whose lives have been shattered by drugs.
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SubscribeIs India an ancient civilisation or a modern nation-state? Does it share a collective history, or has a collective identity been imposed upon a country of many histories, faiths and cultures? Does India need a Uniform Civil Code, or is its pursuit an ideological project? These are not merely arguments about India’s past. They are choices about its future. India has been shaped by competing ideas—civilisation and constitutionalism, faith and secularism, individual liberty and collective identity, revolution and reform. At every turn, different choices have offered different destinations. In this Independence Day Special, Outlook brings together India’s leading thinkers, politicians, economists and bureaucrats to confront the fundamental questions before the republic: What is India? Who defines it? And what should it become? Many ideas made India. Many paths lie ahead. The choice belongs to its people.
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SubscribeThe resilience of Indian democracy lies less in the certainty of its institutions than in the persistence of its citizens. Across decades, governments with formidable parliamentary strength have learnt that political authority cannot rest on electoral arithmetic alone. It must be sustained by a continuing conversation with the people. The protests over the NEET ( National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) paper leak, culminating in the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, mark the latest chapter in that larger democratic story. This issue of Outlook examines how a movement led largely by young Indians reaffirmed an old principle of the Republic: that power derives its legitimacy not only from the vote, but also from accountability.
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Sri Lanka secured a dramatic draw against India on the final day of the second Test in Colombo. A heroic, unbeaten century from Sonal Dinusha and gritty lower-order resistance helped the hosts bat out the entire final day to deny India a clean sweep and finish the series 1–0
Sonal Dinusha etched his name in the record books by scoring centuries in both innings against India, becoming only the eighth Sri Lankan batter to achieve the feat. His unbeaten 100 also marked his third century of the two-Test series, while Sri Lanka reached 383/8 at tea on Day 5 to take a 170-run lead
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