How fast can the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet really fly?

Did China ask its people 'not to respond to aliens'? Origin of bizarre claim on social media

MS Dhoni-CSK Fallout? Report claims failed stake sale talks triggered rift

Scientists reveal the SAFEST COUNTRY when catastrophe strikes the planet

Serial killer on the loose in South Korea's Jeju Island? Fourth body found in three days as more than a dozen people go missing

2/3rd of glacier detached, collapsed: ISRO satellite images reveal what triggered Nepal floods

Trump once again claims without him there would be ‘no Israel right now’

Foreign espionage attacks against German companies surge to 37%, Bitkom report reveals

Blake Lively wins partial legal fee from Justin Baldoni after $8M request

Why is Pakistan deploying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones near India border?

'OH MY GOD! We've found other agents!': Investigators discover not one or two, almost 700 OpenAI AI agents went rogue, hacked Hugging Face

Lunar eclipse 2026: India timings, places to see and more. August Blood moon factsheet

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on global outreach tour 

Both pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Lucknow – What we know

16-year-old charged with preparing terror attack on kindergarten in Norway

How the S-400 protects itself from enemy attacks

Nepal floods: Over 165 dead, 400 missing; US, India, China, World Bank mobilise aid

India's multi-layered watch: The new surveillance war

5 doomsday planes spotted in US skies hours after CIA director's secret trip to Russia

9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to finally face trial in 2028, nearly 27 years after horrific attacks

Islamabad hospital fire: What we know about one of the biggest facility that housed Imran Khan

Workers run for life while filming Nepal flash flood: Scary new visuals emerge from Rasuwa

Russian military planes enter South Korean air defence zone amid rising tensions with North Korea: What's happening

Ron Weasley Is Back! Rupert Grint set to return to Harry Potter universe on Broadway

400-year-old 'vampire' grave in Poland reveals non-existent genetic lineage

Dolly Parton, global icon and queen of country music, dies at 80

Nepal flash floods: Kailash Mansarovar yatra affected, close to 400 pilgrims out of contact

'If he is dead, they're putting on a pretty good show': Trump casts fresh doubt over Mojtaba Khamenei's fate

Man arrested near US Capitol with guillotine in pickup truck: What happened?

Why the Su-30MKI cockpit is painted bright turquoise green

Afghanistan-Pakistan peace hopes dead, at least for now, as talks in Istanbul collapse. Is a full-blown conflict round the corner?


Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fails | Will there be war again?

A homecoming that no one expected. Hamas hostage, Bipin Joshi, laid to rest in Nepal. Who was Bipin Joshi and how he saved people's lives during October 7 attacks?


The Story of Bipin Joshi : Nepal Bids Farewell to Hamas Hostage 

Delhi’s air quality continues to worsen, with the AQI remaining in the ‘poor’ category for the third consecutive day. In response, authorities are likely to initiate cloud seeding within 2–3 days to induce artificial rain and reduce pollution levels.


Toxic Air Is Back in Delhi

Pakistan warns of 'open war' if Kabul peace talks fail amid border ceasefire. Afghanistan and Pakistan are embroiled in a bitter security row that has become increasingly violent, with each side saying they were responding to aggression from the other.


Pak Warns of 'Open War' With Afghanistan | Ceasefire After Deadly Clashes 

The Pak government's sycophancy for US President Trump in backing his Gaza plan and fired up political and public anger back home. Workers of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Party (TLP) have unleashed massive violence in clashes against security forces looking to crush dissent. And that has taken dimensions of muzzling of media freedoms and the public voice. A report on Inside South Asia. 


Pakistan burns within

From a toddler to a goddess, Aryatara Shakya's life has transformed overnight.For centuries, Nepal's tradition has fascinated the world—raising images and questions of faith, childhood, and change. Meet Nepal's new Kumari, or living goddess. She replaces 11-year-old Trishna Shakya, who held the role since 2017


Nepal: 2-year-old Aryatara turns goddess incarnate


The Maldives is battling a severe crisis of plastic pollution. Decades of plastic waste, such as plastic bottles, fishing nets, packaging waste, is threatening to turn the paradise into a plastic pit. The island nation is also facing the threat of an alarming rise in sea levels due to global warming. Experts warn rising sea temperatures may sink the maldives by 2100 


Maldives' Plastic Pollution | Maldives Could Sink By 2100, Warn Expert

Four years after the United States pulled out of, american officials met the taliban top brass. This meeting signals the urgency of washington's unfinished business in afghanistan. Our next report tells you about a tentative prisoner swap deal, and talking investments.

Why Are US Officials Meeting The Taliban?

Devastating floods in Punjab have submerged vast stretches of farmland and displaced thousands of families on both sides of the India-Pakistan border. Crops, homes, and infrastructure have been washed away, leaving communities struggling with loss, disease, and uncertainty. Nature’s fury has once again shown that calamities know no political boundaries. A report on Inside South Asia.


Punjab floods: A calamity that breaches borders

The 6.0 magnitude earthquake in north-eastern Afghanistan on the night of August 31 wiped out dozens of villages in remote mountainous regions, with the death toll running into several thousands. In Afghanistan, a natural calamity has to be seen in the backdrop of the country's already deep suffering - a sinking economy, shrivelling human rights and worse. The top story on Inside South Asia this week. 


Deadly Afghanistan's earthquake: 'Crisis within a crisis'

Jammu & Kashmir is experiencing heavy and incessant rains. The Tawi River has swelled up to dangerous levels. Heavy rains have battered Jammu, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. From cloudbursts to landslides, normal life have been disrupted


Himachal: Deadly floods hit India | 100 killed in J&K | cloudbursts & landslides

It's 8 years since the Rohingya exodus from Myanmar into squalid refugee camps in Cox's Bazaar in Bangladesh. No hope in sight of an end to their nightmare. Inside South Asia reflects back at the challenges of Rohingya refugees.


8 years into the Rohingya nightmare

Nepal's Cocktail and Bar Culture Show Signs of Going World Class.
Watch How Young Nepali Bartenders Are Turning Global Experience Into Local Innovation. A Look at Cocktail Recipes With Home-grown Names and Ingredients on Inside South Asia 

Emerging Nepal’s cocktail culture: Raising the bar with Himalayan heritage

Meet Afghanistan Returnees and Refugees - 'nowhere People' - Pushed Into the Country From Iran and Pakistan. According to Reports, More Than 1.9 Million Afghans Have Returned From Iran to Afghanistan. Since the Beginning of 2025. As They Struggle to Put Life Together Again, Inside South Asia Brings Stories of These Homeless People.

Afghanistan’s ‘nowhere people’: Expelled from Iran and Pakistan

Top Headlines of the Hour:

- S Jaishankar To Meet Lavrov
- Zelensky: Must stop Russia's Deception
- Russia: Europe's Consultation call senseless
- IDF Chief Approves Plan For Fresh Gaza
- European stocks extend gains
- Typhoon Podul pummels South Taiwan


IDF Clears Plan For Gaza Offence | Infiltration Bid Foiled In Uri | India Stray Dogs Row

On Inside South Asia, we look at how US tariffs could reshape export competitiveness in the region, with a focus on Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in particular. As tariffs threaten to disrupt trade, there's more at stake than just profits and jobs.

Trump tariffs: Impact on Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar was in China early this week for the SCO FMs meeting, his first visit to the country in 5 years. The meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi underscored efforts by both sides to revive a complex relationship in the backdrop of tensions along the Line of Actual Control. Multiple challenges persist though - the latest being the Dalai Lama succession issue - in this complex relationship. The first story on Inside South Asia this week. 


India, China revive a multi-layered relationship

August 5, barely 2 weeks away, will mark the second anniversary of PTI chief Imran Khan being sent to jail. And the party plans a mega Pakistan 'do or die' protest on the day, targeting the Shehbaz Sharif government. Both sides - Imran Khan's PTI and the government - are at daggers drawn, with heated statements and preparations for the big day flying thick and fast. That's the second big story on Inside South Asia this week. 


Pakistan counts down to mega anti-govt protests

The anniversary of the 1977 military coup in Pakistan has come with fresh whispers of recently-elevated Army Chief Field Marshall Asim Munir looking to take the country down the same path again. Reports say Asim Munir has spoken of taking over President Zardari's job, with Zardari's son Bilawal Bhutto's recent statements adding fuel to the fire. The first story on Inside South Asia this week. 


Coup whispers in Pakistan 

Addressing senior military officials in Quetta, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said it was time the country broke out of its begging bowl syndrome and move towards self-reliance. Sharif said Pakistan's allies - China, Turkey and others - expected Islamabad to engage them in trade, commerce and the like. The admission comes in the backdrop of Pakistan's flagging economy and rising debt burden. Questions arise on whether corrections are even possible with the huge dependence on international loans. More in this package on Inside South Asia.  

Pakistan's 'begging bowl' agony

There's a rising public sentiment in Nepal for a return to the monarchy and King Gyanendra Shah. Strong indications have emerged of fatigue with frequently changing elected governments, amid charges of the power grab. Representatives of the government, however, have rubbished any chances of the return of royalty. The top story on Inside South Asia this week looks at governance in Nepal going back 250 years, and the shift from the Monarchy to democracy in 2008. 


Pro-monarchy winds blow in Nepal

Some 80% of ground water in Afghanistan capital Kabul is contaminated. Wells being dug deeper and deeper threatens a complete running out of water by the end of the decade, according to an NGO. For the economically weak, drinking water becomes a luxury purchased often at the cost of the family meal. 

Water crisis in Kabul | Inside South Asia

End of Maoist terror, Crackdown on Maoists intensifies after Chhattisgarh encounter

Can Naxalism be eliminated from India? Crackdown on Maoists intensifies after Chhattisgarh encounter

Threats and warnings fly thick and fast between India and neighbour Pakistan in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in J&K that killed 26 people. Diplomatic niceties are a thing of the past and bridges have all but collapsed. All eyes are on when India carries out its military counter to the terror attack, and Pakistan hitting back. A report on Inside South Asia.

Pahalgam Terror Attack: India-Pakistan tensions at boiling point | Inside South Asia

Bangladesh is witnessing a massive surge in cases of lead poisoning among children. 35 million kids are said to have high blood lead levels. According to the Institute of Health Metrics Evaluation, Bangladesh has the world’s fourth-highest rate of death due to lead exposure. How the battery boom is driving this lead poisoning epidemic.

Bangladesh lead poisoning epidemic

The Taliban publicly executed 4 men in a single day in Afghanistan. Almost 4 years after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban's regime has thrown Afghanistan firmly back into the medieval era. On Inside South Asia, we take a look at human rights horrors of Taliban 2.0.

Taliban public execution horrors