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Indian female climber with pacemaker dies after falling ill on Mt Everest base camp
Suzanne's body was flown to Kathmandu on Thursday afternoon and taken to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital at Maharajgunj municipality for postmortem.
84-year-old climber rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record
Soria had scaled 12 of the 14 highest mountains in the world above 8,000 meters (26,240 feet) including Mount Everest, which is the tallest of them all.
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On this day, May.18.......
1787 - Glass was engraved for the first time in Toulouse, France.
1912 – The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne…
Asia heatwaves made 30 times more likely by climate change: Study
Parts of India saw temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) in mid-April, with at least 11 deaths near Mumbai attributed to heat stroke on a single day. I
Brahma Kamala to be screened at Melbourne Indian Film Festival
Director Siddu Poornchandra’s Brahma Kamala is set to be screened at the Melbourne Indian Film Festival.
Death toll in Bengal fire-cracker factory blast rises to 5
Krishnapada Bag is absconding since the blast at his factory and the police suspect that he might have escaped to Odisha.
Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 81 in Myanmar
Mocha was the most powerful cyclone to hit the area in more than a decade, churning up villages, uprooting trees and knocking out communications across much of Rakhine state.
Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
High winds crumpled cell phone towers, but in videos collected by local media before communications were lost, deep water raced through streets and wind blew off roofs.
Cyclone Mocha starts hitting Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts
The powerful cyclone is bringing heavy rain and winds of up to 195 kph, which could see dangerous flooding in areas around the Bay of Bengal.
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan slams army for jumping into politics
Khan's remarks came in response to ISPR Director-General Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry's statement in which he called Khan a "hypocrite".
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1643 - Louis XIV becomes King of France aged 4.
1842 - Illustrated London News; the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper,…
Bangladesh evacuations ahead of ‘very severe’ Cyclone Mocha
It is expected to make landfall on Sunday morning between Cox's Bazar, where nearly one million Rohingya refugees live in camps largely made up of flimsy shelters.
India tops list of 10 nations accounting for 60 per cent maternal deaths: Report
The report said global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies has flattened for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health.
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On this day, May.08.......
1840 - The first U.S. photographic patent was issued to Alexander S. Wolcott of New York City.
1847 - Robert W. Thomson of Adelphi,…
Cattle smuggling case: ED charge sheet reveals ‘involvement of BSF’; Mamata targets…
The TMC leaders see in the central agency's findings a political tool to target the BJP-led government at the Centre, since BSF comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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On this day, May.05......
1821 - Napoleon dies on Saint Helena.
1859 - 1st use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence.
1881 - Louis Pasteur tested…
Attacks across Pakistan, including school shooting, kill 14
The violence underscores the challenges the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is facing amid a surge in militant attacks across the country in recent months.
Army deployed in violence-hit Manipur, 7,500 people shifted to safer places
The Army and Assam Rifles were requisitioned in the night, and along with the state police, the forces arrested the violence by the morning, the spokesperson said.
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang to visit Pakistan after attending SCO meet in India
Significantly the Chinese Foreign Ministry while announcing the visit of Qin to Myanmar and India on May 2 did not include his visit to Islamabad though Pakistan media reported about it.
Thousands participate in Tribal Solidarity March in Manipur
The lawmakers of the valley areas are openly endorsing the Meitei demand and there is a need for appropriate measures to collectively protect the tribal interests
