Browsing: India

Scientists have identified the earliest known human use of psychoactive drugs, dating back 25,000 years, through skeletal remains from Sulawesi, Indonesia, indicating consumption of betel nuts.

Thousands attended the Bagwal Mela in Uttarakhand, India, resulting in hundreds injured during the traditional stone-throwing ritual at Maa Barahi Devi Temple.

Search teams in Tibet are focused on rescuing over 900 workers trapped in hydrotunnels after flash floods in Nepal resulted in 903 confirmed deaths and extensive damage.

Pramod Poudel’s wife and family members remain missing after devastating flash floods in Nepal, as search efforts continue for thousands unaccounted for.

A catastrophic flood caused by an ice avalanche in the Himalayas has resulted in at least 359 deaths and over 1,000 people reported missing, including British tourists.

Flash flooding in Nepal has left hundreds missing, including 12 British tourists, with at least 95 reported dead near the Bhote Koshi river.

Investigations continue into an Air India Airbus A320 incident, with one pilot testing positive for marijuana after a mid-air plunge injured 24 people.

Footage of a simulation of the Air India crash challenges pilot suicide theories as a law firm questions the Indian investigators’ timeline of events.

Air India flight AI2379, en route to Delhi, experienced severe turbulence over the Bay of Bengal, resulting in injuries to 17 individuals, including passengers and crew.

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