INDO DAILY
NEWS FROM THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
September 21, 2026
HIGHTECH 'I live in fear': 1.5 million Pakistani children sexually exploited online Sep 21, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistani teenager Zara Shah was targeted by a stranger while playing a computer game, drawn into a conversation that would expose her to terrifying online sexual exploitation. Read more →
MILITARY India, Pakistan trade blame and protests over navy collision Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan traded blame on Wednesday for a collision at sea between two vessels operated by their navies, summoning each other's top diplomats to lodge "strong" protests. more
CHINA Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150 Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal's disaster authority said Wednesday it had sharply revised up the number of people considered missing after the August 26 flood to 6,150, following data collection and verification in affected districts. more
ENVIRONMENT Sri Lanka's famed beach shack battles demolition Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's famed seafood shack Beach Wadiya has hosted royalty including Britain's Princess Anne and sporting legends such as cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, but now faces demolition under a government-ordered coastal clean-up. more
NATURALDISASTERS Millions affected as floods strike India's Bihar Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Flooding in India's eastern Bihar state has affected nearly five million people, officials said on Tuesday as aid was being sent the worst-hit areas. more
CHINA India approves electricity exports to flood-hit Nepal Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
India approved the export of electricity to Nepal on Monday to help its neighbour overcome shortages caused by extensive damage to its hydropower projects from catastrophic floods last month. more
CHINA China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
BRICS leaders including China, Russia and India concluded a second and final day of talks in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing "inclusive global growth", after reaching a rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. more
CHINA China's Xi proposes BRICS 'open-source AI zone' Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group in New Delhi. more
CHINA 'Second life': Nepal tunnel survivor recalls ordeal Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue. more
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