The Nepal government revealed in a report that some travel, trekking and rescue agencies have been involved in "unnecessary rescues" for foreign tourists to scam a large amount of premiums from insurance companies by making false claims.

An estimated 78 million babies -- or three out of five -- worldwide are not breastfed within the first hour of life which puts them at higher risk of death and diseases and lower their chances of meeting physical and mental growth standards, according to a new Unicef and WHO report.

Six people, including a soldier and four militia men, were killed on Tuesday when a powerful bomb apparently rigged to a vehicle exploded in the southern Philippines island of Basilan.

A detailed report released by a safety investigation team on Monday about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in 2014 has failed to identify the cause of the mishap and left many questions unanswered due to lack of evidence.

The Supreme Court will hear, on July 31, a plea of Bombay Lawyers Association seeking a review and recall of its judgment that held that Special CBI Court Judge B.H. Loya had met with natural death and that a PIL was misused for advancing political agenda and to scandalise the judiciary.

The draft personal data protection law recommended by the Justice Srikrishna Committee proposes exemption of those personal information from disclosure under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, which can cause harm to the person concerned.

The number of women enrolling for higher education in India has gone up by 45 per cent to 17.4 million in 2017-18 from 12 million in 2010-11, according a survey report released on Friday.

The draft data protection law recommended by the Justice Srikrishna Committee provides for exemptions for processing of personal or sensitive personal data for various purposes, including security of the state and journalistic activities.

As many as 36 cows were found dead in a cowshed here on Friday, police said. The Delhi government has ordered a "detailed" probe and sought a report within 24 hours.

The Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee on data protection in India has suggested amendments to various laws including the Aadhaar Act to provide for imposition of penalties on data fiduciaries and compensations to data principals for violations of the data protection law.