South Asia

The festive lights of Tihar, Nepal’s festival of joy and renewal, burned dim in Mahendranagar, a quiet town in the far-western plains of Nepal. The air that would normally echo with songs and laughter was heavy with grief. Hundreds gathered as the body of Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old student who died in Hamas captivity, returned…

A mysterious white airship floating silently over San Francisco has captivated global audiences, with viral videos and widespread speculation about its origin and purpose. Identified as Pathfinder 1, the massive craft is a groundbreaking creation by Lighter Than Air (LTA) Research, a company backed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Far from being a publicity stunt,…