World·2026-08-26T13:22:58+00:00
A teacher’s slap, student’s death revive India’s corporal punishment debate
However, what distinguishes many of India’s severest corporal punishment cases is not only their brutality, but who is on the receiving end. Sharma said the British did not invent corporal punishment in India, but normalised and systematised it within the education system. “There is a punishment bigger than corporal punishment that might not come under its purview.
Al Jazeera
World·2026-08-26T14:07:38+00:00
Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave scores dead and hundreds missing
More than 380 tourists among those unaccounted for after homes, roads, bridges and power plants swept away At least 95 people have died and hundreds are missing after flash floods hit the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and Tibet in China , with officials saying areas of India were also at risk. Homes, roads, bridges and power plants were swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties”. Nepal said 44 army personnel and 30 police officers had also been reported missing.
The Guardian World
World·2026-08-26T01:46:25+00:00
Typhoon Narra: record flood waters submerge homes and force mass evacuations in China
Heavy rain expected in parts of Vietnam and southern China, as another storm system, Typhoon Saudel, heads for Japan and Taiwan Widespread flooding triggered by Typhoon Narra has submerged homes and forced mass evacuations in southern China, as another storm system tracked towards Japan and Taiwan. Meanwhile, medium-strength Typhoon Saudel moved towards southern Japan and northern Taiwan. Heavy rain is expected to persist across parts of Vietnam and southern China through Wednesday, with areas of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian forecast to receive torrential rain, state media said.
The Guardian World
