Indian killed in Nepal helicopter collision amid global developments

An Indian national was killed when two helicopters collided while landing in Nepal. The incident led a day of major political, diplomatic and security developments worldwide.Image used for representational purposes onlyNewdelhi,Nov 3, 2026 17:12 ISTAn Indian national was killed in a helicopter collision in Nepal on Tuesday, while political, diplomatic, legal and security developments were reported from several countries, according to news agency Press Trust of India.The developments included voting in the United States mid-term elections, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval's meeting with Vietnam's president, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's planned visit to Nepal, court proceedings in Sri Lanka, an arrest in the Maldives, an attack on a polio team in Pakistan and the continuing Russia-Ukraine war.A 47-year-old Indian national was killed and another passenger was injured when two helicopters collided while landing in Nepal's Solukhumbu district, police told PTI.Americans were voting in the mid-term elections on Tuesday. The polls are widely being seen as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency, which has been marked by a prolonged war in Iran, rising inflation, trade wars and deep divisions in society. In Sri Lanka, opposition parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was granted bail in a bribery case linked to a hotel project involving an Indian company. Rajapaksa, the eldest son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, will, however, remain in custody in a separate case.National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Vietnam's President To Lam during his visit to Hanoi and briefed him on the outcomes of his discussions with the country's senior leaders. Former Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid was arrested over allegations of sexually abusing a minor, PTI reported, citing local media reports.Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will arrive in Nepal on Wednesday for a two-day visit, mainly to prepare for a likely visit to India by Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah.India and Israel voted against a draft resolution at the United Nations General Assembly, introduced by Pakistan and Belarus, on conventional arms control at regional and subregional levels. New Delhi said countries' security concerns were not confined within regional boundaries.In Pakistan, a lawyer for former prime minister Imran Khan met him and his wife, Bushra Bibi, at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail after several months and discussed legal issues related to their cases.Sri Lanka's Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill faced 20 petitions in the Supreme Court challenging its constitutionality, Deputy Speaker Rizvi Salih told Parliament on Tuesday.Two police officers guarding an anti-polio vaccination team were killed and another was injured when unidentified gunmen attacked them in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, an official told PTI.In Ukraine, the toll from a Russian attack on a humanitarian aid distribution site in the south rose to 31 on Tuesday, with dozens still missing. Overnight strikes also targeted power plants across the country, damaged hospitals and injured scores of people, according to an Associated Press report carried in the PTI copy.Tuesday's developments ranged from the death of an Indian in Nepal and diplomatic engagements involving India to elections, court cases, security attacks and casualties in the Russia-Ukraine war.With PTI Inputs- Ends