Modi's party wins most seats in high-stakes New Delhi polls for first time in 27 years The BJP was voted out of power in Delhi in 1998 by the Congress party, which ran the government for 15 years. World 09 Feb, 2025
NC, CPN-MC leaders agree on robust commission to investigate assets Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chairperson of the CPN-Maoist Centre, has agreed to establish a robust commission to investigate assets as proposed by Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa. Nepal 03 Jan, 2025
Nepal's constitution: Is it just a tool to rule? The sudden midnight agreement on July 1, 2024, between the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML to form a coalition government, had shaken the nation by surprise. Opinion 02 Dec, 2024
Seven Troubling Trends in Indian Elections 2024 As India votes in the 2024 elections, seven alarming trends that transcend party lines threaten the core of its democratic values and reflect systemic problems within the political sphere. Opinion 29 May, 2024
Hamas assault echoes 1973 Arab-Israeli war – a shock attack and questions of political, intelligence culpability The 1973 war proved to be a watershed moment not only in the Arab-Israeli conflict but also for the politics of Israel. World 09 Oct, 2023
Soft state syndrome: Precursor to state failure In his novel Hard Times published in 1854, renowned English novelist and social critic Charles Dickens paints a vivid portrayal of a fictional Victorian industrial metropolis called Coketown. In the novel, Coketown is described as a town with weak governance, and a segment of its elite society is depicted as morally and financially corrupt. Opinion 21 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Whose gold is it? Even a week after a huge cache of gold being smuggled out of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) was seized, it remains an enigma as to who actually owns the yellow metal. Opinion 24 Jul, 2023
Corruption scandals: Is democracy the cause or remedy? In the case of Nepal and also that of India, corruption was rather low in the early stages of the year 1947 for India and 1990 for Nepal. But it started rising, and it reached its pinnacle in 1990 in India and now in Nepal Opinion 04 Jul, 2023
CPN-UML lawmakers obstruct HoR meeting CPN-UML lawmakers obstructed Representatives today over CPN-MC lawmaker Lekhanath Dahal’s remarks a day ago that then prime minister KP Sharma Oli had replaced the golden jalahari with brass jalahari at Pashupatinath temple. Nepal 27 May, 2023
Russian actor blasts off to attempt a world first: a movie in space A Russian actress and a film director blasted off for the International Space Station on Tuesday, beating Tom Cruise in the race to shoot the first movie in space. Entertainment 06 Oct, 2021
Yes. Tokyo Olympics are 'a go' despite opposition, pandemic Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? Sports 02 Jun, 2021
Apathetic neoliberal state: Solidarity will strengthen workers The ill-facet of neoliberalism manifests most starkly in the sector of health, education and food security. People with coronavirus symptoms have been denied treatment by hospitals. Worse, even staffers of the most profitable hospitals have been laid... 11 Dec, 2020
