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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicCommunist Party of Nepal

Topic: Communist Party of Nepal

Nepal Congress & CPN-UML forge new alliance; KP Sharma Oli to become next PM

KP Sharma Oli will lead new govt expected to be formed soon for one and half years and will hand over to Nepal Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba for remaining term until next poll.

Pro-monarchy stir rocks Kathmandu, protesters demand Nepal be declared ‘Hindu’ state

Tens of thousands of protesters took to streets of Kathmandu Friday, calling for restoration of monarchy. They were led by Durga Prasai, a member of K.P. Oli-led CPN-UML.

Former Nepal PM Prachanda arrives tomorrow on BJP chief’s invite, will meet Jaishankar too

Pushpa Kamal Dahal said to have been invited in an effort to 'assess' extent of Chinese 'interference' in Nepal’s politics, and also as part of BJP push to build 'good relations' with Nepal parties.

Why a $500 mn US development grant sparked mass protests, threatens Nepal’s ruling coalition

Critics of the MCC grant, which aims to upgrade Nepal’s infrastructure, say it threatens sovereignty.

On Camera

What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at six key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.