Rabi Lamichhane, a former TV journalist known for confronting corrupt officials live on-air, was behind bars awaiting trial in a fraud case when protesters broke him out of prison.
In 2006, people's movement was for democracy and they took 19 days to oust the monarchy. This time, there is a resurgence of monarchist sentiment and red hot rage against corrupt govt.
Fresh protests have erupted after Oli govt enforced overnight ban on 26 social media platforms for refusing to comply with new norms. But at heart of movement lies something deeper.
New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....
With no party or coalition having a majority, Nepal parliament has been dissolved twice since December and the country now faces fresh elections later this year.
P.K. Gyawali will be accompanied by a high-powered delegation, and is set to discuss 'all issues of bilateral importance', including the Kalapani-Lipulekh border dispute.
Hou Yanqi, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, has met senior leaders of Nepal’s ruling party, asking them to find a way out. India, meanwhile, says these are ‘internal matters for Nepal’.
In episode 645 of #CutTheCutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the reasons behind the constitutional crisis in Nepal and gives an insight into the country's complex electoral system.
Rift in Nepal Communist Party further deepened following PM Oli’s decision to dissolve lower house of Parliament and announce fresh elections after losing majority support in his party.
Sejal Pawar’s clip began circulating on social media only after Himanshu Jhangra was fired from his job after a social media firestorm over his remarks.
Commerce ministry kicks off measures to insulate drug makers in wake of West Asia crisis. Renewed focus on Europe, Latin America, Africa among steps to grow ‘pharmacy of the world’.
HAL has lodged an FIR. The private company had also previously supplied bigger components for other aerospace projects, including the Sukhoi fighter fleet and Dornier aircraft.
The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.
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