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New polarisation ahead of elections

Nepal, Jan. 1 -- With the submission of closed lists under the Proportional Representation system, the election scheduled for March 5 now appears almost certain, provided no untoward incident occurs b... Read More


"Chief Ministership is for the high command to decide," says Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara

Bengaluru, Jan. 1 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said that any decision on the state's Chief Ministership rests solely with the Congress high command, even as speculation and in... Read More


RSP grows into a political behemoth

Nepal, Jan. 1 -- As a restructured political force, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is positioning itself to challenge Nepal's long-established parties in the election announced by the interim gove... Read More


A vote for generational change or just another election?

Nepal, Jan. 1 -- term elections are not new to Nepal, and the country is once again on the cusp of another one. Barring a few exceptions, Nepal has repeatedly gone to elections before the House of Re... Read More


Kash Patel drops FBI's 2025 wrapped with public corruption in focus

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- As the curtain falls on 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a sweeping year-end update outlining what it describes as an intensified crackdown on public corrupt... Read More


PR disaster

Nepal, Jan. 1 -- Nepalis often respond ambivalently when asked about a pair of systems-the three-tier federalism and the proportional representation electoral model-adopted after Nepal ushered in a fe... Read More


"Grievous insult to sentiments": BJP's CR Kesavan slams Nana Patole for comparing Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram

Chennai, Jan. 1 -- BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan on Thursday called Maharashtra Congress MLA Nana Patole's remarks drawing comparison between Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Lord Ram a "grievous insult" ... Read More


Security in focus as government asked to create conditions for March 5 polls

Kathmandu, Jan. 1 -- The government has tried to assure the political parties that the inmates who fled several prisons and the weapons looted during the early September unrest will not be allowed to ... Read More


"Will not bow to malevolent forces," says Mamata Banerjee as TMC marks Foundation Day

Kolkata, Jan. 1 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted party workers and supporters on the Foundation Day of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), reiterating the party's commitment t... Read More


Centre must rebut Chinese claims of mediation between India, Pak: Owaisi on Op Sindoor

Hyderabad, Jan. 1 -- AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said Chinese claim of mediation between India and Pakistan is an affront to the country and that it must be strongly rebutted... Read More