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Centre to push 4 bills amid House impasse; FCRA, SC judges and 2 other bills on agenda today

India, Aug. 3 -- The Union government will press ahead with four bills in Parliament on Monday despite continuing protests by the Congress-led Opposition over the alleged Ram Mandir donation theft and... Read More


MP Naser Rahman rebuffs obscene video

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- Allegations have arisen regarding the creation and dissemination on social media of fake, distorted, and obscene videos targeting M. Naser Rahman-Member of Parliament for the Mou... Read More


Simultaneous balancing and engagement with China

India, Aug. 3 -- China-India relations appear to be on the mend. Take a look at the last ten days of July. On July 22, external affairs minister S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Man... Read More


Delhi's untold case files: From protecting the Prime Minister to chasing exam mafias| Top cop's story

India, Aug. 3 -- Former Delhi Special Police Commissioner Dependra Pathak has defended some of the most controversial policing decisions taken during his career, arguing that officers often have "seco... Read More


Theatre review: When power dictates the verdict

Kathmandu, Aug. 3 -- Last Thursday, July 29, at Shilpee Theatre was the premiere of Pabitra Khadka's play 'Miss Menuka: Ek Sambhedanshil Younkarmi'. An adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's La Putain Respe... Read More


Kay Granger cause of death update: How did ex-Texas Congresswoman die? Speaker Mike Johnson remembers 'dear friend'

India, Aug. 3 -- Former Texas Congresswoman Kay Granger died at the age of 83, Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed. Granger was the first woman to serve as Fort Worth's mayor. Johnson put out a statement ... Read More


Q&A: Fluid organisational structures were used to propagate religious hate

Nepal, Aug. 3 -- In the wake of social unrest in the Tarai-Madhesh region, triggered by a communal clash in Devanganj, Sunsari on July 26, Nepal finds itself grappling with a recurring vulnerability t... Read More


Slipper thrown at MP Pappu Yadav over Parliament Ram temple skit, two detained

India, Aug. 3 -- A man allegedly threw a slipper at Independent MP Pappu Yadav during a press conference at his Pandara Road house on Sunday after the lawmaker defended his controversial skit at the P... Read More


Sunsari crisis shows why consultation matters

Nepal, Aug. 3 -- Cocooned within their own circle and relying primarily on the mobilisation of security forces to contain the communal tensions in the Tarai-Madhesh, Prime Minister Balendra Shah and h... Read More


Kanwariyas run rampant amid a lack of enforcement in Delhi

India, Aug. 3 -- Noise pollution, choked roads, and traffic diversions marked the start of the annual Kanwar Yatra in the Capital, which serves as a thoroughfare on their way to and back from the Gang... Read More