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Buzz grows about more direct role for Amit Shah, Sunil Bansal in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, May 7 -- As the next electoral battle shifts to Uttar Pradesh, there is a growing buzz within the Bharatiya Janata Party that Union home minister Amit Shah and national general secretary Suni... Read More


IPO approval delays stall hydropower projects and disrupt capital mobilisation in Nepal

Kathmandu, May 7 -- Prolonged delays in approving initial public offerings (IPOs) have disrupted capital mobilisation plans and affected project execution and business expansion, stakeholders said. T... Read More


NC, Cong alliance faces crisis as Kargil hill council chief refuses to step down for power rotation

Jammu, May 7 -- The National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance in autonomous Kargil hill development council seems to have run into rough weather with the present chairman-cum-CEC of the hill coun... Read More


Accused in child's sexual assault and murder killed in police encounter in Hardoi

LUCKNOW, May 7 -- A 27-year-old man accused of abducting, sexually assaulting and murdering a seven-year-old boy was killed in a police encounter in Hardoi district early on Wednesday, officials said.... Read More


Ordinances' longevity rests on opposition parties who dominate upper house

Kathmandu, May 7 -- The fate of the eight ordinances introduced by the Balendra Shah-led government now rests squarely in the hands of the opposition parties in the National Assembly, where the ruling... Read More


'Gunmen fired from both sides, killing planned over 3-4 days': What we know on murder of Suvendu Adhikari's PA

India, May 7 -- Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in West Bengal's Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas late on Wednesday night.... Read More


Firing from both sides, 'killing planned over 3-4 days': What we know on murder of Suvendu Adhikari's PA

India, May 7 -- Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in West Bengal's Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas late on Wednesday night.... Read More


Nitish Kumar's son Nishant likely to join Bihar govt today in latest cabinet expansion

India, May 7 -- For the first time since 2015, a Bihar cabinet without Nitish Kumar at the helm is taking shape- a transition that has intensified speculation over the composition of Bharatiya Janata ... Read More


Historic opportunity to deliver justice to conflict victims

Nepal, May 7 -- The new government, in a sweeping move to remove officials appointed by previous governments, has removed 10 chairpersons and members of two transitional justice commissions. Along wit... Read More


Panchkula: Road to polls paved with broken promises

Panchkula, May 7 -- Potholes, broken stretches and battered sector roads have once again driven their way into the political spotlight, with road conditions emerging as a key poll plank in the municip... Read More