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Goal should be to depoliticise employee selection process

Nepal, May 11 -- The Balendra Shah government's recent set of ordinances has triggered a sweeping purge of political appointees across public institutions, raising questions about the independence, co... Read More


MVA MPs hobnobbing with the ruling parties

India, May 11 -- The hobnobbing of MPs from opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), especially from the Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP), with leaders of ruling parties is common knowledge in state's p... Read More


6 new ministers join Yogi Adityanath's cabinet ahead of 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls

India, May 11 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inducted six new ministers into his cabinet on Sunday, including two of cabinet rank and four ministers of state, while elevating two mini... Read More


'Cut fuel use, gold buys': PM Modi urges people as Iran war bites

India, May 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to adopt austerity measures ranging from cutting fuel consumption and postponing foreign travel to reducing edible oil use and avo... Read More


Work From Home advisory: Why PM Modi urged Indians to stay indoors amid West Asia crisis

New Delhi, May 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to strengthen the economy by using fuel judiciously and opting to Working From Home (WFH) whenever possible to conserve it. Th... Read More


Upper house parties mull rejecting key ordinances

Kathmandu, May 11 -- Opposition parties in the National Assembly are preparing a strategy to reject some of the eight ordinances issued by the government last month. Criticising both the manner in wh... Read More


Sharad Pawar assures protection to NCP spokesperson Vikas Lawande after ink attack

India, May 11 -- Following the ink attack on him, Vikas Lawande, spokesperson, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), met with party supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday at his Modi Baug residenc... Read More


Thalapathy Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister, vows new beginning for the state

India, May 11 -- C Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister at Chennai's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday amid rapturous applause from thousands of fans and supporters, as his fledglin... Read More


Haryana civic polls conclude peacefully amid 54% turnout, results on May 13

Rohtak, May 11 -- Despite small skirmish reported at few places, polling for Haryana's civic bodies, including seven municipal bodies and 528 panchayats, concluded peacefully on Sunday even as relativ... Read More


CPI(M) examines defeat, to take call on Vijayan as LoP

Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 -- The CPI(M) Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the party, began its two-day meeting on Sunday in Delhi to examine its defeats in the recent round of assembly e... Read More