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Nepal's new leadership's challenges

Nepal, March 12 -- The uprisings in South Asia have produced interesting results. In Sri Lanka, once considered radical left, the JVP-led National People's Power (NPP) capitalised on the Aragalaya Pro... और पढ़ें


Rethinking electoral systems

Nepal, March 12 -- The sweeping success of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Nepal's March 2026 general election has revived an important institutional debate: Whether the country's electoral syst... और पढ़ें


Kevin Warsh's Fed nomination is stuck in the senate. What could happen next.

New Delhi, March 12 -- President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve has landed in the Senate. What happens next is less clear. Warsh, a former Fed governor, is expec... और पढ़ें


Defectors from established parties ride RSP wave to victory

Kathmandu, March 12 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has achieved a landslide victory in the March 5 House of Representatives elections, winning 125 seats under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) sys... और पढ़ें


Debt-to-GDP ratio down from 48% to 45% with fiscal mgmt: Cheema

India, March 12 -- The Punjab assembly on Wednesday passed the state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, presented by finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, after a three-day debate. Concluding the dis... और पढ़ें


Punjab mulls entry tax on HP vehicles in tit-for-tat move

India, March 12 -- In a move that could escalate inter-state tensions, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is exploring the possibility of levying an entry tax on vehicles registered in Him... और पढ़ें


Govt moves resolution, slams Centre on energy crisis

Chandigarh, March 12 -- The Punjab government on Wednesday brought a resolution on the Union government's failure in foreign policy and its impact on the country's energy security, while expressing de... और पढ़ें


Ahead of Kanshi Ram birth anniversary, parties vie to associate with his political legacy

LUCKNOW, March 12 -- With Dalits constituting about 20% of the voters in Uttar Pradesh, almost all major parties are vying to associate themselves with Kanshi Ram's political legacy in the run-up to t... और पढ़ें


Nepal's communists lose electoral grip

Kathmandu, March 12 -- In Nepal, prior to the March 5 House of Representatives elections, the communist vote share had consistently hovered around 40 percent in seven past elections-dating back to 199... और पढ़ें


Plea to upgrade K'taka airports ignored: Patil

BENGALURU, March 12 -- The Union Cabinet's decision to grant international airport status to Tamil Nadu's Madurai Airport has drawn criticism from Karnataka's infrastructure development minister MB Pa... और पढ़ें