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How Facebook's algorithm is amplifying one party over all others

Kathmandu, Feb. 23 -- In the month before Nepal's parliamentary elections, popular Facebook pages with a combined six million followers posted about one political party far more than all others combin... Read More


Geopolitics of Nepal's elections

Nepal, Feb. 23 -- During the 2025 Gen Z uprising, conspiracy theories about the protests being sponsored by 'American NGOs' were doing the rounds . Others attributed the early-September unrest to Indi... Read More


Freedom feels temporary. So we must keep resisting

Nepal, Feb. 23 -- More than a decade after her voice became a symbol of protest during the Arab Spring, Tunisian singer-songwriter Emel Mathlouthi continues to carry the spirit of resistance across bo... Read More


Resignations ahead of elections rock RSP

Kathmandu, Feb. 23 -- As the March 5 election draws near, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has been hit by a wave of resignations from several provincial-level leaders who had until recently been at... Read More


Markets are churning furiously beneath a calm surface

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- AN INVESTOR WAKING from a stupor that began on New Year's Eve might question whether they had missed anything. The S&P 500 share index of big American firms sits almost exactly w... Read More


'Menace' Mohammad Amir 'rattling India from studio'; bold T20 World Cup prediction goes one step closer to fulfilment

India, Feb. 23 -- Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir were brought to ground on Sunday after India went down to South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s clash by 76 runs at the Narendra Modi St... Read More


'Menace' Mohammad Amir 'rattling India from studio'; bold T20 World Cup prediction one step closer to coming true

India, Feb. 23 -- Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir were brought to ground on Sunday after India went down to South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s clash by 76 runs at the Narendra Modi St... Read More


Voluntary commitment can make a bigger difference: MeitY secretary on AI summit declaration

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- A set of common initiatives and directives signed by India, the US, China and 83 other countries at the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit will shape global collaborations... Read More


PE-VC backed Indian companies see their median IPO timelines shrink to a decade-low in 2025

Mumbai, Feb. 23 -- India is increasingly seeing private equity and venture capital backed companies tap public markets at an earlier stage in their lifecycle, driven by factors such as greater predict... Read More


Tracing Bandung in the times of a busy AI summit

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Can you find a relation between these two dates: 18-24 April, 1955 and 16-21 February, 2026? These important dates will forever be etched in our nation's history. Let's begin wi... Read More