Kathmandu, March 27 (IANS) Nepal’s top political leaders congratulated newly-elected Prime Minister Balendra Shah, wishing him success in his tenure as the executive head of the Himalayan country. Former Prime Minister Sushila Karki wished him success in fulfilling the mandate given by the people to him and his party.In a Facebook post, Karki, who handed over the premiership to Balen, said she was happy to see a 35-year-old Prime Minister as her successor.Shah, who was considered a frontrunner t…
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New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba on Thursday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that he has already accepted defeat even before the elections and is seeking votes in the name of religion and Pakistan, while asserting that her party does not engage in such politics. Her remarks come after Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi dismissed Chief Minister Sarma’s allegations linking him and his wife to Pakistan as a “wild theory existing in his head…
Amaravati, March 25 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday expressed strong support for the proposed amendments to the Women’s Reservation Act, 2023, aimed at enabling its implementation by 2029. In a post on the social media platform ‘X’, he welcomed the move to ensure 33 per cent reservation for women in the Assembly and Lok Sabha, calling it a significant step toward strengthening women’s political representation in the country…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 (IANS) The controversy over the appearance of the BJP’s seal on an official Election Commission circular continued to intensify in Kerala, with police action over the past two days adding a fresh layer of tension to the issue.In a sweeping move, the Kerala Police have issued notices to 270 X (formerly Twitter) handles, 200 Facebook pages and 90 Instagram accounts that shared the image of the controversial circular.Acting on police directives, Facebook and Instagram…
La Paz, March 23 (IANS) Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira called on future subnational authorities to work with the central government to address the country’s economic and institutional challenges.Paz Pereira made this appeal after casting his vote in the southern city of Tarija on Sunday (local time), where elections are being held to choose more than 5,400 officials, including governors, mayors and local legislators for the 2026-2031 term.”We will work with those elected by the will of t…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The spy rings that the Indian agencies have been unearthing in recent months were not just focussing on providing sensitive information regarding the Indian armed forces. Within the espionage network, there are a bunch of people who were instructed to only focus on places of religious worship.Investigations have revealed that these persons were specifically told to scout for information relating to places of religious worship. Many had gathered information regarding Hi…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (IANS) With polls approaching, Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan government has softened its earlier rigid stand on the Sabarimala women’s entry issue.The state government is preparing to submit a new affidavit on Saturday in the Supreme Court, stating that temple customs must be protected and that it is ready to reconsider its earlier position on allowing women of all ages to enter the shrine.Political circles say that this unexpected “U-turn” by Chief Minister Pinara…
Shillong, March 10 (IANS) Two persons were killed in “police firing” to disperse a gathering during curfew hours in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district early Tuesday, officials said.The incident has heightened tensions in the region just weeks before elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) scheduled for April 10.The firing occurred in Chibinang village where tensions had been simmering in recent days amid disputes linked to the upcoming GHADC polls.According to officials…
New Delhi/Kathmandu, March 9 (IANS) Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulating him and his party after RSP emerged victorious in the March 5 Nepal parliamentary elections, saying the new government would prioritise “development diplomacy” and strengthen ties with India.In a post on X, Lamichhane expressed gratitude for the message sent by the Indian Prime Minister and said the mandate given by the Nepali people would…
Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) As Nepal goes through a hi-stake mid-term poll process on Thursday, following the Gen Z protests of 2025 that led to the fall of the-then K.P. Sharma Oli government last September, the spotlight remains on the protagonists who forced the change – on their present role now, and the future.“The polling is on; there’ll be a new government that’ll assume office soon; but our movement is not over yet. Because, the agenda of the movement was to seek accountability, go…