New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Nepal, where parliamentary election is scheduled for March 5, witnessed the beginning of formal campaign activities on February 16 that included public meetings, rallies, use of loudspeakers, among other related exercises, which will end three days before the date of the poll. This election can be described as among the most consequential elections since the abolition of the monarchy in the country in 2008. It comes in the wake of the youth-led Gen Z anti-corruption prot…
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Los Angeles, Feb 20 (IANS) Hollywood star Timothee Chalamet feels Gen Z will bear the brunt of teaching society how to live with AI. He also accepts that he has a duty to support them to achieve that. Speaking at Variety and CNN’s town hall event in Texas, Chalamet said: “It’s going to be all of our war to wage — sounds confrontational, I don’t mean to say it like that — but it’s a dual responsibility. Unfortunately for your generation, I think it’s going to be you guys that figure…
Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) Citing the recent election result in Bangladesh, a report has highlighted how Gen-Z protests, that have proliferated in various regions, failed to turn demonstrations into political success at the ballot box, or in policymaking. Writing for the American think tank Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Joshua Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia, noted the Bangladesh protests that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024 also were o…
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) Following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP’s) victory in the general elections, citizens across the country have voiced optimism that Bangladesh is poised to enter a more peaceful phase after months marked by unrest and a worsening law and order situation.The BNP secured a sweeping mandate in the first general election held since the 2024 student-led protest that brought down former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government.In conversations with IANS, sev…
Dhaka/New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has declared a resounding triumph in the country’s first general election since the 2024 student-led uprising that toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government. In an official post on X, the BNP highlighted its “long struggle” to restore democratic voting rights, acknowledging the sacrifices of countless leaders and activists who endured enforced disappearances and repression under previous regimes…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Bangladesh is poised barely two days away from one of the most consequential elections since its independence in 1971, with its 13th national election to be held on Thursday, February 12, to select its next government and a Prime Minister. A ban on the Awami League, ousted in August 2024 in a student-led protest, pits the contest primarily between two major groups, one led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the other by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. For years, Aw…
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) The Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 has emerged as a powerful platform showcasing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to involving youth directly in nation-building, with young voices actively contributing to policy discussions and the vision for India’s future. Ayushi Arya, a resident of Patna, Bihar, and a MyBharat Volunteer, participated in the Dialogue as a Presenter, where she shared her ideas on Women-led Development in the presence of Prime Minister…
Kathmandu, Feb 3 (IANS) Nepal’s interim government on Tuesday decided to withdraw the Social Media Bill registered in Parliament by the then K P Sharma Oli–led government, which had been widely criticised for seeking to curtail freedom of expression. The decision comes amid memories of the Gen Z–led protests against the ban on social media imposed by the Oli administration in September last year. Those protests eventually escalated into broader anti-corruption demonstrations, leading to th…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday heaped praise on the ‘bhajan clubbing’ trend, started by the Gen Z, and said that it was “heartening” to see that the dignity and purity of the devotional songs are maintained at events like these.He mentioned that even though the platform is modern, a continuous sense of spirituality is experienced there.In the 130th episode of his monthly radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi said, “In our country, bhajans and kirtans have been…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Actor Jaaved Jaaferi, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film ‘Mayasabha’, has spoken up on the changes in the industry. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotions of ‘Mayasabha’, and shared insights into the changes that he has seen in the industry in his career of over 4 decades. Jaaved has worked across different roles in the industry, and he feels that the industry is driven by changes like everything else in this world.When asked if he has s…