Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) Nepal’s Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma left for New Delhi on Thursday on a five-day official visit to India at the invitation of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, the Supreme Court of Nepal said.According to a Supreme Court press release, Sharma departed aboard an Air India flight and is scheduled to visit the Supreme Court of India during his stay. The visit aims to strengthen judicial ties between the two neighbouring countries. The Chief Justice is scheduled to re…
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Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Thursday accused Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of avoiding discussion on the NEET controversy in Parliament, adding that he (Rahul Gandhi) has become the leader of the ‘Tukde-Tukde’ gang. Karnataka Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka told reporters that elected representatives should participate in parliamentary proceedings and questioned why LoP Rahul Gandhi had chosen to protest instead of engaging in a discussion i…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday alleged that anti‑social elements had exploited the ongoing protests over the NEET controversy to create unrest in the national capital, claiming there was a conspiracy to unleash goons and create anarchy similar to what was witnessed in Sri Lanka and Nepal. Addressing media at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said police personnel and media representatives were attacked during t…
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah reportedly sent his Chief Advisor, Kumar Byanjankar (Ben), to New Delhi earlier this month where he met India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, the local media in Kathmandu reported on Thursday. Byanjankar has been Prime Minister Shah’s most trusted advisor since Shah served as the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.Local news portal Setopati.com, citing a senior Foreign Ministry source, claimed that Byanjankar met NSA Do…
Nagoya, July 23 (IANS) Defending champions India learned their route to another Asian Games cricket title after the official draw for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 competitions was conducted on Thursday, with the women’s team set to open their campaign against host nation Japan, while the men’s side will enter directly at the quarter-final stage against a yet-to-be-decided opponent.The Women in Blue, who claimed gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, will face Japan in the last-eight stage of the T20…
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) Nepal’s earnings from electricity exports surged in the fiscal year 2025-26 ending in mid-July, as the country exported growing volumes of surplus hydropower to India and Bangladesh during the wet season. India remains the primary destination for Nepal’s electricity exports, while a portion of the power is also exported to Bangladesh through India’s transmission grid.According to cross-border electricity import and export data released by the Nepal Electricity Authority…
Patna, July 22 (IANS) The Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed heated exchanges on Wednesday after BJP MLA Vinay Bihari alleged that his vehicle was attacked during a students’ protest while he was on his way to attend the ongoing monsoon session in Patna. Raising the issue in the House, the legislator claimed that anti-social elements vandalised his vehicle by smashing its windows near Dak Bungalow Chowk, Patna, and demanded strict action against those responsible.Describing the incident as a s…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam came down heavily on the Opposition over their ‘black attire’ demonstration inside the premises of the Parliament complex on Wednesday and called it a brazen gimmick to mislead the nation and further their wicked agenda. On the third day of the Monsoon Session, the INDIA Bloc leaders assembled outside the Parliament, adorning themselves in black dresses to protest police brutality and the forced removal of Congress lead…
Kathmandu, July 21 (IANS) Nepal’s private sector power developers on Tuesday lauded the steady growth in Nepal-India cross-border electricity trade, noting that a majority of the electricity exported to India is generated by private sector hydropower projects, said the Indian Embassy in Nepal.The remarks were made during a meeting between the newly elected executive committee of the Independent Power Producers’ Association of Nepal (IPPAN), the umbrella body representing private sector power dev…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Nepal is witnessing a debate over students’ personal freedoms after the government introduced regulations barring schools from forcing students to cut or regulate their hair, a move that has sparked discussions on discipline, individual rights and state intervention in education, according to a media report.Nepal has recently taken steps in asserting students’ personal freedoms by introducing regulations that prohibit schools from forcibly regulating students’ hai…