Nepal gets its first woman Prime Minister, Sushila Karki

Ending the political vacuum in Nepal following the fall of the K P Sharma Oli government after violent protests earlier this week, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as the interim Prime Minister on Friday night, making her the first woman to lead the country.

A living will clinic in Capital: How it gives end-of-lifers freedom to choose happiness

"I want to die with my head on your lap, listening to our younger son singing."

Centre clears translocation of tigers from Tadoba, Pench to Sahyadri reserve

The Union Environment Ministry has approved the capture of eight tigers from the Tadoba-Andhari and Pench reserves for their translocation to the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in western Maharashtra, a move aimed at reviving the big cat's population in the northern Western Ghats.-

Kathmandu irresolution

Gen Z revolt is rooted in years of betrayal, inequality, failure to deliver on promises made in 2006 peace pact. 

Ease of doing science

India must attract global talent at a time when external factors have created a glut of highly trained researchers seeking opportunities. Without credible pathways, these scientists will be absorbed elsewhere. 

The critic is at sea

Great Nicobar Project is a crucial peg in the Viksit Bharat vision. 

Past MPC members want continuity in RBI's CPI inflation framework

With the September 18 deadline for submitting views on the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) discussion paper on its monetary policy framework fast approaching, former members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) are largely in favour of retaining the targets as per the existing Flexible Inflation Target (FIT) regime and want to continue to focus on keeping headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation at 4 per cent in the medium term. 

As Modi visits Manipur, 5 key issues in conflict-torn state

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly to Manipur on Saturday, and interact with internally displaced people in Churachandpur and Imphal. Ahead of this trip, his first to the state since ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities began in May 2023, here are five key issues facing Manipur, and where they stand today. 

America's obsession with guns

Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead, was a gun rights advocate. There are more guns than there are people in the United States. As other countries took steps on gun control, the US actively loosened rules. Why?. 

Nepal's 'nepo babies': Why nepotism is focus of so many public debates

"No More Nepo Babies -We Demand Fair Opportunities!" read a banner at Nepal's youth-led protests, which morphed into violent anti-establishment anger this week.

Young people were angry at the manifest inequality in Nepali society, including between themselves and the wards of entrenched political leaders.