West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 Key Issues: Jobs distress, welfare politics and identity battles shape high-stakes TMC vs BJP contestWest Bengal Election 2026: West Bengal is voting in its 2026 Assembly elections. The political battle is intense, focusing on economic hard...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
26-year-old Rubi Kumari Thakur elected Nepal deputy speakerNepal has elected 26-year-old Rubi Kumari Thakur as the Deputy Speaker of its House of Representatives. Thakur, a Member of Parliament from...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.08 PM IST
Nepal's House of Representatives unanimously elect DP Aryal as house speakerRastriya Swatantra Party Vice President Dol Prasad Aryal has been elected unopposed as the House Speaker. The announcement was made during ...
05 Apr, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
RSP to pursue 'development diplomacy' to boost Nepal-India ties: Chairman LamichhaneRastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane aims to boost Nepal-India relations through development diplomacy. He thanked Prime Minis...
10 Mar, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
Nepal's election commission approves schedule for general electionNepal's Election Commission has finalized the schedule for the House of Representatives polls, set for March 5, 2026. Key dates include par...
06 Oct, 2025, 10.13 PM IST
Nepal's presidential election bone of contention between Prachanda and OliThe two leaders, who were arch-rivals until a few months ago but joined hands to form the government, still harbour suspicion towards each ...
28 Jan, 2023, 10.38 PM IST
All eyes on Prachanda’s India policy as Oli influences document on “retrieving territories from India”Prachanda has said that his government’s foreign policy would be guided by Nepal’s national interest, but added that Nepal would seek balan...
12 Jan, 2023, 08.51 AM IST
Ruling Nepali Congress-led alliance maintains lead in general electionsIn the 275-member House of Representatives, 165 seats will be elected through direct voting, while the remaining 110 will be elected throug...
26 Nov, 2022, 04.13 PM IST
Nepal to hold general election on November 20Nepal has 165 federal constituencies and 330 provincial ones. An additional 110 federal and 220 provincial lawmakers will also be elected u...
04 Aug, 2022, 10.42 PM IST
Nepal's apex court orders appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister; reinstates dissolved lower houseA five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana issued the verdict stating that Presid...
12 Jul, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
Nepal's Chief Justice forms Constitutional Bench to hear writ petitions against House dissolutionAs many as 30 writ petitions have been registered at the apex court against President Bidya Devi Bhandari's May 22 move to dissolve the low...
28 May, 2021, 12.17 PM IST
Oli reappointed as Nepal PM as Opposition fails to prove majority to form govtPresident Bidya Devi Bhandari had asked the Opposition parties to come up with the support of majority lawmakers to form a new government b...
13 May, 2021, 11.23 PM IST
Nepal President Bhandari initiates govt formation, gives 3 days time to parties to stake claimThe Office of the President, in a statement on Monday, said President Bhandari has decided to invite parties to form a majority government ...
11 May, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli loses vote of confidence in House of RepresentativesNepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 last year after President Bhandari dissolved the House and announced fresh elections o...
10 May, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
Nepal's Supreme Court reinstates dissolved House of RepresentativesOli-led CPN-UML and Prachanda-led NCP (Maoist Centre) merged in May 2018 to form a unified Nepal Communist Party following victory of their...
23 Feb, 2021, 08.08 PM IST
Land in Kalapani, Lipulekh belongs to India's border villages: OfficialLocal land records also say the land at Kalapani and Lipulekh belongs to the residents of two villages on the Indian side of the border, an...
14 Jun, 2020, 03.21 PM IST
Nepal’s decision on constitutional amendment untenable: IndiaNepal’s House of Representatives on Saturday unanimously endorsed the second amendment to the constitution of Nepal to update the country’s...
13 Jun, 2020, 07.39 PM IST