Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah marks 100 days with fast change and few wordsNepal's 36-year-old rapper-turned-Prime Minister Balendra Shah has marked 100 days in power with sweeping reforms and a low public profile....
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Who is Guo Wengui? 10 things to know about the exiled Chinese billionaire sentenced to 30 years in US prisonGuo Wengui, the Self-exiled Chinese businessman, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme. Prosecu...
30 Jun, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's arch-survivor, set to face voter fury over Iran dealBenjamin Netanyahu's grip on power is weakening. Facing corruption charges and criticism over security lapses, he now confronts voters' jud...
17 Jun, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Club rules need not apply: Reclaiming 'commons' on which Delhi Gymkhana Club stands must be a start for other such returnsThe government has taken control of Delhi Gymkhana Club. This action highlights issues of nepotism and valuable land in other elite clubs a...
24 May, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prisonFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for corrupti...
11 May, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
Power pirates of Pakistan: How elite sucks the state dryAn IMF report reveals how elite capture has structurally weakened Pakistan's economy, warning that rapid reforms are essential for sustaina...
21 Nov, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
Nepal’s elite under siege: Gen Z protests torch luxury hotels and wealthy residencesNepal Gen Z protests: Nepal faces a severe political crisis as youth-led Gen Z protests escalate, resulting in Prime Minister K.P. Sharma O...
12 Sep, 2025, 12.46 AM IST
Dictator Xi at it again: Noted economist Zhu Hengpeng disappears after criticizing the Chinese President and sluggish economy.Following criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping and the nation's slowing economy, renowned economist Zhu Hengpeng vanished from the pub...
25 Sep, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
Who was Alexei Navalny and what did he say of Russia, Putin and death?A former lawyer, Navalny rose to prominence with blogs which exposed what he said was vast corruption across the Russian elite, describing ...
16 Feb, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
View: Trump's politics of grievance will outlast him. America’s age of anger is just getting startedThere is little respite from clownish demagoguery once a long-standing political order loses credibility and legitimacy among a significant...
08 Nov, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
View: Malik's Jammu comment unfortunateThat is the worst possible message the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir could have sent out.
23 Jul, 2019, 04.54 PM IST
A republic of greed: Why PM Modi must crack the whip on India’s snowballing corruptionWhether or not greed can save the USA or India, most mature market economies know how to deal with its excessive forms
17 Jul, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
Anti-graft campaign: China President Xi Jinping faces tough test at CPC leaders' meetAnalysts say the meeting of party elders for annual informal get-together at Beidaihe resort will test President Xi's authority to hold the...
08 Aug, 2014, 03.34 PM IST
Having a free press is a necessary condition for responsive government and reduced corruptionResearch has unequivocally shown that increased press freedom has real benefits which are disproportionately higher for vulnerable sections...
25 Jun, 2014, 12.40 PM IST
Poke Me: Should the bribe giver be granted amnesty?While the bribe taker is painted in the darkest of colours, the bribe giver – the one who has the resources to pay bribes – is treated as t...
20 Sep, 2012, 11.02 AM IST
- When Politics Helps
Political parties must step in to protect whistleblowers and activists.
05 Mar, 2011, 06.33 AM IST
- On knife’s edge
The current political crisis can well define the very future of Pakistan.
14 Mar, 2009, 12.12 AM IST