Young activists who toppled Nepal's government now picking new leaders

The group used VPNs to access banned platforms and issued calls to action that reached tens of thousands of young people
15 September 2025

Indian SC partially stays Waqf Amendment Act

India's Supreme Court declined to suspend the entire Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 but stayed two of its key provisions
15 September 2025

'No regrets': wounded Nepalis protesters proud at change

At least 72 people were killed during chaos beginning on September 8
15 September 2025

Nepal PM vows to meet protesters’ anti-graft calls

Nepal’s new leader yesterday vowed to follow protesters’ demands to “end corruption” as she began work as interim prime minister, after “Gen Z” youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor.
14 September 2025

Death toll from Nepal's anti-corruption protests raised to 72

The ministry's previous death toll was 51, updated as of Saturday. The latest data showed on Sunday that at least 2,113 people had been injured in the violence
14 September 2025

US diplomat expresses regret over immigration raid on Korean workers

A top US diplomat yesterday expressed regret over an immigration raid in the state of Georgia that detained hundreds of South Korean workers and proposed making the event a turning point to strengthen bilateral relations, South Korea said.
14 September 2025
14 September 2025

Arson, vandalism during Gen Z protests ‘criminal acts’: Nepal PM Karki

Govt would investigate vandalism targeting parliament building, Supreme Court, business complexes, and private property, she says
14 September 2025

Air strike kills 19 school students in Rakhine

A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group yesterday said that a junta air strike killed at least 19 students, including children, in western Rakhine state.
13 September 2025

Nepal sets polls date on March 5 next year

Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel has dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections on March 5 next year following a week of deadly violence that culminated in the appointment of the country’s first woman prime minister.
13 September 2025

Taiwan Strait: China slams sailing of US, UK warships

China’s military on Friday condemned the sailing of a US and British warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying it ordered naval and air forces to monitor and warn the two ships.
13 September 2025

Nepalis hope protest deaths will bring change

Grieving families of those killed in Nepal’s anti-corruption demonstrations say they hope the deaths will not be in vain, as the protesters’ choice of interim prime minister took charge yesterday.
13 September 2025

Tariff faceoff with US: Modi urges Indians to embrace local goods

Emphasises the need to take pride in indigenous products
13 September 2025

Nepal returns to calm as first woman PM takes charge

Parliament dissolved, elections set for March 5, 2026
13 September 2025

Rights deteriorated in N Korea

The human rights situation in North Korea has deteriorated, the UN warned yesterday in a report describing a decade of “suffering, repression, and increased fear”.
12 September 2025

9 killed as rescue boat capsizes in Pakistan floods

At least nine people died when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts in Pakistan, authorities said yesterday.
12 September 2025

Who is Sushila Karki, Nepal's new prime minister?

Nepal's 'courageous' new PM known for her integrity
12 September 2025

Nepal gets new PM after revolt

Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in yesterday as the country’s prime minister to lead a six-month transition to elections, after deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government.
12 September 2025

India hardliners give Nepal protests baseless religious twist

While some claim that the demonstrations are a demand for a "Hindu state", others say the opposite -- that they are an attack on the faith
12 September 2025

Nepal's first woman chief justice to become next PM

She will be sworn in later on Friday
12 September 2025