Democracy

Rahul Gandhi, despite his charisma, is still searching for a way to convert his message into a sustained political movement.

At 5:20 AM, Yadav took the oath at a local hotel in Bardibas, accompanied by ministers without portfolios – CPN-UML lawmaker Lakhan Das Tatma, Nepal Sanghiya Samajbadi Party’s Bimala Ansari, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party’s Kanchan Bichchha.

Most of the parties represented in the now-dissolved House of Representatives voiced their commitment to proceed with the polls, signalling a shared desire for political renewal.

Provincial leaders in Nepal have accused the interim government of Prime Minister Sushila Karki of sidelining them with a “unilateral” budget freeze, crippling preparations for crucial March elections.

The split between the home ministry and the judicial commission led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki has become increasingly public, reflecting a deeper dilemma: to move swiftly with criminal probes, or to hold back until the commission delivers its findings.

The monks contend that Sri Lanka’s existing penal code already contains sufficient safeguards to deal with abuse, and that new legislation is unnecessary and overly idealistic.

Muttaqi, a key architect of the Taliban's post-2021 takeover diplomacy, travelled to the southern province of Kandahar on Friday for the audience with Akhundzada.