Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Jul 13, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau The Supreme Court has also reinstated Nepal’s dissolved House of Representatives for the second time in five months.
Jun 22, 2021 Seema Guha Yoga, Ayodhya and Ram are all in a day’s politics for Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli
Nepal PM Oli claims India wasn’t around when Yoga started in the world
May 22, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Stating that neither PM KP Sharma Oli nor the Opposition alliance were in a position to form the government, Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament on Saturday
The court also ordered the government to summon the House session within the next 13 days.
Nepal received one million doses of Covishield vaccine from India under grant assistance.
India said that Nepal's action violated an understanding reached between the two countries to resolve the boundary issues through talks.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Oli has called a Cabinet meeting on Friday evening. He is likely to reshuffle the Cabinet following the resignation of seven ministers.
Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi is said to have discussed the latest political development following the president’s move to dissolve the House of Representatives and announce mid-term elections
Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli's decision comes as the intra-party feud reached climax in the ruling NCP which has been witnessing months-long tussle between two factions.
India is in the process of repairing ties with Nepal, which took a hit earlier in the year over what was dubbed as a 'cartographic war' between the two countries.
By raking up a religious symbol and claiming Lord Rama as Nepali, Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is hoping to reap political mileage. It is a desperate attempt to stir the pot for his own benefit.
Condemning Oli for his remarks, BJP national spokesperson said that the Left parties even in India played with people's faith, and the Communists in Nepal will be rejected by the masses in the same way they have been here.
With foreign policy now reduced to a plaything of domestic politics—as a tool to target rival parties and political leaders and select minorities—media has chosen to extend the divisive hate politics and prejudices, including racial and ethnic bias to the foreign front.
A crucial meeting of the ruling communist party to decide the political future of Oli was postponed for the fourth time on Friday, citing floods in the country.
The crucial meeting of the NCP’s 45-member Standing Committee, the most powerful body of the party, was scheduled to be held on Monday.
On Saturday, a crucial meeting to decide the political future of Oli was postponed until Monday to allow more time for the top leadership to iron out their differences over his style of functioning and anti-India statements.
In Nepal, India and China are jostling for influence. India, Nepal’s traditional ally, had in recent years watched China steadily spreading its wings in the Himalayan nation.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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