• Nepal’s PM Koirala expands cabinet

    Sixteen days after he was elected to the top executive post, Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala Tuesday expanded his cabinet by inducting two deputy prime ministers, 16 ministers and one state minister. Row between the two large parties–Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist and Leninist (CPN-UML)–…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistan’s Musharraf appears in treason case as court defers indictment

    Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf appeared Tuesday for the first time in front of a court tasked with deciding whether he committed high treason, a sharp blow for a man who was once the most powerful in Pakistan. The appearance is also a blow to the prestige of the country’s…

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  • 18 killed in a plane crash in western Nepal

    A twin otter aircraft belonging to the Nepal Airlines (NA) that went missing with 15 passengers and three crew members on board Sunday afternoon was found crashed in a Jungle in Arghakanchi district in western Nepal killing all on board on Monday morning.   A group of local youths who…

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  • South Asia

    Sushil Koirala elected Nepal’s new PM

    Septuagenarian Sushil Koirala was elected new Prime Minister of Nepal on February 2, 2014. Koirala, the president of Nepali Congress and its parliamentary party leader Sushil Koirala was elected to the new prime minister by mustering 73 per cent votes in the 601-member parliament cum Constituent Assembly. Nepali Congress is…

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  • Excavation likely to locate Kapilavastu, the ancient Shakya kingdom in Nepal

    The ongoing excavation in Tilaurakot, the capital of ancient Shakya kingdom, is likely to prove with scientific evidences that the palace of king Suddhodhana was in Kapilvastu of Nepal. Lord Buddha was born to Shakya king Suddhodhana of Kapilvastu some 2600 years ago. At a time when a section of…

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  • South Asia

    Taekwondo gains popularity in Bangladesh

    Taekwondo, the Korean martial art, is now a very well known name in the sports arena of Bangladesh. Other martial arts such as Judo and Karate have existed in Bangladesh for more than 50 years. But, Taekwondo started its journey in this country little over 10 years ago and its…

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  • East Asia

    [Books] Israel, living on the edge

      [BOOKS] My Promised Land The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel By Ari Shavit | Spiegel & Grau | 2013 Winner of the Natan Book Award, My Promised Land, by esteemed Israeli journalist Ari Shavit presents an honest, balanced and comprehensive view of Israel. Shavit uses the past to shed…

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  • South Asia

    Makli: Withering necropolis of Sindh

    Maintenance of world heritage sites is an international issue. A great part of history is in danger if we do not make effort to preserve it, even if not in its original form. This is especially true for Pakistan, where there are more important issues economically as well as socio-politically.…

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  • South Asia

    Nelson Mandela dead at 95: World mourns loss of a ‘giant for justice’

    As the news of Nelson Mandela’s death spread across South Africa, residents of the black township of Soweto gathered in the streets near the house where he once lived, singing and dancing to mourn his death and celebrate his colossal life. The people of South Africa reacted Friday with deep…

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  • South Asia

    Pakistan produces more mullahs than doctors and engineers annually

    Although all the religious parties except two (Jamaat-e-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam who could clinch a few seats in 342-member parliament) were rejected by the people of Pakistan in the general elections held in May this year, they are penetrating deep and deeper in the society by establishing thousands of seminaries…

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