SEBI-Sahara refund: SC greenlights next round of refunds
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the disbursal of Rs.5,000 crore of over Rs.24,000 crore deposited by the Sahara Group with the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to...
Can Gen Z protests spark a clean democracy in Nepal?
Nepal today stands at a crossroads. Its Gen Z–led protests have shaken the political class, corruption scandals have eroded trust, and the economy remains vulnerable to both internal dysfunction and...
India asks Russia to stop recruiting Indians into its military, seeks release of nationals
India on Thursday urged its citizens to stay away from offers to join the Russian Army and demanded that Moscow end its practice of recruiting Indians as support...
Deep State in South Asia: How external forces topple democracies
“Whose turn is next?” This is the question being asked in hushed voices by many who follow geopolitical developments. Sri Lanka set the ball rolling, followed by Bangladesh and Nepal....
Democracy, Economy, Leadership, Hinduism, and Islam – India’s five shields of stability
From Colombo to Dhaka, Islamabad to Malé, and most recently Kathmandu, South Asia’s capitals have seen presidents toppled, parliaments stormed, and governments collapse. External interference, illicit money flows,...
After leadership shake-up, Azure Power strikes $23M deal in US bribery probe
Adani Group-linked US company Azure Power, engaged in solar energy, has paid USD 23 million to settle a case in a US district court over bribery and other...
Social Media ban sparks Gen Z uprising in Nepal
Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday in the face of massive anti-government protests, with the demonstrators attacking private residences of several top politicians, including President Ramchandra Paudel,...
Multiple burial claims in Dharmasthala gain traction after skeletal remains found
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged case of multiple rapes, murders, and burials in Dharmasthala recovered human skeletal remains during a spot inspection at Bangale Gudde on...
Hazratbal vandalism: National Emblem smashed, secessionist agendas rise in Kashmir
Despite the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which had granted special status to Jammu & Kashmir and had made the Muslim majority State a nation within India,...
CBI connects Sasikala to a Rs.450 cr all-cash deal in sugar factory purchase
V K Sasikala, a close aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, had paid Rs.450 crore in old high-denomination currency notes to buy a sugar...
