Anger at Nepal’s social media ban reflects families’ dependence on workers abroad.
Anger at Nepal’s social media ban reflects families’ dependence on workers abroad.
Month: September 2025
Troops Deployed After Day of Violent Protests in Nepal
Protesters set fire to government buildings and the homes of politicians as unrest over corruption, censorship and economic issues stretched into a second day.
Senate panel alarmed over medicine price hike
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body was informed on Tuesday that rising medicine prices have become a serious problem in the country, while the pharmaceutical industry was leaving the country due to corrupt practices. The federal health minister told the Senate Standing Committee on Health that the decision to lift restrictions on medicines would be made after … Read more
Now a democratic republic, Nepal was a monarchy for nearly 250 years.
Now a democratic republic, Nepal was a monarchy for nearly 250 years.
Why Trump Is Targeting a Brazilian Judge
new video loaded: Why Trump Is Targeting a Brazilian Judge By Ana Ionova and Nikolay Nikolov•September 9, 2025 Tens of thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro flooded streets in Brazil to protest the criminal prosecution of Bolsonaro on charges that he attempted to stage a coup in 2022. Ana Ionova, a correspondent for … Read more
Man axed to death by father over petty issue
DIJKOT: A man axed his son to death allegedly because of a dispute over selling trees. Police took the body into custody and launched a search for the suspected killer. According to the police, a quarrel broke out in the area of Chak 74-GB near Satyana between 45-year-old Muhammad Akram and his father Aslam, over … Read more
For Nepal’s Protesters, Wealthy ‘Nepo Kids’ Are a Source of Outrage
Videos and photos purporting to show the privileged lifestyles of children of the elite have fueled anger among young people.
Elizabeth Tsurkov, Princeton Student, Is Released From Iraq, Trump Says
Israel and Iraq confirmed the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli graduate student at Princeton who was kidnapped in Iraq in 2023 by the militant group Kataib Hezbollah.
Couple arrested for’torturing’ child maid
RAWALPINDI: A nine-year-old domestic worker was allegedly tortured by her husband and wife in the Gulshan Sehat area of Taxila police station in Rawalpindi. The girl was beaten up for opening the fridge to drink water. After enduring months of daily violence, the girl went to the neighbouring house for shelter at night. The neighbour, … Read more
Explosive Protests in Nepal
Demonstrators have set fire to government buildings. The military has sent in troops to restore order.
