₹48 lakh fraud case linked to PLFI chief Dinesh Gope exposed

Ranchi: A sensational case has surfaced in which PLFI supremo Dinesh Gope was allegedly duped of ₹48 lakh by a man from Gujarat, who posed as a suspended employee of the Prime Minister’s Office–affiliated National Technical Research Organisation...

Underpaid and overworked, private hospital nurses demand pay parity

Eva [name changed], a staff nurse at a teaching hospital under Bhairahawa-based Universal College of Medical Science, receives only Rs13,000 as basic salary a month. The hospital also provides her additional Rs5,000 allowances in night-duty...

Mitigating the Madhes water crisis

This year, Madhes Province received less rainfall than was forecast by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), reducing groundwater recharge of shallow aquifers which are the lifeline for domestic use and irrigation. The crisis was...

Global IME Bank Limited: Redefining Excellence in Nepali Banking

"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny," said Aristotle, the ancient...

A French teacher’s mission to bring computer literacy to a remote Nepali village

In the heart of the mountains, already far from the outskirts of Paris where he grew up, and now miles away from the chaos of Kathmandu, where he first landed in Nepal, Gustave Boussard wakes up each day to teach computer science to three classes...

Boosting trade, investment cooperation emphasised 

BANGLADESH-PAKISTAN JEC MEETING Staff Correspondent 27 October, 2025, 23:09 Industries ministry additional secretary Maqsura Noor and Pakistan high commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider sign an agreement on halal trade on Monday. | BSS photo...

Pesticide use rises in Karnali despite ‘organic province’ pledge

By Nabin Subedi Surkhet, Oct. 26: Seven years after the Karnali Province government declared it would become Nepal’s first ‘organic province’, the region is witnessing increasing use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, raising doubts over the...

Tyranny of high-stake exams in South Asia

| New Age A FEW experiences shape South Asian childhood as profoundly as the examinations season. Whether it is the SSC and HSC exams in Bangladesh, the CBSE board exams in India, or the O Levels and A Levels that dominate elite schooling across...

Should You Invest in Methanol and Ammonia Bunkering in Singapore

Singapore’s position as the world’s largest bunkering hub gives it a decisive advantage in shaping the next phase of maritime energy. In 2024, the country supplied 54.92 million tonnes of marine fuel, an increase of 6 percent from the previous...

India thwarts designs to destabilise Northeast

The Army and Assam Rifles launched a series of operations against Northeast terrorist groups located in Myanmar on the night of October 21 and 22, 2025. Contact established with terrorists at 6th Mile Camp village area in Namsai district of...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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The Future of Magazines… and the World

Thomas Meaney is an editor and writer who lives in Berlin and London. In 2023, he became the editor of the literary magazine Granta, which has since taken a bold new direction. Memorable recent issues have been devoted to German and Chinese...

How did Discord and social media become the public square for Generation Z?

Since late September, Morocco has been experiencing one of the largest protests since the 2011 Arab Spring and the February 20 Movement. Thousands of young people, organized under the name GenZ 212 (a reference to the country’s telephone code),...

Chhath: Link between spirituality and sustainable development

BY Narayan Prasad Ghimire/RSS Kathmandu, Oct. 26: A book penned by a researcher Jivesh Jha on the Chhath festival has showed the ties between spiritual awakening and development. The "Beneath the Sun: Equality for Everyone, the Spirit of Chhath...

Will Asian international students turn away from the West?

A university education at a Western university used to be an unquestioned fallback route for Asian students who failed to secure entry to one of the top institutions in their own countries – and even for some of those that did. But then came...

MEA Secy Kumaran meets US Assistant Secy for SCA Kapur in Kuala Lumpur; discusses India-US relations

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 27 (ANI): Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), P Kumaran, met the US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian (SCA) affairs, S Paul Kapur, in the Malaysian...

From Aid to Influence: India’s Pharmaceutical Footprint in South Asia

One of the most significant developments in global healthcare supply chains has been India’s emergence as the “Pharmacy of the World”, with pharmaceutical exports reaching US$30.47 billion in FY2025, marking a 9.4 percent year-on-year growth. This...

Asia's gen Z is fighting back against 'wealth flaunting'

Nepalese Australian student Shreeyukta Panta, 18, once idolised former Miss Nepal Shrinkhala Khatiwada. An influencer, socialite, and architect, Ms Khatiwada is from a family involved in politics with her father previously serving as Nepal's...

What’s happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Oct. 27, 2025

“No Kings”: “No Kings” rallies will be held on Saturdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Post Office Park, at the intersection of Broadway with Grand and Prince streets, Kingston. The rallies are billed as a speak-out against the policies of the Trump...

ICIMOD’s New Study confirms Everest region as a hotspot for cryosphere-linked hazards

A new study on a 2024 glacial lake outburst flood in the Everest region, published today, finds that a ‘devastating, and complex, chain reaction’ of geological and geomorphological factors amplified the destructive power of the flood that...