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Prabowo congratulates Lula on historic fourth presidential term

Jakarta, Oct. 28 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his reelection as president of Brazil following the general election last weekend. "Congratulation... Read More


Budhigandaki needs commitment, not another new plan

Nepal, Oct. 28 -- Nepal's largest reservoir-based hydropower project, the 1,200-megawatt Budhigandaki, has become a case study in how policy inconsistency across successive governments can undermine n... Read More


Tears of joy and agony mark Omar's cabinet expansion

Srinagar, Oct. 28 -- After two years in office, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reshuffled his council of ministers, dropping one existing minister (an independent one) and inducting four new minis... Read More


Who does Nepal Police serve?

Nepal, Oct. 28 -- The argument over police reform in Nepal did not begin with the Gen Z movement of September 2025. It did not begin with the return of democracy in 1990, the peace agreement of 2006 o... Read More


Zeeshan Siddique appointed NCP's Mumbai unit chief, youngest leader to hold post

India, Oct. 28 -- The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has appointed Zeeshan Siddique as the new president of its Mumbai unit. The 33-year-old is the youngest leader to hold the key NCP post, party in... Read More


Japanese hip-hop sensation Creepy Nuts on coming back to Malaysia, their meteoric rise to fame and performing on The Weeknd's tour

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28 -- Malaysian concertgoers get a double treat next week when The Weeknd performs here for two nights, with a special guest in Japanese hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts. Creepy Nuts perfor... Read More


FASF at Exercise Tarang Shakti

India, Oct. 28 -- The French Air and Space Force is conducting its seventh long range air projection exercise, Mission Pegase, from 8 September to 15 October 2026, with the aim of demonstrating the co... Read More


Drones came after Lirung. Nepal needs them before the next collapse

Nepal, Oct. 28 -- A drone filming mountain views on August 26 captured the onset of the Bhotekoshi disaster. Its pilot, intent on the shot, did not notice. Far off in the frame, a plume of ice and roc... Read More


Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 at Jodhpur

India, Oct. 28 -- Following the inaugural ceremony, the Indian Air Force (IAF) commenced the operational phase of Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur. Being conducted from 26 Sept... Read More


IAF-JASDF 'Exercise Veer Guardian 2026'

India, Oct. 28 -- The bilateral air exercise 'Veer Guardian 2026' between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) concluded at Air Force Station Jodhpur on 22 September 202... Read More