Published On: April 27, 2024 08:00 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, celebrated its 75th anniversary on April 4, 2024, reaffirming its commitment to stand by Ukraine and weighing a plan to provide more predictable and longer military support.
Published On: March 29, 2024 08:30 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
The stage is set for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in India, with 543 seats up for grabs. Scheduled to begin on April 19 and conclude on June 1, the elections will unfold over seven phases, with results slated to be out on June 4. Prime Minister Modi has already kicked off his campaign, aiming for a repeat of his landslide victories in 2014 and 2019.
Published On: March 12, 2024 08:30 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
For those who choose to see life's tapestry woven only with the threads of power and success, Prachanda might seem like a role model or stand as a beacon of hope. However, in the eyes of those who believe that beyond power also lie the realms of principled politics, morality, self-respect, and dignity, he undeniably appears as an opportunist of the highest order.
Published On: March 4, 2024 08:30 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
The ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict has now stretched for almost 150 days since its commencement on October 7 last year, showing no signs of abating. With unwavering support from Western powers, notably the USA, Israel persists in relentlessly bombing civilian infrastructure, resulting in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians, including women, and children.
Published On: January 23, 2024 07:30 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
Muizzu's diplomatic sequence—visiting Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and then China—is a clearly perceptible departure from the tradition of first visiting India, and it has irked the world's largest democracy.
Published On: January 9, 2024 08:25 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
When we first hear the mention of 9/11, what immediately springs to our minds? It's undoubtedly the morning of September 11, 2001, when nineteen terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda crashed two of the four hijacked planes into the iconic Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, USA.
Published On: December 28, 2023 09:00 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
In the intricate tapestry of our daily existence, life may be following for most of us a rhythmic dance, alternating between the comforting embrace of home and the dynamic energy of the workplace.
Published On: December 21, 2023 09:29 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
The vital link between human activities and the environment underscores the need to recognize nature's intrinsic value for our survival. I would like to conclude this write-up with a Cree Indian proverb that succinctly captures this essence: "Only when the last tree is cut, the last fish caught, and the last stream poisoned will we realize we cannot eat money."
Published On: December 13, 2023 08:45 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
Moustafa Bayoumi, an American professor of Egyptian descent and an author of How Does It Feel To Be a Problem, wrote in 2018, "It is the peculiar fate of oppressed people everywhere that when they are killed, they are killed twice: first by bullet or bomb, and next by the language used to describe their deaths."
Published On: December 4, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
A top adviser to the US president, on a fact-finding mission abroad, unexpectedly falls ill during a state dinner, attributed to exhaustion and an unfamiliar diet. To recover, his hosts take him to a secluded hillside villa, away from the city and prying press. After a couple of days, he reappears, fully recovered, and resumes his travel plans.
Published On: November 29, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
In his trademark rustic style, Prasain has struck a chord with the suffering masses, bringing these issues to the forefront―a matter that has become a persistent thorn in the government's throat.
Published On: November 21, 2023 09:00 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
For the first time in the annals of the Harvard University library, students gathered on its hallowed steps not merely as scholars but as compassionate souls bound by a common purpose. With a sense of deep empathy, they carefully etched the names of those who tragically perished in the indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israel onto a long canvas that now bore the weight of their collective memory.
Published On: November 9, 2023 08:06 AM NPT By: Loknath Sangroula
The Israel-Palestine conflict has now extended into its fifth week, and as we witness these unfolding events it becomes strikingly evident that the Euro-American alliance posits itself as the lords of the world, striving to safeguard "civilization" against "barbarism."