Ahead of the Indian external affairs minister, Mr S.M. Krishna’s first official visit to Nepal, former Maoist guerrillas on Monday kicked off an anti-India campaign, accusing the southern neighbour of grabbing Nepal’s territory.
As the Maoists paralysed normal life in Nepal for the second day in running on Monday, the government beefed up security amid warning by a top former rebel leader that they may declare a new constitution from the streets.
Maoists, on Wednesday announced the seizure of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu declaring it an autonomous region, after storming into heavily guarded Durbar Square, in a development that could trigger a new political confrontation.
Enraged transporters went on rampage on Friday in Nepal's biggest industrial town Birgunj, bordering India, vandalising vehicles and calling an indefinite strike after an Indian transport employee was gunned down by an unidentified group.
Gone are the days when a single show captured the imagination of Indian viewers for years together. With competition fierce, viewers’ loyalties are fickle too.
When 13-year-old Ulka Gupta was finalised to play the title role of Manikarnika, aka Manu, in Jhansi Ki Rani, she had no inkling that the responsibility of carrying the historical would rest heavily on her slender shoulders.
The normally diplomatic Karan Johar let go of his politically correct stance on Headlines Today. He confessed that the industry may be a fraternity, but is not really united because it has become an industry now.