News for 'The Kathmandu Post'

'Tamil leaders have misled people that a third language is bad for them'

'Nobody is telling you not to speak or learn your mother tongue. But making other languages an emotional issue is wrong.'

'Sanju will touch your heart'

'Live and be joyful for what you have because one day, it will be all gone.'

'When relations improve, Kulbhushan Jadhav will return'

'Kulbhushan Jadhav is a very sad case.' 'I think Pakistan handled this issue very clumsily.' 'They gave too much of publicity and also said that they will hang him.' 'Now obviously, they are not going to hang him.'

Modi's foreign policy: A bag of old tricks

Two years of Modi's foreign policy can be best remembered for its flip-flops on Pakistan and the PM's blockbuster speeches to delirious non-resident communities and the grand receptions he has received.

India edge past Afghanistan to lift SAFF Cup for 7th time

Jeje Lalpekhlua (72nd minute) and Sunil Chhettri (101th) scored for India after Zubayr Amiri had given Afghanistan the lead in the 69th minute at the Greenfield Stadium.

Nepal quake: Don't rush to Everest just yet, warn experts

Perhaps it's these "fatal attractions" that have failed to deter mountaineers -- even for the time being, from continuing to dream of making it to Everest top, despite a slew of avalanches, triggered by the deadly April 25 Nepal temblor, which left 19 climbers, including sherpa mountain guides, dead and several more injured.

Why only Maggi, authority must tighten noose around other brands too

Apart from Maggi noodles, many other products can be tested for health issues.

India's boycott of OBOR an unusual display of spine

The decision to not attend the forum attended by 28 heads of state and 130 national delegations is a clear break from its usual policy of going along with the crowd.

China's plans: Time for India to wake up

Nearly two decades ago, then defence minister George Fernandes said: 'China has built roads up to the border, while there has been negligence on India's part.' Since Fernandes uttered these brave words, what has been done on the Indian side? The Modi Sarkar is apparently trying, but little has been achieved so far, says Claude Arpi.

10 places to visit in 2015!

Travel bloggers Amrita Das and Rutavi Mehta list out their recommendations.

Sports Shorts: Tomic boasts of 'amazing' achievements; Spieth wins

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday

Modiji, not just Teesta, talk of transit, transhipment, please!

Not many people in Bangladesh are talking about the Teesta issue.

'Nepal has never undertaken something of this magnitude'

Dr Swarnim Wagle, the official behind Nepal's reconstruction strategy, speaks to Patrick Ward.

No big brotherly approach on Nepal, want early solution, says Sushma

Rejecting the allegation of adopting "big brotherly" approach towards Nepal, India on said it respects its sovereignty and wants to see the crisis resolved through consensus.

'The disaster in Nepal has brought everything to zero'

Ramon Magsaysay winner Anshu Gupta, whose non-governmental organisation Goonj has been leading the relief efforts in Nepal which was ravaged by a devastating quake in April this year, speaks to Ankita Mishra.

'At the UN, there were times I wished India had a stronger government'

'Under Narendra Modi's leadership, we will be able to regain our rightful place in the community of nations,' veteran diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri, who joined the BJP on January 2, tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

'At the UN, there were times I wished India had a stronger government'

Is India reluctant to take its place in the new world order?

'Crafting a coherent, transparent and consistent policy vis-a-vis our neighbours, leave alone the rest of the world, is unlikely to be high on the priority list of the new Indian government, which will be sworn in before June,' says Ramananda Sengupta.