The result of what is the world's largest study of its kind have shown that lead pollution is silently turning Indian city kids stupid. The study conducted on
As Nepal prepared for general elections in May, the results of a country-wide opinion poll created quite a stir when it was published in mid-April. The poll, seeking to find
Man Mohan Adhikari, Nepal's "democratic communist" died on 26 April 1999, after collapsing during his campaign as the prime ministerial candidate for the Communist Party of
Early in March, Bhutan's Planning Commission Secretariat brought together some 30 policy makers, 'thinkers', government officials and donors at a conference on Gross National Happiness (GNH)
It is a rare occasion when the Kathmandu government can be roused to strong action in its dealings with Thimphu on the issue of Bhutanese refugees who started streaming into
Pakistan's fiercely independent Pakhtun tribals become sacrificial lambs for Shariat.
Malakand's Islam is no different from the one being practised by the Taliban in Afghanistan,"
Tibet is being cloned in a tiny part of South India
A strong winter noonday sun, a disciplined sea of bowing monks in red, and policemen everywhere. Then amidst the
It was with a bit of fanfare that the Indian government-owned General Insurance Company (GIC) announced its Rajrajeshwari Women Welfare Insurance Scheme on 17 March. This was an insurance plan
Powerful officials walk warily down the corridors of the North and South Blocks, alert for ambushes by monkeys.
Thousands of homeless monkeys have been living for decades in or around
