Nepal Election

Nepal's incoming communist govt has ominous portents for India; patronising attitude must be shed to offset Chinese influence

In political terms, India must shed its reservations and befriend the communists in Nepal wholeheartedly. It is time it reconciled with ground realities.

Nepal Parliamentary election: Left alliance wins 72 out of 89 seats, on course to register a comfortable majority

Nepal's Left alliance is heading towards comfortable majority in the parliamentary elections, winning 72 of the 89 seats so far in the historic polls

Nepal closes border with China, India ahead of 26 November polls

Land-locked Nepal is holding provincial and parliamentary elections in two phases on 26 November and 7 December.

Nepal: Blast injures 3 children, police suspect Maoist hand

A bomb explosion near a polling booth here left three children, including two girls, injured today as people voted to elect Nepal's Constituent Assembly and end the political uncertainty in the country.