Official: Nepal's former communist rebels win elections

It's official, the Maoists have taken power in Nepal. The process will now move forward in creating an entirely new government from scratch and abolishing the monarchy. A truly amazing thing to witness."Former communist rebels won the most seats in Nepal's new governing...

Understanding Maoist’s victory in Nepal

"“The results of the general election in Nepal on 10 April 2008, won overwhelmingly by the Maoists - officially the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) - have come as a complete shock. Many people thought the former armed rebels would be a distant third, winning perhaps...

National Election Results Slowly Trickle out From Nepal

Yesterday was a historic day for the Napalese people, with their first national election shifting their government from a monarchy to a democratic congress. Only one result has been officially declared, but so far things are looking good for the Maoist party.Read previous...

National Elections Go Off With Little Violence In Nepal

People in Nepal are celebrating after national elections went off with relatively little violence. Some poll stations are reporting as high as an 80% turnout, with an average of 60-70% nationwide. Citizens there are reportedly happy with how the elections went and being ...

No 10 accused of ignoring MP bugging warning

"Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has launched a formal inquiry into claims a senior Labour Muslim MP had been bugged during private meetings with a constituent. Scotland Yard is alleged to have eavesdropped on meetings between Sadiq Khan, a Government whip, and a...

Ecuador's Correa celebrates 'win'

"Official results are slowly being tallied in Ecuador where President Rafael Correa is celebrating victory in constituent assembly elections. A final outcome could take days to determine given the complexity of the vote but unofficial results give Mr Correa's party a strong...

Nepal in Chaos; Nepalis in Doubts

"A nationwide opinion poll conducted last month by the research group Interdisciplinary Analysts shows that Nepalis still don’t have much faith in politicians. Respondents were also found to be surprisingly ill-informed about the constituent assembly elections. As in...

The Home Office News.

'Another Government website which is user friendly, well put together and most importantly of all makes you aware of The Home Office, its function and their latest news. As a young boy I can still remember wondering what does The Home Office mean''."The Home Office is the...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...