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Calls for restoration of monarchy in Nepal

Voting has begun for 102 parliamentary seats across 21 states/UTs in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Watch to know more.

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Hindu devotees across India flocked to temples to mark the first day of Navratri, the festival of nine nights dedicated to mother goddess Durga in which devotees worship all her manifestations. Marking the beginning of the traditional new year, in Maharashtra and Goa people celebrated Gudi Padwa.

Festival Highlights: Navratri, Gudi Padwa celebrations

China blocking the Dalai Lama's visit to Sri Lanka earlier this year was a reflection of Beijing's insecurities around the Tibetan spiritual leader. And the fact that Sri Lanka has huge debts to China pending means it is again bullied into accepting the 'diktat' from the 'bully'. Inside South Asia decodes the dynamics at work.

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Rahul Gandhi will contest polls from his constituency in Wayanad again. The Left is angry with the Congress, asking why is Rahul Gandhi not taking on a direct fight with the BJP instead. While the BJP's Smriti Irani also mocked Gandhi scion for abandoning Amethi. Just why is Rahul Gandhi not contesting from a seat in the Hindi heartland, we ask.

I.N.D.I.A vs I.N.D.I.A battle: Irani mocks Rahul Gandhi for safe seat Wayanad

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In election season, the Bharatiya Janata Party looks to revive the row around handing over of Katchatheevu island in the Palk Strait to Sri Lanka in 1974 and removal of fishing rights for Indian fishermen two years later. An RTI finding reveals the island was signed off to Sri Lanka by the then-Congress government of Indira Gandhi.

Katchatheevu in the eye of a storm

Heatwave intensifies amid India's election fervour. The India Meteorological Department has issued an extreme heat warning that can impact the world's largest parliamentary elections. Spanning over seven weeks, India is all set to hold its general elections from April 19. Searing temperatures in across different parts of India are making it difficult to hold massive election rallies and pull crowds.

Sizzling electons: Extreme heatwaves expected during voting period

Sunita Kejriwal, wife of jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, was a big focus at the rally of the opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance in New Delhi last week. This amid rumours of her taking over the CM's duties in her husband's absence. Some other women face who are in the spotlight this election season are Kalpana Soren, wife of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, the electoral battle inside the Pawar family - between Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar, besides other women faces. Inside South Asia looks at women making a mark in India's election season.

Women faces of election season

Bangladesh's prime minister Sheikh Hasina issued a scathing rebuttal to the opposition's call to boycott India. Hasina asked the BNP leaders to burn their wives' sarees before asking the country to sever ties with India. Her critics and the opposition have called the elections rigged and influenced by India's strong support for Hasina.

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If you want to scale the heights of Mount Everest this season, be prepared to trek back down with your poop. In a bid to tackle pollution, Nepal has implemented the rule in which the climbers will need to bring their excrement down with them after their expedition from the world's highest peak. How will the poop bag work? Our next report tells you that.

Bring back your poop: Nepal tells Everest climbers

Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has vowed to revive stoning women to death in public for crimes like adultery. According to Akhundzada, women’s rights as advocated by the international community are against the Taliban’s interpretation of Islamic sharia. All this and much more in Inside South Asia.

Taliban to stone women in public for adultery

Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan to join a probe into the killing of five Chinese nationals in a suicide attack. On March 26, A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a dam project in northwest Pakistan. This was the third major attack in a week on China's projects, raising doubts on the safety of their interests along the CPEC and largely of the Belt and Road Initiative in Pakistan.

Pakistan-China ties strained? China joins probe into deadly suicide attack

A boat carrying Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Indonesia sinks. More than 70 Rohingya are "Presumed dead or missing" after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, while 75 have been rescued. The incident has once again drawn attention to the plight of the refugees who are increasingly embarking on dangerous sea journeys to seek a better life. When will the ordeal of Rohingyas end?

Rohingya refugees continue to risk their lives at sea

On Inside South Asia tonight, - Pakistan: Five chinese workers killed in suicide bomb blast - China raises concern in the CPEC corridor - Another boat with Rohingya refugees sinks - No end to the Rohingya's ordeal - Nepal's bid to tackle pollution on Everest - Climbers need to now bring their excrement down with them

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Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions have escalated. Pakistan carries out airstrikes in Afghanistan. Afghanistan claims to strike back. Islamabad accuses Kabul of sheltering terrorists. The neighbouring countries have traded blame over who is responsible for a recent spate of Islamist militant attacks in Pakistan. Pakistan says the attacks were launched from Afghan soil. Why are both countries at loggerheads? Find out.

Why are Pakistan and Afghanistan fighting?

Asia's largest tulip garden on the banks of the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar is set to open its gates to visitors this weekend. 68 tulip varieties, including 5 new ones added this year, promise to be a huge draw for tourists as well as locals. A record 17 lakh tulip bulbs spread across 55 hectares of land promises a wonderland and a feast for the senses. On Inside South Asia, an exclusive curtain-raiser from our correspondent in Srinagar Idris Lone.

Srinagar's iconic tulip garden - The annual treat

As campaigning for national elections takes off in India, a visible focus area for PM Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party are the five states in South India - Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. After 10 years in power, the BJP's presence in these states is weak at best, and inroads here will be critical to the party achieving election targets. Inside South Asia decodes the importance of South India to the BJP's fortunes via SWOT analyses and challenge points.

India elections: Modi's big south focus

Indian military personnel have begun the process of exiting the Maldivian islands as per the announcement made by president Mohamed Muizzu + 19 Pakistan's cabinet ministers took oath on Monday. And their immediate challenge will be the profound economic, political, and security challenges facing the country +celebrating 73 years of Sri Lanka's air force in Jaffna, Colombo

Indian troops pullout from Maldives

Sri Lanka emerging out of an economic crisis, has added the Indian rupee to its foreign currency basket. And it is expected that Bangladesh, too, may start settling trade with India in the Indian rupee. The South Asian nation is already settling trade with Nepal & Bhutan in the Indian rupee. As more countries express their desire to trade in Indian rupees, we tell you what it means for India and is the Indian currency is moving toward global domination.

The rise of the Indian currency: Lanka & B’desh look to settle trade in Indian rupee

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India fortifies its security infrastructure in the Indian Ocean - INS Jatayu commissioned on the Minicoy island. Located near the Maldives. The strategic base will enhance the operational reach of the Navy in the Indian Ocean. A clear eye on China.

India commissions INS Jatayu, eye on Indian Ocean security

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Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's CPN Maoist has parted ways with the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led Nepali Congress and joined hands with KP Sharma Oli's CPN-UML. For years now, the three Septuagenarians have pulled strings and lorded over Nepal's political landscape. This in a country where over 40% of the citizens are youth under 40. Amid the political flux, real issues like youth employment and welfare take a back seat.

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