On October 29, 2025, Nepal’s Supreme Court Constitutional Bench declined to issue an interim order against the formation of the government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki and the dissolution of the House of Representatives, paving the way for elections scheduled on March 5, 2026. This followed the September 12, 2025, dissolution of Parliament and the appointment of an interim administration amid widespread unrest, including student-led Gen Z protests that highlighted mass political...

The surrender of Mallojula Venugopal, also known by his aliases Abhay, Bhupati, Master, and Sonu (aged 69), who served as a Politburo, Central Committee (CC), and Central Military Commission (CMC) member and the official spokesperson of the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI–Maoist), on October 15, 2025, in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, marks a decisive ideological and operational rupture within the CPI–Maoist hierarchy. His surrender, accompanied by 60 other cadres, including zonal and...