No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens Trump

By JON GAMBRELL and FARNOUSH AMIRI, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday..

Are Trump’s supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here’s what a new poll shows

By STEVE PEOPLES, MIKE CATALINI, JESSE BEDAYN and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX, NEW YORK (AP):- Nearly a year into his second term, President Donald Trump’s work on the economy hasn’t lived up to..

Nepali Congress back to its ideology, values: President Thapa

KATHMANDU:- The newly elected President of the Nepali Congress (NC), Gagan Thapa, has appealed to all party members to move head in a united and integrated manner. President Thapa made this..

Nepali Congress Acting President: 885 signatories pull out of special general convention

KATHMANDU:- Acting President of the Nepali Congress, Purna Bahadur Khadka, has said that 885 signatories who were said to be participating in the special general convention have submitted signed..

Election Commission gives authenticity to Thapa-led Nepali Congress

KATHMANDU:- The Election Commission (EC) has conferred authenticity on the Nepali Congress led by Gagan Kumar Thapa, newly elected President from the recent special general convention. The EC..

‘Collaboration and coordination a must for preserving language, art and culture’

KATHMANDU:- Mayor Balendra Shah has empathized on collaboration and coordination among all sides to preserve disappearing language, script, art and culture. At Thursday’s ‘Hang Yalambar..

Senate passes more spending bills, but Homeland Security dispute looms

By KEVIN FREKING, WASHINGTON (AP):- Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a..

California’s water resilience strategy shows major progress after winter storms: state out of drought, according to U.S. Drought Monitor

SACRAMENTO:- Following a series of winter storms and multiple years of improved hydrologic conditions, California’s ongoing efforts to recover from the multi-year drought that began in 2021 are..

ASEAN’s Multilateral Dilemma: Continuity and Change from NAM to BRICS

ASEAN’s enduring strength has never been its ability to project power, but its capacity to manage diversity through restraint, process, and dialogue. In an increasingly polarised strategic..

48 days to go for elections: Functions of returning officer

KATHMANDU:- The Election Commission (EC) has explicitly stipulated the duties, responsibilities and authorities of the returning officers for the House of Representatives (HoR) elections announced..

Election Commission begins study on Nepali Congress split

KATHMANDU:- The Election Commission has begun studying the ongoing dispute regarding the leadership of the Nepali Congress. Officials, including Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari,..

India’s US exports slip 1.83 pc to USD 6.88 bn in Dec

NEW DELHI, (PTI):- India's merchandise exports to the US declined 1.83 per cent to USD 6.88 billion in December 2025 due to high tariffs imposed by America, according to Commerce Ministry..

Iran’s nationwide protests appear increasingly smothered after crackdown and internet outage

By JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week after authorities shut the country off..

Bullfight organised in Dhading to observe Maghe Sankranti

DHADING:- Bullfight events were organized in different areas in Dhading district on Thursday on the occasion of the Maghe Sankranti festival. As part of the cultural tradition, some 100 pairs of..

Magar community celebrates Maghe Sakrati

KATHMANDU:- The Magar community in Kathmandu Valley is celebrating Maghe Sankrati today. The Nepal Magar Association organized a program at Tundikhel. Magars, Nepal’s third largest ethnic group,..

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