Mar 26, 2021

WORLD

India’s PM Modi faces big electoral test in Muslim areas

India’s PM Modi faces big electoral test in Muslim areas

NEW DELHI, March 26: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party are making a serious bid for electoral victories in three states that have sizeable minority Muslim populations. But the Bharatiya Janata Party has for years been accused of stoking religious polarization and d...

NEW DELHI, March 26: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party are making a serious bid for electoral victories in three states that have sizeable minority Muslim populations. But the Bharatiya Janata Party has for years been accused of stoking religious polarization and d...

Mar 26, 2021

Mar 26, 2021

WORLD

More than 300 people killed since Myanmar's coup

More than 300 people killed since Myanmar's coup

MYANMAR, March 26: Myanmar’s security forces have killed more than 300 people in attempts to crush opposition to a Feb. 1 coup, with nearly 90% of victims shot dead and a quarter of them shot in the head, according to data from an advocacy group and local media.

MYANMAR, March 26: Myanmar’s security forces have killed more than 300 people in attempts to crush opposition to a Feb. 1 coup, with nearly 90% of victims shot dead and a quarter of them shot in the head, according to data from an advocacy group and local media.

Mar 26, 2021

Mar 26, 2021

OPINION

Boxed in on China

Boxed in on China

China is a challenge for the US but also an opportunity. The US-China relationship is far too important.

China is a challenge for the US but also an opportunity. The US-China relationship is far too important.

Mar 26, 2021

Mar 26, 2021

ECONOMY

Nepal is self-reliant in egg, milk powder, butter and meat: Govt

Nepal is self-reliant in egg, milk powder, butter and meat:...

KATHMANDU, March 26: The government has claimed that Nepal has become self-reliant in a number of farm products including egg, milk powder, butter and meat.

KATHMANDU, March 26: The government has claimed that Nepal has become self-reliant in a number of farm products including egg, milk powder, butter and meat.

Mar 26, 2021

Mar 26, 2021

WORLD

India has not banned COVID-19 vaccine exports, will keep supplying in phased manner - gove...

India has not banned COVID-19 vaccine exports, will keep sup...

NEW DELHI, March 26: India has not imposed a ban on coronavirus vaccine exports and New Delhi will continue to supply vaccines in a phased manner, a government source told Reuters on Thursday.

NEW DELHI, March 26: India has not imposed a ban on coronavirus vaccine exports and New Delhi will continue to supply vaccines in a phased manner, a government source told Reuters on Thursday.

Mar 26, 2021

Mar 26, 2021

WORLD, Coronavirus

Brazil hits record 100,000 coronavirus cases in a day, piling pressure on Bolsonaro

Brazil hits record 100,000 coronavirus cases in a day, pilin...

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 26: Brazil on Thursday registered a record 100,158 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours, the Health Ministry said, underlining the scale of a snowballing outbreak that is becoming a major political crisis for President Jair Bolsonaro.

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 26: Brazil on Thursday registered a record 100,158 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours, the Health Ministry said, underlining the scale of a snowballing outbreak that is becoming a major political crisis for President Jair Bolsonaro.

Mar 26, 2021

Mar 26, 2021

WORLD

China sanctions UK entities, individuals for Xinjiang 'lies'

China sanctions UK entities, individuals for Xinjiang 'lies'

CHINA, March 26: China sanctioned organisations and individuals in the United Kingdom on Friday over what it called “lies and disinformation” about Xinjiang, days after Britain imposed sanctions for human rights abuses in the western Chinese region.

CHINA, March 26: China sanctioned organisations and individuals in the United Kingdom on Friday over what it called “lies and disinformation” about Xinjiang, days after Britain imposed sanctions for human rights abuses in the western Chinese region.

Mar 26, 2021

Mar 25, 2021

SOCIETY

Bhagarathi murder case: DNA of accused matched

Bhagarathi murder case: DNA of accused matched

BAITADI, March 25: The DNA of the vaginal swab of Bhagarathi Bhatta who was raped and murdered in Baitadi district in early February has matched that of the accused.

BAITADI, March 25: The DNA of the vaginal swab of Bhagarathi Bhatta who was raped and murdered in Baitadi district in early February has matched that of the accused.

Mar 25, 2021

Mar 25, 2021

POLITICS

Senior leader Nepal submits a 13-point clarification to Chairman Oli

Senior leader Nepal submits a 13-point clarification to Chai...

KATHMANDU, March 25: Senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal has submitted his clarification to the party Chairman K P Oli.

KATHMANDU, March 25: Senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal has submitted his clarification to the party Chairman K P Oli.

Mar 25, 2021

Mar 25, 2021

SOCIETY, Latest Updates

Jha couple, missing for a month, found buried beneath the under-construction road

Jha couple, missing for a month, found buried beneath the un...

LAHAN, March 25: A couple who had gone missing some one month ago was found buried beneath the under-construction road some three kilometers away from their residence on Thursday afternoon.

LAHAN, March 25: A couple who had gone missing some one month ago was found buried beneath the under-construction road some three kilometers away from their residence on Thursday afternoon.

Mar 25, 2021