POLITICS
Additional leave benefits, restructuring of civil service tenure proposed
Additional leave benefits, restructuring of civil service te...
The House panel has proposed two additional types of leave benefits to civil servants, in addition to the leave they currently receive.
Mar 27, 2025
WORLD
Grabbing breasts, snapping pyjama string not attempt to rape: Allahabad High Court
Grabbing breasts, snapping pyjama string not attempt to rape...
In a case involving an attack on a minor in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that actions like grabbing breasts or snapping a pyjama string do not constitute rape or attempt to rape but can be considered aggravated sexual assault - a comparatively lesser charge, as reported by NDTV.
Mar 27, 2025
WORLD
Publication of Signal chat in full draws attack from officials
Publication of Signal chat in full draws attack from officia...
The White House reacted furiously on Wednesday after The Atlantic magazine published messages between national security officials in a Signal group chat in their entirety, the BBC reported.
Mar 27, 2025
WORLD
President Macron says 'too early' to consider lifting Russia sanctions
President Macron says 'too early' to consider lifting Russia...
French President Emmanuel Macron said it was "much too early" to consider lifting sanctions against Russia. Moscow has sought to get sanctions relief in exchange for peace deal guarantees, DW reported.
Mar 27, 2025
SPORTS
De Kock’s 97 guides Kolkata to first win
De Kock’s 97 guides Kolkata to first win
Quinton de Kock smashed 97 runs off 61 balls to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to their first victory in IPL 2025.
Mar 27, 2025
ECONOMY
Economy grows by 5.1% in second quarter of FY
Economy grows by 5.1% in second quarter of FY
Government data showed that the country’s economy grew by 5.1 percent in the second quarter of the current fiscal year (FY) 2024/25.
Mar 27, 2025
Market
US dollar value declines slightly
US dollar value declines slightly
Nepal Rastra Bank has set the foreign exchange rates for Thursday. The exchange rate for the US dollar has slightly depreciated, with the buying rate at Rs 136.84 and the selling rate at Rs 137.44.
Mar 27, 2025
WORLD
Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues
Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to rais...
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains.
Mar 27, 2025
Editorial
Needed: An Urgent Economic Recovery Plan
Needed: An Urgent Economic Recovery Plan
According to the Credit Information Bureau of the central bank, a total of 37,523 individuals were blacklisted in the first eight months of the current fiscal year – up from 33,276 during the period from mid-April 2023 to mid-April 2024.
Mar 27, 2025
ECONOMY
Newly-appointed NEA Chief Shakya moves to SC over service benefits
Newly-appointed NEA Chief Shakya moves to SC over service be...
The newly-appointed Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Hitendra Dev Shakya, has filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court (SC) regarding his previous service benefits.
Mar 27, 2025