WORLD
Cuba defends military drills as deterrent against US aggression
Cuba defends military drills as deterrent against US aggress...
US President Donald Trump this month warned that Cuba "is ready to fall" and told Havana to "make a deal" or pay a price similar to Venezuela, whose ousted leader Nicolas Maduro was taken to America by US forces in a January 3 bombing raid that killed dozens of people.
Jan 26, 2026
SOCIETY
Home Ministry calls for upholding dignity of national flag
Home Ministry calls for upholding dignity of national flag
The MoHA has stated that the candidates, as per the Election Code of Conduct, 2082 BS, could use a maximum of 10 national flags in rallies, mass meetings, corner assemblies and any other sort of rallies in the election campaigns.
Jan 26, 2026
ECONOMY
Silver shortage hits local market despite surge in imports
Silver shortage hits local market despite surge in imports
Government records show that silver imports surged sharply in the first six months of the current fiscal year amid soaring prices of the precious metal in the domestic market.
Jan 26, 2026
POLITICS
SC seeks additional evidence after OAG withdraws charges against Lamichhane
SC seeks additional evidence after OAG withdraws charges aga...
A joint bench of Justices Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma and Shrikant Paudel issued the directive following a hearing on Sunday.
Jan 26, 2026
WORLD
Zelensky seeks more air defence as Russia plunges Kyiv into cold
Zelensky seeks more air defence as Russia plunges Kyiv into...
Russia has hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the nearly four-year war, but Kyiv says this winter has been the toughest yet, with hundreds of Russian drones and missiles overwhelming air defences during particularly fierce frosts.
Jan 26, 2026
OPINION
A Lamp Not Yet Lit: Nepal’s Energy Optimism
A Lamp Not Yet Lit: Nepal’s Energy Optimism
Living the paradox: one of the world’s most hydropower-rich countries remains among its lowest electricity users.
Jan 26, 2026
WORLD
Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over g...
Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already...
Critics say the polls are neither free not fair, and are designed to legitimize the power of the military after it ousted the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.
Jan 26, 2026
Editorial
Mounting Debt: Nepal must shift to production and exports
Mounting Debt: Nepal must shift to production and exports
Nepal's rising external debt is a worry for our policymakers and economists. If most of the debt has to be repaid in foreign currency, then the drop in the rupee against the dollar will make our finances weaker.
Jan 26, 2026
WORLD
Djokovic, Alcaraz into Melbourne last eight as next gen roars
Djokovic, Alcaraz into Melbourne last eight as next gen roar...
Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and Novak Djokovic joined him without hitting a ball, as the next generation roared.
Jan 25, 2026
POLITICS
NC wins 9, UML 8 seats as alliance sweeps National Assembly election
NC wins 9, UML 8 seats as alliance sweeps National Assembly...
Voting for the National Assembly (NA) elections concluded on Sunday, with candidates from the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML and the Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP) emerging victorious under a pre-election alliance, while other parties failed to secure seats.
Jan 25, 2026