WORLD
Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing $29 billion
Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing $29 billion
The new figure, revealed by the Defense Department during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, is about $4 billion higher than the estimate offered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth two weeks ago.
May 13, 2026
ECONOMY
BFIs’ private sector lending stands less than half the annual target at 5.7 percent
BFIs’ private sector lending stands less than half the annua...
With just two months remaining until the end of FY 2025/26, BFIs’ lending to the private sector stands at less than half of the target ratio set by the central bank.
May 13, 2026
OPINION
Rethinking Nepal’s Squatter Evictions
Rethinking Nepal’s Squatter Evictions
Nepal’s squatter evictions reveal the tension between development-driven state action and the human cost of displacement, raising urgent questions about justice, belonging, and government responsibility.
May 13, 2026
OPINION
Beyond the ‘Crushed’ Identity of ‘Dalit’
Beyond the ‘Crushed’ Identity of ‘Dalit’
“The purpose of every political struggle is to create survivors, not a museum of victims.”
May 13, 2026
WORLD
Sensing an edge, Iran 'ready to gamble' it can outlast Trump
Sensing an edge, Iran 'ready to gamble' it can outlast Trump
With a shaky ceasefire holding almost two-and-a-half months after the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic began, the US president has angrily dismissed Iran's responses to a US proposal for a settlement, warning the truce is on its last legs.
May 13, 2026
Editorial
SEE Results Arrive Early—But at What Cost?
SEE Results Arrive Early—But at What Cost?
Nepal’s SEE results were released in record time with improved pass rates, but questions remain about whether faster processing has preserved fairness and academic integrity.
May 13, 2026
WORLD
Iran's Guards hold military drills in capital as ceasefire teeters
Iran's Guards hold military drills in capital as ceasefire t...
"Enhancing combat capability to confront any movement of the American-Zionist enemy was one of the goals and scenarios implemented in this drill, which was successfully carried out," Brigadier General Hassan Hassanzadeh, commander of the Tehran Revolutionary Guards, was quoted as saying by state TV.
May 12, 2026
SOCIETY
NDRRMA warns of high disaster risk despite below-average monsoon rainfall
NDRRMA warns of high disaster risk despite below-average mon...
Unveiling the draft Monsoon Preparedness and Response National Action Plan 2083 BS on Monday, NDRRMA projected that more than 1.9 million people could be affected nationwide. The plan highlights increased risks of glacial lake outburst floods, while the Terai and southern plains face threats of floo...
May 12, 2026
POLITICS
SC challenges Balen govt’s three key decisions
SC challenges Balen govt’s three key decisions
The SC has questioned several controversial decisions of Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s government, including the dissolution of student and employees’ unions and the forced eviction of squatters, by issuing interim orders against their implementation.
May 12, 2026
WORLD
What if we killed all mosquitoes?
What if we killed all mosquitoes?
Mosquitoes kill around 760,000 people every year, according to research site Our World in Data, with humans ourselves coming a distant second.
May 12, 2026