WORLD

India's Modi breaks protocol to welcome Saudi's crown prince

India's Modi breaks protocol to welcome Saudi's crown prince

NEW DELHI  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke with government protocol to personally welcome Saudi Arabia’s Crown...

NEW DELHI  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke with government protocol to personally welcome Saudi Arabia’s Crown...

Feb 20, 2019

ECONOMY

Oil near 2019 highs amid OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions

Oil near 2019 highs amid OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions

SINGAPORE. Feb 20: Oil prices were around 2019 highs on Wednesday, propped up by supply cuts led by producer club OPEC a...

SINGAPORE. Feb 20: Oil prices were around 2019 highs on Wednesday, propped up by supply cuts led by producer club OPEC a...

Feb 20, 2019

WORLD

Teenager who joined IS group in Syria to lose UK citizenship

Teenager who joined IS group in Syria to lose UK citizenship

LONDON, Feb 20: Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London when she was aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, has had h...

LONDON, Feb 20: Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London when she was aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, has had h...

Feb 20, 2019

SOCIETY

India, Nepal to sign deal to boost conservation of rhinos, tigers: report

India, Nepal to sign deal to boost conservation of rhinos, tigers: report

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: India and Nepal are all set to sign an agreement to cooperate on biodiversity conservation, including...

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: India and Nepal are all set to sign an agreement to cooperate on biodiversity conservation, including...

Feb 20, 2019

POLITICS

PHC to probe citizen, academic certificates of Ansari

PHC to probe citizen, academic certificates of Ansari

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has decided to probe the citizenship certificate, academic...

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has decided to probe the citizenship certificate, academic...

Feb 20, 2019

POLITICS

RPP submits memo to PM demanding restoration of Hindu kingdom

RPP submits memo to PM demanding restoration of Hindu kingdom

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: ​Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Kamal Thapa on Tuesday met Prime Minister KP Oli and hande...

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: ​Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Kamal Thapa on Tuesday met Prime Minister KP Oli and hande...

Feb 20, 2019

POLITICS

PM promises prosperity, development

PM promises prosperity, development

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Prime Minister KP Oli on Tuesday asked the nation to stand behind him as he vowed to steer the nation...

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Prime Minister KP Oli on Tuesday asked the nation to stand behind him as he vowed to steer the nation...

Feb 20, 2019

SOCIETY

Rape cases up 79 pc in 2018: Insec

Rape cases up 79 pc in 2018: Insec

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: A report prepared by the Informal Sector Service Center (Insec), a non-governmental human rights orga...

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: A report prepared by the Informal Sector Service Center (Insec), a non-governmental human rights orga...

Feb 20, 2019

ECONOMY

Nepalis spent Rs 48b on foreign holidays

Nepalis spent Rs 48b on foreign holidays

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Nepalis spent a whopping Rs 48 billion on foreign holidays in the first half of Fiscal Year 2018/19.

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Nepalis spent a whopping Rs 48 billion on foreign holidays in the first half of Fiscal Year 2018/19.

Feb 20, 2019

ECONOMY

NRB increases refinance fund size to Rs 50 billion

NRB increases refinance fund size to Rs 50 billion

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has released the mid-term review report of the monetary policy for the curren...

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has released the mid-term review report of the monetary policy for the curren...

Feb 20, 2019