myRepublica - The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles

Former China Sinochem VP sentenced to 11-1/2 years prison for graft

Published On: December 24, 2019 11:08 AM NPT By: Reuters

SINGAPORE, Dec 24: A former senior executive at China’s state-run Sinochem Group was sentenced on Tuesday to 11-and-a-half years in prison for taking bribes, a court in eastern Shandong province said.

Algeria's powerful army chief dies - state media

Published On: December 23, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

ALGIERS , Dec 23: Algeria’s powerful army chief Lieutenant-General Ahmed Gaed Salah, who was instrumental in bringing down long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died, state media reported on Monday.

Explainer: Why India's new citizenship plans are stirring protests

Published On: December 23, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, Dec 23: Thousands of Indians have been protesting against a new citizenship law as well as possible plans for a National Register of Citizens (NRC), alleging the measures are an attack on a secular constitution and against minority Muslims.

Putin opens railway bridge to Crimea

Published On: December 23, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW, Dec 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin has inaugurated a massive railway bridge to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

China's Xi calls for sustained momentum in North Korea-U.S. talks

Published On: December 23, 2019 04:13 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Dec 23: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday expressed concerns over rising tension between North Korea and the United States, calling for them to maintain the momentum for dialogue, South Korea’s presidential office said.

Saudi sentences five to death, three to jail in Khashoggi case

Published On: December 23, 2019 03:32 PM NPT By: Reuters

RIYADH, Dec 23: Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Monday five people had been sentenced to death and three more to jail terms totalling 24 years in the case of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year.

Main India opposition party to stage protest against new law

Published On: December 23, 2019 02:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI, Dec 23: India’s main opposition party will stage a silent protest in the capital on Monday against a contentious new citizenship law, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the legislation at a rally in New Delhi and accused the opposition of pushing the country into a “fear psychosis.”