ECONOMY
Forex Updates: USD selling at Rs 145, euro at 171.22
Forex Updates: USD selling at Rs 145, euro at 171.22
According to the central bank, the buying rate for one US dollar is Rs 144.40, and the selling rate is Rs 145.00. One European euro is being bought at Rs 170.51 and sold at Rs 171.22.
Feb 05, 2026
SOCIETY
Seven, including five Bangladeshis, arrested for unlawful confinement, fraud
Seven, including five Bangladeshis, arrested for unlawful co...
A team from the Kathmandu District Police Range arrested seven people who allegedly rented a house in Bhangal, Budhanilkantha Municipality–8, brought Bangladeshi nationals from Bangladesh to Kathmandu on the promise of sending them to Italy for foreign employment, and then held them hostage an...
Feb 05, 2026
WORLD
Russia demands Ukraine give in as UAE talks open
Russia demands Ukraine give in as UAE talks open
The US-mediated talks are the latest round of negotiations in a flurry of diplomacy that has so far failed to strike a deal to halt the war, unleashed by Russia's February 2022 invasion.
Feb 05, 2026
ECONOMY
BFIs focus on short term loans to minimize risks amid increasing bad debts
BFIs focus on short term loans to minimize risks amid increa...
In six months, BFIs switch investment to home loans and margin loans from overdraft and real estate projects
Feb 05, 2026
ECONOMY
Govt limits funding assurance for multi-year projects to three years
Govt limits funding assurance for multi-year projects to thr...
Issuing a new guideline on Wednesday, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) stated that the government’s commitment to ensure budgetary resources for multi-year projects will remain valid only for the approved project duration, up to three fiscal years.
Feb 05, 2026
SPORTS
Winter Olympics to showcase Italian venues and global tensions
Winter Olympics to showcase Italian venues and global tensio...
These Games will use a host of existing venues, meaning they will stretch for 350 kilometres (217 miles) across northern Italy from Cortina -- one of the world's iconic skiing locations -- to Milan, with other "clusters" spread through the Alps.
Feb 05, 2026
WORLD
Air India finds no issue with Boeing fuel switch after grounding
Air India finds no issue with Boeing fuel switch after groun...
The airline grounded a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on Monday after one of the pilots reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch.
Feb 05, 2026
WORLD
Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro's release
Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro's release
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez has been walking a tightrope since then -- trying to hold on to support from Washington but also from Maduro acolytes in her government and the Venezuelan people.
Feb 05, 2026
OPINION
Singapore Installs the Gen Z Governance Kernel
Singapore Installs the Gen Z Governance Kernel
More fundamentally, Gen Z expects governance to operate like the digital platforms they grew up with: constantly updated, instantly responsive, transparently accountable, and designed around user experience rather than bureaucratic inertia.
Feb 05, 2026
Editorial
When Cost-Cutting Threatens Universal Health Coverage
When Cost-Cutting Threatens Universal Health Coverage
The government’s decision to cap outpatient health insurance at Rs 25,000 per family risks undermining the very purpose of the programme by making essential healthcare less accessible to low-income, chronically ill and vulnerable citizens.
Feb 05, 2026