WORLD

India's Bollywood bets big on 'event cinema'

India's Bollywood bets big on 'event cinema'

The shift has fuelled what experts describe as "event cinema", as studios rely on big-budget spectacles and top-tier sta...

The shift has fuelled what experts describe as "event cinema", as studios rely on big-budget spectacles and top-tier sta...

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 cold

Russia has hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the nearly four-year war, but Kyiv says this winter has been t...

Russia has hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the nearly four-year war, but Kyiv says this winter has been t...

Jan 26, 2026

WORLD

Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government

Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government

Critics say the polls are neither free not fair, and are designed to legitimize the power of the military after it ouste...

Critics say the polls are neither free not fair, and are designed to legitimize the power of the military after it ouste...

Jan 26, 2026

POLITICS

SC seeks additional evidence after OAG withdraws charges against Lamichhane

SC seeks additional evidence after OAG withdraws charges against Lamichhane

A joint bench of Justices Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma and Shrikant Paudel issued the directive following a hearing on Sunday.

A joint bench of Justices Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma and Shrikant Paudel issued the directive following a hearing on Sunday.

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.

Living the paradox: one of the world’s most hydropower-rich countries remains among its lowest electricity users.

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 for...

Nepal's rising external debt is a worry for our policymakers and economists. If most of the debt has to be repaid in for...

Jan 26, 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 election

Voting for the National Assembly (NA) elections concluded on Sunday, with candidates from the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-...

Voting for the National Assembly (NA) elections concluded on Sunday, with candidates from the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-...

Jan 25, 2026

WORLD

Djokovic, Alcaraz into Melbourne last eight as next gen roars

Djokovic, Alcaraz into Melbourne last eight as next gen roars

Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and Novak Djokovic joined him without hitting a...

Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and Novak Djokovic joined him without hitting a...

Jan 25, 2026

ECONOMY

Govt unveils details of 52 defaulters refusing to pay state’s dues

Govt unveils details of 52 defaulters refusing to pay state’s dues

The government has unveiled details of 52 defaulters who have been dilly dallying to clear their outstanding dues to var...

The government has unveiled details of 52 defaulters who have been dilly dallying to clear their outstanding dues to var...

Jan 25, 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 soari...

Government records show that silver imports surged sharply in the first six months of the current fiscal year amid soari...

Jan 26, 2026