- by Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Leading opposition figure Rahul Gandhi demanded an investigation into allegations that two Indian conglomerates paid millions of rupees as bribes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2013-14 when he was governing a western state.
The Algerian town of Ain Sefra, deep in the dry, hot Sahara desert was hit by a freak snowfall on December 19. It’s the first time snow has fallen in the region in 37 years.
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari authenticated the Bill on Remuneration and Facilities to Federal Parliament Office-bearers and Members, 2073 at the Office of President at Shital Niwas today.
- by IANS
MUMBAI, Dec 21: Actress Sunny Leone has shot down claims that she was offered IRs 4 million to perform live on her song "Laila main Laila" from superstar Shah Rukh Khan's film "Raees" at a New Year party.
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Having suffered a gradual fall in the recent past days, the Nepal Stock Exchange index on Thursday witnessed a slight improvement with the index increasing by 4.78 points to close at 1475.41 points.
- by Republica
BHAKTAPUR, Dec 22: Four banda enforcers were held from various places of Bhaktapur for forcing the market to shut.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The Federal Alliance Central Struggle Mobilization Main Committee is planning to create public opinion in support of what it called a decisive protest movement by organizing interaction program in all the 10 provinces including the non-geographical ones.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Two student wing leaders of Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist party assaulted and tarred suspended chief commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Singh Karki at the Supreme Court premises on Thursday afternoon.
- by Pushpa Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The Development Committee of the Legislature-Parliament has directed the government to prepare a master plan on railways so as to connect Nepal with Europe and Africa through the Trans-Asian and Trans-Siberian rail networks.
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The suspended Chief of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Lokman Singh Karki was assaulted at the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday. Police then arrested two persons for the assault.
- by Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec 22: India spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has been named the ICC Cricketer of the Year, and the 2016 test player of the year, at the annual International Cricket Council awards, announced on Thursday.
- by Devendra Basnet
DANG, Dec 22: A bus met with an accident in the district on Thursday killing three passengers and injuring 22 others.
- by Reuters
Wealthy Chinese clubs are unlikely to lure Jose Mourinho away from England as the Manchester United manager says he is enjoying the challenge of competing in the Premier League.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The State Affairs Committee under the Legislature-Parliament has formed an 11-member sub-committee for carrying out detailed study of the three proposed election-related bills.
- by Agencies
PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec 22: Denouncing the deadly attack on a Christmas market in Germany, President-elect Donald Trump renewed his vow to stop radical terror groups and appeared to suggest a willingness to move ahead with his campaign pledge to ban temporarily Muslim immigrants from coming to the United States.
- by Agencies
TOKYO, Dec 22; A fire whipped by high winds has spread to at least 140 buildings in a small Japanese city on the Japan Sea coast.
- by Agencies
A model was sent strutting down a busy London street in jeans that were literally painted on to see if anyone would actually notice.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: A meeting of the Legislature-Parliament scheduled for 13:00 pm today has been postponed through a notice.
- by Republica
BARDIYA, Dec 22: A royal bengal tiger was killed after being hit by a bus at Kuwabhar along the Karnali-Amreni road section of the East-West Highway on Wednesday night.
- by Associated Press
CAIRO, Dec 22: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a suicide bombing at a Cairo church two days earlier that killed 25 people, highlighting a new escalation of violence in Egypt against civilians and Christians in particular.