TEL AVIV – Israel’s third electoral showdown in a year was not kind to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Even though his right-wing bloc of ultra-Orthodox and nationalist parties won more seats in parliament than the center-left bloc headed by former army chief Benny Gantz, he still lacks the parliamentary majority required to form a government. This result does not bode well for Israeli democracy.

RAUTAHAT, April 21: Dozens of schools in Rautahat are being operated breaching the country's laws. The schools have also been granted the permission to run classes till Grade 8 without the permission from the municipalities and rural municipalities concerned.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4: In a stunning fall from grace, Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged in court on Wednesday as part of an investigation into allegations of extensive corruption and misappropriation at a state fund he founded.

July 3: A federal investigation into Facebook Inc’s data breach with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica has broadened focus on the actions and statements of the tech giant, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the inquiries.

KATHMANDU, May 2: The candidate for the president’s post of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), Mani Kunwar, on Tuesday hinted of not taking part in the central committee and district chapters’ elections that are scheduled to be held on May 5, claiming that the elections are not legitimate.

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: The Election Commission (EC) has asked Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa to furnish clarification within 24 hours for violating election silence.

KHOTANG. Nov 23: Political parties are breaching the Election Commission’s order to maintain silence and are engaging in publicity. While posters and palmplets are not to be displayed in any public places, Diktel, the district’s headquarter is full of party symbols of democratic and left alliances and other political parties. Situation is same in other market areas of the district.

GAUSHALA, Sept 9: Political parties that are vigorously campaigning vying for turning the results of the upcoming local level election in their favour have been found breaching the election code of conduct in Mahottari district.

GAUSHALA, September 8: Political parties that are vigorously campaigning vying for turning the results of the upcoming local level election in their favor have been found breaching the election code of conduct in Mahottari district.

PARIS, May 16:  France's independent privacy watchdog has fined Facebook for breaching French privacy laws by tracking and using the personal data of 33 million users, as well as non-users who browse the internet.

KATHMANDU, April 10: Expressing dissatisfaction over its inability to enforce election code of conduct, the main opposition party, CPN-UML, has drawn attention of the Election Commission (EC) to stop breach of election of code of conduct on the part of the government.

KATHMANDU, April 10:   Expressing dissatisfaction over its inability to enforce election code of conduct, the main opposition party, CPN-UML, has drawn attention of the Election Commission (EC) to stop breach of election of code of conduct on the part of the government.

KATHMANDU, March 28: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday sought clarifications from Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi over  breach of the election code of conduct.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Commissioners at the Local Level Restructuring Commission expressed strong dissatisfaction over government move of asking it to take previous area units (ilakas) as the main basis for restructuring.