KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Nepal has taken a diplomatic initiative to maintain 'status quo' in the use of some pieces of land which are said to have fallen on the Indian side in Parsa district in the course of carrying out maintenance of old border pillars and erecting new ones along the Nepal-India border.

Those defending free trade have lost credibility with the people they hope to persuade

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The Federal Alliance has vehemently stated that the constitution amendment proposal registered in the Legislature-Parliament could not be accepted in status quo.

Chinese state media has warned the U.S. president-elect against isolationism and interventionism, calling instead for the United States to actively work with China to maintain the international status quo.