Ruby Khan breaks hunger strike, seals deal with govt

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 05Human rights activist Ruby Khan, who had been on a fast-unto-death hunger strike for the past several days in Kathmandu, officially broke the strike on Wednesday morning after reaching a fourpoint agreement...

Shekhar Koirala asks Nepali Congress president criteria for CWC nomination

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 5Unhappy with the recent nominations made by Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in the central working committee, Shekhar Koirala held a meeting of leaders of his faction and discussed how they...

Outcry as Australia bars Djokovic over vaccination status

* Djokovic's bid for a 21st Grand Slam thwarted by Australian govt * Says he will file court injunction to stop his removal * Threat of diplomatic incident between Canberra and BelgradeMELBOURNE, JANUARY 6World...

Chelsea dominate Spurs in 2-0 league cup semi-final win

LONDON, JANUARY 5Chelsea seized control of their league cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur, beating their London rivals 2-0 in the first leg on Wednesday thanks to an early strike by Kai Havertz and an...

Ebadot stars as Bangladesh beats New Zealand by 8 wickets

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, NEW ZEALAND, JANUARY 05Fast bowler Ebadot Hossain took a career-best 6-46 as Bangladesh beat World Test Champion New Zealand by eight wickets in the first cricket test Wednesday, capturing its first-ever win...

Nepal records 370 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 05Nepal recorded 370 new coronavirus infections in last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 830,002 while the death toll remained at 11,601 as no fatalities were recorded on Wednesday.Meanwhile, the total...

Djokovic flying into vaccine exemption storm in Australia

SYDNEY, JANUARY 5Novak Djokovic was on his way to Australia to play at this month's Grand Slam after receiving a medical exemption but Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Wednesday to send the world...

HoR session rescheduled for January 12

KathmanduBy Rastriya Samachar SamitiPublished: 03:32 pm Jan 05, 2022The House of Representatives (HoR) meeting set for 1:00 pm Thursday has been rescheduled. KATHMANDU, JANUARY 5The House of Representatives (HoR) meeting set for 1:00 pm Thursday...