Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth to launch political party

NEW DELHI: Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth said Thursday he plans to launch his own political party in southern India in January, ending years of speculation by millions of his fans on his political future. He...

Gun found in forest explodes killing forest security personnel in Udayapur

GAIGHAT: A forest security personnel died after the gun he found in the forest exploded itself in Udayapur district, on Wednesday night. Information officer Jageshwar Sah at District Forest Office, Udayapur identified the deceased as...

Youth convicted of murder sent to life imprisonment in Udayapur

GAIGHAT: The District Court, Udayapur, has sentenced a youth convicted of murder to life imprisonment. The single bench of Justice Deepak Khanal on Wednesday convicted Roshan Raut (25), who had been remanded in judicial custody,...

Former French President Giscard d’Estaing dies of COVID-19 complications at 94

PARIS: Former President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who championed European integration and helped modernise French society in the 1970s, has died at the age of 94 after contracting COVID-19. Giscard’s foundation said he passed away in...

NC President Deuba extends message on Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba today said that NC always respects the courage and crucial contributions made by people with disabilities in Nepal’s democratic movements. In a message extended on International Day...

PM Oli meets Prez Bhandari ahead of Cabinet meeting

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has met with President Bidya Devi Bhandari ahead of Thursday’s meeting of Council of Ministers. According to Baluwatar sources, the Prime Minister is in Shital Niwas for a regular...

Ivanka Trump questioned under oath in lawsuit over use of inauguration funds

Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser, was questioned under oath this week as part of a civil lawsuit alleging misuse of nonprofit funds for Donald Trump’s inauguration four years ago. District of Columbia Attorney...

UN, Ethiopia sign deal for aid access to embattled Tigray

NAIROBI: In a breakthrough a month after deadly conflict cut off Ethiopia’s Tigray region from the world, the United Nations on Wednesday said it and the Ethiopian government have signed a deal to allow...