London : Boris Johnson will begin the process of forming his government later after he succeeds Theresa May as prime minister. The new Conservative leader will take office on Wednesday afternoon following an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. After entering Downing Street, he is expected to announce a clutch of senior cabinet posts,…
America : India has denied that PM Narendra Modi asked US President Donald Trump to mediate in the longstanding Kashmir conflict with Pakistan. The Indian foreign ministry said “no such request” had been made, adding that all issues with Pakistan were “discussed only bilaterally”. Mr Trump’s claim he had been asked came as he hosted…
Kathmandu : The Maoist party led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’, whose activities have been banned by the government, has claimed responsibility for an explosion in Dhangadhi of Kailali district in far western Nepal on Thursday evening. The party has also confirmed that Ram Bahadur Singh, who was killed in the incident was its cadre….
America : President Donald Trump has said the US Navy destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz. He said the USS Boxer amphibious assault ship “took defensive action” on Thursday after the drone came within about 1,000 yards (914m) of the vessel. Iran said it had no information about losing a drone. In…
Kyoto : At least 23 people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said. Local media quoted police as saying a man broke into the Kyoto Animation Co studio on Thursday morning. Police say the suspect, a 41-year-old, sprayed petrol before…
Kathmandu : Nearly a thousand people have been killed by floods in Nepal, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam in India, and in Bangladesh. Almost all of southern and interior western India is grappling with water scarcity, with mega-city Chennai being supplied by water trains, one woman in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh killing another at…
Kathmandu : The government of Nepal on Thursday bid farewell to the first of its teams to go on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca this year. Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa and Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali among other officials saw them off at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Thursday morning….
Kathmandu: Various ministers and a few leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party have visited various districts of Tarai to take stock of the situation after recent floods. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health Upendra Yadav, Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Raghubir Mahaseth and Ministers for…
Kathmandu : One year and two months after the announcement of the merger of CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre to form the Nepal Communist Party, the leaders have claimed that they forged an agreement to divide leadership positions of party departments. Among 32 departments in the party’s central structures, the UML side will lead 18 whereas…
America : US House of Representatives has voted to condemn President Donald Trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen. The resolution denounced Mr Trump’s “racist comments that have legitimised fear and hatred of New Americans and people of colour”. Mr Trump had been accused of racism and xenophobia for telling the members…
