Gold saw a slight uptick on Tuesday, with its price climbing by Rs 300 per tola in the domestic market. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold & Silver Dealers’ Association (FeNeGoSiDA), fine gold is currently fetching Rs 118,600 per tola, marking a Rs 300 increase from the previous day’s rate of Rs 118,300 per […]
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A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and one of his party deputies to 10 years in prison each, after finding them guilty of revealing official secrets. According to Zulfiqar Bukhari, spokesman for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, the court announced the verdict at a prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. […]
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Nepal has asked Russia to send back hundreds of Nepali nationals who were recruited to fight against Ukraine and repatriate the bodies of those who died in the conflict, Nepal’s top diplomat said. The Russian army is estimated to have recruited more than 200 Nepali nationals to fight in Ukraine and at least 14 of […]
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US weapons sales overseas rose sharply last year, reaching a record total of $238bn (£187bn), as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stoked demand. The US government directly negotiated $81bn in sales, a 56% increase from 2022, the state department reported. The rest were direct sales by US defence companies to foreign nations. Ukraine’s neighbour Poland, currently […]
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The committee formed to investigate the share purchase and sale agreement of the private telecommunication service provider, Ncell Axiata, submitted its report today to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ at Singha Durbar. In the presence of Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, Committee Coordinator Tankamani Sharma Dangal presented the report to the […]
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