Mariupol fighting: More evacuations from besieged city on Friday, UN says

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MAY 6: About 200 civilians are also believed to be hiding in bunkers in the plant. UN chief Antonio Guterres said everything should be done to "get people out...

Covid: World’s true pandemic death toll nearly 15 million, says WHO

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MAY 6: The Covid pandemic has caused the deaths of nearly 15 million people around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. That is 13% more deaths than norm...

SC refuses to issue interim order against IGP appointment

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KATHMANDU, May 5: The Supreme Court (SC) refused to issue an interim order against the appointment of Dhiraj Prakash Singh as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP). Earlier,...

Complaint filed against Home Minister Khand accusing him of violating Election Code of Conduct

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KATHMANDU, May 5: A complaint has been filed against Bal Krishna Khand, Minister for Home Affairs and Ram Krishna Khand, Nepali Congress’s candidate for Tilottama Municipality’s mayor accusing them of...

Wealthy Russians flee to Dubai to avoid sanctions

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MAY 5: Russian billionaires and entrepreneurs have been arriving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in unprecedented numbers, business leaders told the BBC. Property purchases in D ...

Sunita Dangol is not a UML leader. She is just a failed employee: Rameshwar Shrestha

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KATHMANDU, May 5: Rameshwar Shrestha is a common candidate of the ruling alliance  for the post of deputy mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City representing the CPN (Unified Socialist). ...

India reports 3,275 more COVID-19 cases

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NEW DELHI, May 5: India has registered 3,275 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the COVID-19 tally to 43,091,393, the health ministry's latest data showed Thursday. ...

Oil prices jump as EU aims for Russian oil ban

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NEW YORK, May 5: Oil prices rose sharply on Wednesday after the European Union (EU) unveiled a plan to phase out Russian oil, triggering concerns over tight supplies. The...

Hearing of writ petition filed against appointment of IGP to continue today

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KATHMANDU, May 2: Hearing of the writ petition filed by Additional Inspector General (AIG) Bishwaraj Pokharel against the government’s move to appoint Dheeraj Prakash Singh to the post of  IGP...

India central bank hikes interest rates after two years

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MAY 5: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the repo rate - at which it lends money to commercial banks - by 40 basis points to 4.4%. The...

What sanctions are being imposed on Russia over Ukraine invasion?

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MAY 5: These are the latest in a series of financial measures by Western countries in response to the invasion of Ukraine. They are designed to damage Russia's economy...

Ukraine war: Russia denies it plans to declare war on 9 May

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MAY 5: Moscow has up until now denied it is at war, instead referring to the invasion as a "special military operation". But Western officials have speculated that Presi...

Nepal beats Zimbabwe ‘A’ by eight wickets

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KATHMANDU, May 4: Nepal thrashed Zimbabwe ‘A’ by eight wickets in the third match of the T-20 series played at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Wi ...

Srivastava proposed India’s next envoy to Nepal

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KATHMANDU, May 4: Naveen Srivastava has been proposed India’s next envoy to Nepal. After Vinay Mohan Kwatra took over as India’s 34th Foreign Secretary, China expert S ...

Five die as Minibus collides with Tata Sumo at Kavre

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KATHMANDU, May 4: Five people, including a minor, died when a Minibus collided with a Tata Sumo at Kavrepalanchowk district on Wednesday. The accident took place at Roshi Rural...