SINGAPORE, March 23: Lee Kuan Yew, who founded modern Singapore and was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired for turning the city-state into
KARACHI, March 22: Pakistan’s central bank cut its key interest rate by 0.5 per cent today in a bid to give the country’s improving economy further momentum. “The central board
KUALALUMPUR, March 22: Southeast Asian nations today wrapped up a key agreement allowing qualified banks to operate freely in each other’s countries in a push toward greater financial and economic
KATHMANDU, March 22: Gold and silver became dearer as their prices went up by Rs 200 per tola and Rs 10 per tola, respectively over the week, from March 15
Militants attacked a police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing four people in the first major attack since a new coalition government took over power in the state this month. The
Not of the Martin Luther King variety, nor exactly a nightmare. No, it was a prosaic dream about the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Committee (CPPCC), the advisory body which sits
BARA, March 21: The government has provided Rs 1 million in compensation to the family of Jayanarayan Patel, who was shot dead in police firing at Simraungadh on October 11
POKHARA, March 21: Potato worth Rs 130 million was produced in Hemja of Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City this year. Chief at the Agriculture Service Centre, Hemja, Guru Prasad Aryal, said that
KATHMANDU, March 21: The 18th Flora Expo-2071 began from Saturday at Bhrikutimandap in the Capital with an objective of promoting floriculture. Minister for Agriculture Development, Hari Prasad Parajuli, inaugurated the
JAPAN, March 20: Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said on Friday it would be difficult to reach an agreement in two-way trade talks between Japan and the United States unless