Opinion On Friday, Prime Minister Balendra Shah and Home Minister Sudan Gurung presided over a police crackdown on journalists and media houses that had reported allegations of judicial interference involving middleman Inam Sapkota. The arrests and attempted arrests of...

Montreal – Canada and the European Union are expected to close a two-day summit in Montreal today by announcing a digital trade agreement and new academic exchange initiatives. Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted European Commission President Ursula von der...

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Thursday that at least $2.54 billion in funds have been frozen while it investigates a possible security breach. In a statement, the company said its security teams were examining the incident urgently...

Yerevan– A record 252 million hectares across 149 countries are now under restoration, according to a UN report released Thursday, but the world is still moving too slowly to meet its 2030 targets. The report, Nature’s Comeback, was produced...

Kathmandu — The government will provide around Rs 2.19 billion in subsidies for crop and livestock insurance in the current fiscal year 2026/27 to reduce risks and losses in the agricultural sector and strengthen farmers’ financial security, according to...

Kathmandu — The conflict involving Iran is set to make energy and food markedly more expensive this year, according to a new World Bank assessment that warns the squeeze could deepen if disruptions continue. In its latest Commodity Markets...

Kathmandu — Insurance companies have paid more than Rs 821.3 million, including advance payments, to settle claims for damage to physical infrastructure, vehicles and other property caused by the devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers in Rasuwa...

Kathmandu — The Professional Insurance Agents Association Nepal has demanded an immediate halt to cuts in incentive payments to agents after life insurance companies began reducing the amounts they provide. The association has objected to what it says is...

Bangkok – The UN Environment Program (UNEP) has set out how the global plastic pollution treaty would be adopted and opened for signature. Presenting the process on 26 September, Stadler Trengove, UNEP’s principal legal officer and chief of its...

Kathmandu – CARE Ratings Nepal has reaffirmed Sun Nepal Life Insurance Company’s ‘CARE-NP Triple B Plus’ issuer rating, pointing to steady premium growth, a sound investment portfolio, reinsurance support and solvency well above the regulatory minimum. The rating signals...