Category: World

Kathmandu: Election day voting has begun in the United States, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris vying to become the next president. Harris has advocated for abortion rights and pledged to lower food and housing costs for working families. Trump has vowed to seal the border and has proposed tax cuts worth trillions. Americans aren’t… Continue reading Voting under way in key states with Trump and Harris neck and neck

Kathmandu: A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day. Kamala Harris will spend all of Monday in Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes offer the… Continue reading Harris and Trump will both make a furious last-day push before Election Day

Kathmandu: At least 36 people have died and 27 have been injured after a bus fell into a gorge in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand. Officials said 44 people were on board when the driver lost control and the bus fell into a 50m-deep ditch in Marchula, located in the state’s Almora district. The state… Continue reading At least 36 die after bus falls into a gorge in India

Kathmandu: North Korea’s constitution now defines the South as a “hostile state”, according to state media, in the first mention of what Pyongyang’s recent constitutional revisions entailed. State newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported the change as an “inevitable and legitimate measure”, at a time when tensions between the Koreas are at their highest point in years.… Continue reading N Korean constitution now calls South ‘hostile state’

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused India of making a “massive mistake” that Canada could not ignore if Delhi was behind the death of a Sikh separatist leader last year on Canadian soil. Trudeau made the comments two days after Canadian officials accused India of being involved in homicides, extortions and other violent acts… Continue reading Trudeau accuses India of ‘massive mistake’ amid diplomatic row

Kathmandu: Six international migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying a group near the border with Guatemala, Mexico’s Defense Department said Wednesday. The department said in a statement that soldiers claimed they heard shots as the trucks and two other vehicles approached their position late Tuesday in the southern state… Continue reading 6 migrants including Nepali shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire

Kathmandu: The U.S. State Department has officially launched the application period for the 2026 Diversity Visa (DV) program. Applications will be accepted from noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on October 2, 2024 (9:45 PM local time in Nepal, Ashwin 16, 2081 B.S.) until noon EST on November 5, 2024 (10:45 PM local time, Kartik 20,… Continue reading U.S. State Department opens applications for 2026 diversity visa program

Kathmandu: Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 test kits that will be mailed to their homes. U.S. households will be able to order as many as four nasal swab tests at COVIDTests.gov when the federal program reopens. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency overseeing the program has not yet… Continue reading Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month

Kathmandu: Former President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he doesn’t “think” he’d run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his bid to return to the White House in 2024. “No, I don’t. I think that will be, that will be it,” Trump said when journalist Sharyl Attkisson asked him if… Continue reading Trump says, if he loses, 2024 run will be his last

Kathmandu: Canada is set to implement a 45% reduction in permits granted to international students in 2025, following a significant 35% drop in student enrollment in 2024, when only 360,000 student visas were issued. Officials cite rising concerns over the misuse of the student visa system, with reports indicating that some individuals are exploiting these… Continue reading Canada to cut international student permits by 45% in 2025