The U.S. dollar’s share of central-bank foreign-exchange reserves has slid from 72% at the start of the century to 57% today—or just 43% when gold is included. While it still accounts for 60% of SWIFT transactions and dominates global foreign-exchange trades, its supremacy faces threats. Geopolitical tensions, including sweeping sanctions against Russia, have spurred other nations to build alternative payment systems such as China’s Crossborder Interbank Payment System (CIPS).
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology held an interaction with journalists working for online television today to make online television well-managed and effective.
The constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday conducted a preliminary hearing on the writ petition filed against the formation of the present government, and dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR)
US Ambassador to Nepal, Dean R Thompson, paid a courtesy call on Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal at Singha Durbar, and discussed various issues of bilateral relations on Wednesday.
A tripartite discussion among the political parties, the Gen Z representatives and the government has started at the official residence of the Prime Minister, Baluwatar.
Residents of the Bancharedanda area organized a peaceful demonstration today, demanding that waste disposal from the Kathmandu Valley be carried out in a systematic and scientific manner.
The government has decided to set the date for the election for the vacant National Assembly seats for January 25, 2026, Sunday.
An atmosphere of apprehension descended at Lobuche that lies in the heart of Sagarmatha this morning.
The third Central Committee meeting of the CPN (Unified Socialist) has kicked off today.
Three people died in a van accident in Rainadevi Chhahara Rural Municipality-4, Palpa.
The press release read that one of the longest-standing disputes in modern history started seventy-eight years ago on 27 October 1947 when Indian forces landed at Srinagar Airport in blatant violation of international law.
The Ministry of Health and Population has decided to mobilize teams in all the seven provinces to deal with problems seen in the health sector lately.
Spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press briefing that head of state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations. At this meeting in the ROK, the two heads of state will have in-depth communication on strategic and long-term issues concerning China-U.S. relations, as well as major issues of common concern, Guo said.
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Deputy Executive Director Subhash Kumar Mishra and Chief Operating Officer Sanjay Kumar Gupta at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides, in the presence of the two ministers.
The advance weather warning has led to a decline in tourists and pilgrims visiting the Mustang district.