Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case. Gandhi was convicted by the court in Gujarat state for 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname during an election rally.
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed a decree to dissolve parliament, according to an announcement in the Royal Gazette on Monday, paving the way for elections in May.
The report, which is a publication of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, draws on global survey data from people in more than 150 countries. Countries are ranked on happiness based on their average life evaluations over the three preceding years, in this case, 2020 to 2022. The report identifies the happiest nations, those at the very bottom of the happiness scale and everything in between, plus the factors that tend to lead to greater happiness.
The Election Commission has presented a report about the recent election to the post of Vice President to President Ramchandra Paudel.
Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Lila Giri today said seven years of experiences of federalism had been fruitful.
President Ram Chandra Paudel has said promotion of national unity, protection of sovereignty, and implementation and protection of the constitution of the country would be his guiding principles.
The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has congratulated the newly elected President Ramchandra Paudel. The FNJ delegation today visited the Office of the President and congratulated Paudel on his inauguration as the President, wishing him a very successful term.
For Iraqis, the enduring trauma of the violence that followed is undeniable — an estimated 300,000 Iraqis were killed between 2003 and 2019, according to the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, as were more than 8,000 U.S. military, contractors and civilians. The period was marred by unemployment, dislocation, sectarian violence and terrorism, and years without reliable electricity or other public services.
A free musical concert involving the 1974 AD band is being held to raise awareness about Autism.
A total of 95 films from 35 countries are being screened in the sixth edition of the Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF) that begins in Kathmandu on Thursday.
As many as 200 Buddhist monks and pilgrims who had set out their on-foot journey to Buddhist sites from South Korea have arrived in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said a high-level administration reform commission would be formed for resolving the problems seen in the administrative sector.