The 16-team tournament will run for 17 days, with Kathmandu hosting Nepal’s group-stage matches against Ireland, India and West Indies.

Cheap Chinese supplies threaten Europe’s last penicillin plant, raising fears of drug shortages and dependence on imports.

Visitors at a Kathmandu hotel receive tika and jamara on Bijaya Dashami, embracing one of Nepal’s biggest festivals and its cultural traditions.

Nepali law bars citizens from entering casinos and gambling, but police say the facility was allowing them to do so.

After celebrating the festival with loved ones, migrant workers head to the airport with tika and jamara on their foreheads, bound for jobs and opportunities overseas.

Her trip to a global governance forum will be her first overseas visit since her nomination as a senior CPN-UML leader.

The latest figure marks a sharp rise in visa cancellations as the Trump administration intensifies its immigration crackdown, drawing criticism over due process, free speech and alleged racial profiling.

Ramchandra Paudel received tika, jamara and religious offerings from his priest at 10:26am before blessing his wife and other family members.

Crowds gather in the Kasthamandap area to buy bundles of jamara, placed on people’s heads as a blessing during Vijaya Dashami.

In his Vijaya Dashami message, Balendra Shah calls for collective action to end bureaucratic delays, inequality and political distortions and restore public trust in government.

A pigeon struck a Turkish Airlines aircraft during landing, damaging a nose landing gear light and delaying flight operations while the runway was cleared.

From village gatherings and tika from grandparents to the struggles of celebrating away from home, the festival remains a reminder of childhood joys and the family bonds that endure.

Unable to afford the journey home or even new clothes for their children, daily-wage earners struggle to find joy in Nepal’s biggest festival.

The system will use 3D ball-tracking and AI-based edge detection to help review umpiring decisions, including LBW, run-outs and stumpings.

Experts cite alleged arbitrary detentions, police violence and gender-based abuse as they call for independent investigations into the handling of protests over education policies and voter-roll deletions.

Workers returning home for Dashain say inflated fares and repeated checks persist, but few complain about the extra costs.

From Everest Base Camp and Mustang to Southeast Asia, the long holiday offers plenty of ways to travel. But weather, altitude, visas and rising airfares call for careful planning.

Holiday travel is building as families head home for the festival, with traffic police stepping up checks at major exit points.

Police say the arrests will help enforce court rulings against people who had evaded prison terms and fines.

A voter roll revision has removed 130 million names across India, leaving many people scrambling to prove they are alive, establish residency and reclaim their right to vote.

Biraj Bhatta’s sequel is weighed down by a disjointed plot, underwritten characters and a villain whose portrayal leans on a damaging stereotype.

Displaced by the Bhotekoshi flood, 111 families are spending the festival in a Kathmandu monastery, grieving loved ones and wondering when they can return home.

Surging energy costs and a deepening cost-of-living crisis are fuelling protests across the continent, giving far-right parties fresh momentum as they call for tax cuts and a return to Russian energy supplies ahead of key elections.

A 73-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman were attacked while out on a morning walk in Barhadashi Rural Municipality.

In Japan, a Nepali migrant celebrates with friends beside Hiroshima’s Motoyasu river, finding a sense of belonging while longing for family, home and a father who will never welcome him back.

The Budhigandaki flood destroyed homes and disrupted road links, leaving families dependent on limited helicopter deliveries for food and other essentials.

Open to the public only once a year, the temple in Kathmandu’s Hanuman Dhoka Durbar complex draws large crowds of worshippers during Dashain.

The billionaire’s proposal follows Anthropic’s plan to commit at least 5 percent of its shares to social causes, as the technology industry faces growing criticism over AI’s impact on jobs and society.

The Portuguese FA also fined the 41-year-old forward €255 after upholding a charge over his departure from the national team camp following a dispute with coach Jorge Jesus over his role in the side.

Families in Baglung are living in a cooperative building, relatives’ homes and a buffalo shed after floods swept away their houses and farmland. Many struggle to secure land and meet government requirements for reconstruction aid.

Floods, heavy rain and prolonged closure of the Beni-Jomsom road disrupt access to the Himalayan district during the autumn tourism season.

Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee and Dev Khanal hit half-centuries as Nepal defend a target of 281 to claim their third win of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series.

The border office collected Rs26.73 billion in revenue from mid-September to mid-October, exceeding its target of Rs26.46 billion as imports rose ahead of Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.

The actor escaped without gunshot wounds in the Mumbai attack, while police investigate an unverified claim linking the shooting to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

As families return to their villages for the festival, traditional swings draw crowds and add to the festive spirit.

Their record 139-run fourth-wicket stand helped Nepal recover from an early collapse in a must-win Cricket World Cup League 2 match.

The former captain of Nepal’s national cricket team recalls how Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane’s last-wicket heroics against Canada in 2018 kept the team’s ODI dream alive.

Gunpowder inside an old iron pipe ignited as the youths tried to cut it for use in a water tap.

Nepalis returning from cities and abroad are adding trips to Achham’s lakes and alpine meadows to their festival plans, but poor roads and limited accommodation remain obstacles.

As families gather for Dashain, many are asking whether joy is insensitive when others are still searching, mourning and rebuilding. Psychology says joy and compassion can coexist.

More than 1,100 people have died, most of them children under five, as gaps in vaccination coverage, unreliable data and failures to reach remote communities undermine Bangladesh’s response to the outbreak.

Relatives have filed a police complaint against the operator of a rehabilitation centre in Jhapa, alleging CCTV footage shows the 33-year-old man restrained and beaten. Police are investigating the circumstances of his death.

In Ramechhap, traditional linge ping swings are reconnecting families, preserving festival traditions, and finding new life on social media.

Six months after losing their homes, families from Kathmandu’s Thapathali and Shankhamul settlements remain in holding centres, struggling without jobs or a clear path to permanent housing.

Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s top envoy to Nepal, on apartheid-era solidarity, climate justice after the Rasuwa flood, and why Kathmandu and Cape Town should be twinned.

Orwell feared a vocabulary too flat to think in. We managed it ourselves, for free, with filters.

More than 2,400 people were arrested and nearly 1,000 officers injured as protests over rising living costs and declining public services erupted into violence, damaging hundreds of shops and public buildings.

The ABC trail restored the lost confidence in my strength and rejuvenated my soul.

Investigators suspect gold entered through Kathmandu airport before being processed in Budhanilkantha and potentially transported to India.