Chinese and Indian diplomats call for warmer relations but make no public mention of border dispute Both India and China have withdrawn troops from face-off sites on the northern and southern banks of Pangong Tso, Gogra and Galwan Valley, but they maintain extra troops at Demchok and Depsang Plains. World 27 Jan, 2025
Proportional representation: And the issue of threshold The concept of proportional representation (PR) was crystallised when the mixed parallel electoral system with 60 per cent seats for PR and 40 per cent seats for First Past-the Post (FPtP) segments was enshrined in the Interim Constitution for holding the Constitutional Assembly (CA) election, as there had been no provision of thresholds in our experiments with the FPtP in the 1959, 1991, 1994 and 1996 general elections. Opinion 27 Jan, 2025
Mbappé scores first hat trick for Real Madrid as Atletico draws The France star had just led a 3-0 victory at struggling Valladolid that extended Madrid’s lead of La Liga on Saturday, Sports 26 Jan, 2025
Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal. Lifestyle 23 Jan, 2025
Man City sent to brink of Champions League exit by PSG. Real Madrid routs Salzburg to advance Bayern is fortunate to have one of the easier-seeming final games, at home to Slovan Bratislava, which has lost seven straight. Sports 23 Jan, 2025
Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law The government led by the Pheu Thai party made marriage equality one of its main goals. Lifestyle 22 Jan, 2025
Khan masterminds Pakistan's emphatic 127-run win against West Indies in 1st test The second test, which will be the last for both teams in this WTC cycle, starts at the same venue on Friday. Sports 20 Jan, 2025
As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners walked free from Israeli jail, leaving both Israelis and Palestinians torn between celebration and trepidation as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold Sunday. World 20 Jan, 2025
Gaza ceasefire begins after nearly 3-hour delay as Hamas names hostages to be released Sunday A long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza began after a three-hour delay as Hamas named the three female hostages it plans to free later on Sunday. World 19 Jan, 2025
Over 200 children of Musahar community missing classes for two months More than 200 children of Majhaura village of Matihani municipality-4 in Mahottari district have not gone to school for the past two months. Nepal 18 Jan, 2025
What does the ceasefire agreement mean for Israel, Hamas and the wider Middle East? The latest war in Gaza was by far the worst, and it may not be the last. World 16 Jan, 2025
India's navy launches submarine, warships to guard against China's presence in Indian Ocean Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Atlantic Ocean’s importance has shifted to the Indian Ocean region, which is becoming a center of international power rivalry. World 16 Jan, 2025
