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New Delhi: In a major embarrassment to former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Balendra Shah on Saturday defeated Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) chairperson in the high profile Jhapa-5 constituency by a margin of around 50,000 votes, according to The Kathmandu Post. Shah, the rapper-turned politician and a former Kathmandu mayor, received 68,348 votes, while Oli received only 18,734 votes in a constituency that was once considered his bastion. This helped him defeat the former prime minister by 49,614 votes. 

Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran is no longer a 'bully' of the Middle East and has become a complete 'loser' following the joint strikes by the United States and Israel that has killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump further said Iran would be 'hit very hard' on Saturday, as the war in the Middle East entered its second week. In a post on Truth Social, the 79-year-old American president also said that Iran has 'apologised' and 'surrendered' to its neigbhours in the Middle East, promising them that it will not hit them anymore.…

Kathmandu: Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is surging to power in Nepal's parliamentary elections, capturing 47 seats outright and leading in 72, according to the latest Election Commission data. This breakthrough in the first polls since last year's deadly Gen Z protests signals a dramatic shift, challenging entrenched parties and positioning the anti-corruption upstart for a potential two-thirds majority in the 275-seat House of Representatives. The elections followed intense unrest on September 8-9, 2025, when Gen Z-led protests- demanding an end to corruption, nepotism and outdated leadership- toppled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's coalition government, which held nearly two-thirds…

New Delhi: The Middle East is witnessing rising tensions as the conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran continues to escalate. The situation has become more serious after Iran reportedly launched drone and missile strikes targeting sites in Saudi Arabia. Some of these strikes are believed to have hit important locations, including energy facilities and other strategic installations inside the kingdom, raising concerns about regional stability. Amid this, Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Khalid Bin Salman held a meeting with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, to discuss the unfolding security situation. During the meeting, both sides…

New Delhi: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that the country will stop launching missile or drone attacks on neighbouring nations unless an attack on Iran begins from their territory. According to international reports, the decision was approved by Iran’s temporary leadership council and is being seen as the first clear step towards reducing tensions after days of intense fighting in the region. Pezeshkian also apologised to neighbouring countries for the instability caused by the conflict and said Iran does not want the crisis to spread further across the region. "I must apologise on my own behalf and on behalf of…