ECONOMY
Profits of microfinances jump by 89.10 percent with a decline in borrowing costs
Profits of microfinances jump by 89.10 percent with a declin...
Profit earnings of microfinance institutions (MFIs) jumped by an impressive 89.10 percent in the past year due to the reduction in borrowing costs caused by the fallen interest rates of banks.
Feb 14, 2026
WORLD
Rubio tells Europe to join Trump's fight, says it belongs with US
Rubio tells Europe to join Trump's fight, says it belongs wi...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure a nervous Europe on Saturday, saying that Washington wanted to recharge the transatlantic alliance so that a strong Europe could help the US on its mission of global "renewal".
Feb 14, 2026
WORLD
US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni migrants
US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni migrants
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, first designated for the Middle Eastern nation in September 2015 because of armed conflict there, would be terminated in 60 days' time.
Feb 14, 2026
WORLD
Budget impasse shuts down US Department of Homeland Security
Budget impasse shuts down US Department of Homeland Security
Thousands of government workers, from airport security agents to disaster relief officials, will either be furloughed or forced to work without pay until funding is agreed upon by Congress.
Feb 14, 2026
ECONOMY
Gold price inclines Rs 8,300 as silver escalates Rs 290 per tola in a week
Gold price inclines Rs 8,300 as silver escalates Rs 290 per...
The price of gold in the domestic market increased Rs 8,300 per tola (11.6638 grams) amid an ease in geopolitical tensions and appointment of new governor for Federal Reserve of the USA.
Feb 14, 2026
WORLD
Greenland prepares next generation for mining future
Greenland prepares next generation for mining future
The Greenlandic government is counting on this generation to help fulfill its dream of a lucrative mining future for the vast Arctic territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.
Feb 14, 2026
ECONOMY
Investors lose Rs 63 billion as NEPSE index plunges 37.63 points in a week
Investors lose Rs 63 billion as NEPSE index plunges 37.63 po...
Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) last week declined 37.63 points (1.39 percent) amid the country’s political situation heading toward the general election scheduled on March 5.
Feb 14, 2026
WORLD
Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman poised to be PM as Islamists concede
Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman poised to be PM as Islamists con...
Election Commission figures showed Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had won a landslide victory in the elections on Thursday, the first since a deadly 2024 uprising ousted the iron-fisted rule of Sheikh Hasina.
Feb 14, 2026
POLITICS
Tourism, infrastructure development and climate change main election agendas in Manang
Tourism, infrastructure development and climate change main...
Three parties are going to compete in the election in Manang district which is a single electoral constituency. The main contest will be between the Nepali Congress (NC), the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) and the Mongol National Organisation.
Feb 14, 2026
WORLD
Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa kills woman: governor
Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa kills woman: governor
"The fire was quickly extinguished by rescue workers. Unfortunately, a woman was killed in the attack," Oleg Kiper posted on Telegram.
Feb 14, 2026