Shivanee Thapa Basnyat
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Delhi Chokes as Air Pollution Surges After Diwali
India’s capital woke up to a toxic haze on Tuesday as air quality plummeted in the aftermath of Diwali, the…
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Sarkozy Becomes First French Ex-President Jailed Since WWII
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun serving a five-year prison sentence after being convicted of conspiring to finance his…
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Nepal PM Karki Summons Major Political Parties to Discuss Elections
Nepal Prime Minister Sushila Karki is convening a meeting of seven major political parties represented in the dissolved House of…
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Nepal Bids Farewell to Student Killed in Hamas Attack
The funeral of Bipin Joshi, the Nepali student taken hostage during the October 2023 Hamas assault in Israel and killed…
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Nepal Honors Dogs in Kukur Tihar Festival
Nepal is celebrating Kukur Tihar, the day devoted to dogs, by adorning them with garlands and feeding them special treats.…
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Israel Launches Air Strikes on Rafah
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have carried out air strikes on Rafah after what it described as a Hamas attack…
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Sights of Gaza Ceasefire: Reflections from a Newsroom Faraway
Shivanee Thapa Basnyat The night Gaza went quiet, I sat in my newsroom in Kathmandu, watching the live updates scroll…
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Bipin Joshi – A Story Nepal Must Not Forget
Shivanee Thapa Basnyat (Op-Ed) When news broke that Bipin Joshi, the 22-year-old Nepali student who was abducted by Hamas during…
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