The Taliban's official spokesman, Abdulqahar Balkhi, claimed responsiblity for the attack on Twitter.
"The Prime Minister's unilateral move to conduct fresh election by allowing to dissolve the most representative Constituent Assembly was aimed at capturing power and this has created frustration in the minds of the general public," said a joint statement issued by five parties.
Defending champion Abhijit Singh Chadha faltered in the play-off as local favourite Shivaram Shrestha lifted the 20th Surya Nepal Masters golf tournament at the Gokarna Forest Golf Resort in Kathmandu on Saturday.
With the November Congressional polls entering the crucial last 90 days, five Indian-origin candidates, including 25-year-old "young gun" Ranjit 'Rikky' Gill, and a Hindu-American woman remain in the race for the US House of Representatives.
In the sprawling rural Bihar, elected head of the village panchayats, known as 'mukhiyas' are living in fear in view of increasing threat to their lives.
Modi said Nepal and India can benefit if they cooperate and work together for the promotion of five Ts: Tradition, Trade, Tourism, Technology and Transport.
Hundreds of opposition-backed protesters demanding the resignation of Nepal's Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Monday attacked his motorcade and clashed with riot police at the airport in Khatmandu.
At least two persons, including a woman, were killed and as many people critically injured in a blast in the premises of Christian Institute of Health Sciences & Research at Dimapur in Nagaland on Saturday.
What happened on the sets of Saagar. The role Irrfan desperately wanted to play. What Sayani Gupta is up to.
A rash of rape incidents were reported in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal on Tuesday with minor girls among the victims even as a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Gujarat died after being allegedly raped and dumped in a bush by her uncle.
Nepal plunged into a political crisis last Sunday after Oli, known for his pro-Beijing leanings, in a surprise move, recommended dissolving the 275-member House, amidst a tussle for power with former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'.
A visitor casts a shadow on the ground as she looks at art made from trash picked from Mount Everest at a visual art symposium in Kathmandu.
The actress was in the country to shoot a documentary on human trafficking.
Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Monday tied the knot with long-time girlfriend Sonam Bhattacharya, daughter of Mohun Bagan legend Subrata Bhattacharya, at a grand wedding ceremony in Kolkata on Monday.
A Bihar court on Friday acquitted 11 Nepali Maoist leaders after hearing the state government's petition for the withdrawal of criminal cases against them. Two days after the state government filed a petition in the Patna civil court for the withdrawal of cases, Additional District Judge Bashishtha Narain Singh ordered the acquittal of the Nepal Maoist leaders after holding a hearing on the petition.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray turned 86 on Monday. The Sena chief's birthday was celebrated with enthusiasm with thousands of activists across the state visiting his residence Matoshri in suburban Bandra.
According to the FIR, some Delhi-based individuals were receiving funds from FIF operatives based abroad and were using it for terror activities.
Shringla began his two-day official visit to Nepal on Thursday. He was accorded a warm welcome on his maiden visit to Nepal which is happening at the invitation of Nepal Foreign Secretary Paudyal, amid a strain in bilateral ties following a bitter border row between the two countries.
A Bihar court issued fresh non-bailable warrants of arrest against 11 Nepali Maoist leaders who include 2 politburo members and six lawmakers on Thursday for their alleged involvement in anti-India activities.
From traditional Nepali thali to Gujarati basundi with jalebi, it was a lavish vegetarian spread of cuisines laid out for the SAARC leaders as they met in the cooler climes of exotic Dhulikhel resort for a retreat session.
Lamichanne said keeping things simple and working hard have been the keys to success for him
'Fear of this virus has created havoc. No one want to take risks by visiting.'
After Brexit, ethnic minorities in Britain worry about their future.
Speaking about the COVID-19 pandemic in Parliament on Tuesday, Oli said it has become very difficult for Nepal to contain the spread of the deadly virus due to the flow of people from outside.
The Indian media is facing flak for its coverage of the earthquake disaster in Nepal.
Quake after quake continue to jolt the Himalayan nation. Aid is arriving in Nepal, but its far flung villages remain cut off, two weeks after the April 25 horror
A 72-year-old Nepali man on Sunday entered the Guinness book of World Records as the shortest adult ever, standing at 54.6 centimetres, just the size of a toddler.
Amid mounting pressure from the main opposition Nepali Congress and detractors within the ruling Communist party, Nepal's embattled Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has said he would quit by next week if there was no "concrete" progress in the 2006 peace process.
A Nepali national, suspected to be behind supplying explosive materials to Maoists in India and Nepal, has been placed under arrest in the capital New Delhi's central district area. Police officials said that the accused has been arrested with several explosive detonators and wires.
The Nepali national was sent out of the Bigg Boss house in the very first elimination round.
The 41-year-old Nepalese beauty exchanged wedding vows with Dahal, 34, in a private function at the Gokarna Forest Resort in Kathmandu.
A decade has seen many welcome changes in this hill district of Jammu and Kashmir, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy Shyam Saran started hectic parleys with Nepalese leaders on Thursday to help form a consensus government amidst deepening political crisis in Katmandu.
Gigi and Bella Hadid took over the ramp together. And we can't stop looking.
Charles Sobhraj's Nepali wife and the youngest inmate in the Bigg Boss house talks about her early eviction.
Charles Sobhraj's 22-year-old wife talks about her participation in Bigg Boss 5 and her husband
India asserted that it will strongly stand behind the Nepalese government which is seeking to "wipe the tears" of every Nepali.
Nepal's former Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, the last of the country's veteran leaders who founded Nepali Congress, died at the age of 87 late on Friday night.
At least 19 persons including two women were killed and four injured when suspected militants from the anti-talks faction of the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland opened indiscriminate fire on innocent civilians at seven places in Assam on Monday afternoon. Seventeen of the slain persons were Hindi-speaking while two were Nepali-speaking.
