Sher Bahadur Deuba takes oath as Nepal's PM for record 5th time; ceremony delayedThe 75-year-old veteran politician took the oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari during a swearing-in ceremony.
13 Jul, 2021, 08.36 PM IST
Nepal Congress to take political and legal actions against Parliament dissolutionPresident Bhandari on Saturday dissolved the 275-member House and announced mid-term polls on November 12 and 19 after she determined that ...
22 May, 2021, 02.18 PM IST
Nepal president dissolves parliament; announces mid-term polls in NovemberNepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari's announcement came on Friday midnight after she endorsed the recommendation to dissolve the parliament...
22 May, 2021, 09.27 AM IST
Nepal’s Madheshi parties help Oli stay in powerWith the Mahantha Thakur-Rajendra Mahato-led Madheshi faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party refusing to support them, the two opposition pa...
15 May, 2021, 07.17 AM IST
Army chief General Bipin Rawat to visit Nepal for defence cooperationRawat, who became the chief of the Indian Army on December 31 last year, will also visit the Indian pension paying camps in Pokhara and Muk...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
PM Modi pays courtesy call on Nepal's President"The two leaders renewed their commitment to take our friendly relations to new heights," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh...
11 May, 2018, 07.20 PM IST
Bidya Devi Bhandari relected as Nepal PresidentIncumbent President Bhandari defeated Nepali Congress leader Kumari Laxmi Rai with an overwhelming majority in the presidential election.
13 Mar, 2018, 05.53 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj holds talks with Nepal PresidentBhandari, who arrived here yesterday on a five-day visit and was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
18 Apr, 2017, 03.58 PM IST
Nepal president Bidya Devi Bhandari arrives in DelhiIt is Bhandari's first official visit abroad after assuming the office in October 2015. A high-level delegation comprising several minister...
17 Apr, 2017, 02.18 PM IST
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari to visit India next monthBhandari was scheduled to visit India in May last year, but it was cancelled after the then cabinet did not endorse the visit programme cit...
26 Mar, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
Nepal re-appoints controversial Indian envoy, Deep Kumar UpadhyayThe Oli-led government had leveled three charges against Upadhyaya to justify its decision to recall him and officials had said he was work...
30 Oct, 2016, 03.43 PM IST
Ram Madhav expresses concern over growing "anti-India rhetoric" in Nepal"Palace coup not new in Nepal. Growing anti-India rhetoric holding it responsible fr what actually ws an internal power struggle is a conce...
08 May, 2016, 10.11 PM IST
Government decision to call back India envoy hits headlines in NepalUpadhyaya had "confronted" Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli regarding the cancellation of President Bhandari's scheduled visit to India, sourc...
07 May, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
Nepal President cancels maiden foreign trip to IndiaBidhya Devi Bhandari has cancelled her visit to India, which would have been her first foreign trip after assuming office, in the wake of t...
06 May, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari escapes unhurt as Madhesis attack motorcadeThe protesters clashed with police in different areas of Janakpur over Bhandari's visit and the injured are undergoing treatment at local h...
16 Dec, 2015, 08.52 PM IST
Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Nepal's new President Bidhya Devi BhandariPranab Mukherjee expressed hope that under her guidance, Nepal will move towards peace and stability by accommodating aspirations of the Ne...
29 Oct, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
Nepal elects first woman president, Vidya Devi BhandariVidya Devi Bhandari from the ruling CPN-UML was today elected as Nepal's first woman President after she defeated her rival from Nepali Con...
28 Oct, 2015, 08.44 PM IST