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Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal candidate Asheshwor Yadav has been arrested for his alleged involvement in illegal activities during the silence period for the House of Representatives elections. 

Yadav is the party candidate in constituency no 3 of Siraha district. 

He was arrested along with Rs 487,000 last midnight. Leader Yadav and five other people were coming to Siraha district headquarters from Madar, an area bordering India. They were travelling by car (Pa 2-02-001 Cha 087). 

The cash was found during a security check, according to Ramesh Bahadur Pal, Deputy Superintendent of Police at District Police Office. All of them have been taken under control. 

Pal further said preparations arw going to send them to the Office of Chief Returning Officer.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has said it would conduct domestic flights based on need on the poll day, tomorrow.

CAAN made it clear that all sorts of domestic flights would be operated on the basis of need, while the international flights would be conducted as usual except in Gulf countries.

The aviation authority also updated the flight schedules in view of the situation of airports in the destination countries of West Asia.

Several flights have been disrupted following the tension in the Gulf region.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner wants his team to piece together their first "perfect game" of the Twenty20 World Cup when they face in-form South Africa in Wednesday's semi-final at Eden Gardens with a wound fresh in their minds, Reuters reported. 

South Africa remain the tournament's only unbeaten team and their seven wins in a row include a seven-wicket thumping of New Zealand in the group stage.

While that loss still rankled, Santner said the familiarity bred from that clash left little room for surprises, according to Reuters. 

South Africa may be in red‑hot form at the Twenty20 World Cup, but captain Aiden Markram said they will take nothing for granted in Wednesday's semi‑final against New Zealand, especially with his side moving to a new venue for them in the tournament, Reuters reported. 

The 2024 runners‑up are the only unbeaten team, winning all seven matches, five of them in Ahmedabad, and the victories include a seven-wicket thumping of New Zealand in the group stage.

"I wish cricket was that easy," Markram, who has often set the tone for his team in the powerplay, said with a wry smile at a press conference on Tuesday, according to Reuters. 

Como and Inter played out a 0-0 draw in their Coppa Italia semi-final first leg clash on Tuesday, where the hosts wasted a gilt-edged chance to take a lead into the return game while the visitors failed to register a single shot on target, Reuters reported. 

Como's Nico Paz forced Inter goalkeeper Josep Martinez into a save and Mergim Vojvoda sent a shot wide from a decent position in the area in a first half where the home side controlled the tempo and created the best chances.

Alex Valle should have put Como in front just after the break but the defender was left kicking the post in frustration after somehow sending his effort wide when Ivan Smolcic's cross found him unmarked in the six-yard box, according to Reuters. 

Atletico Madrid reached the Copa del Rey final for the first time since 2013 despite a 3-0 defeat by Barcelona on Tuesday, their 4-0 first-leg win in Madrid enough ​to secure a 4-3 aggregate victory in a breathless semifinal, Reuters reported. 

Barcelona came within a whisker ‌of an improbable comeback after last month's thrashing, with 18-year-old midfielder Marc Bernal, starting in place of the injured Frenkie De Jong, scoring in each half and Raphinha converting a penalty after Pedri was fouled.

"We're in ​the final, that's what matters," Atletico keeper Juan Musso told Movistar Plus. "We knew it ​could be difficult. They're one of the best teams in the world but ⁠we got through because we scored more goals than they did overall. That's what's all ​about."

Rodrigo Gomes and Andre scored late goals as bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers secured a 2-1 Premier League victory over Liverpool at Molineux on Tuesday to give them ​back-to-back wins over top-five teams, Reuters reported. 

Liverpool have 48 points from 29 games and are fifth in the table, while Wolves’ recent improvement has moved them to 16 points from 30 matches.

Victory for Chelsea at Aston Villa on Wednesday will see champions Liverpool drop to sixth in the table and out of the Champions League ​qualification places following a ninth defeat of the campaign. They have not lost 10 league ​games in a season for a decade, according to Reuters. 

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a ​full U.S. trade embargo on Spain on Tuesday after the European and NATO ally refused to let the U.S. military use its bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran, Reuters reported. 

"Spain has been terrible," Trump told reporters during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, adding that he had told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to "cut off all dealings" with Spain.

"We're going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don't want anything to do with Spain," he added, according to Reuters.