ECONOMY

Struggle against tax rise put off after consensus

Struggle against tax rise put off after consensus

RATNANAGAR, Aug 16: The Ratnanagar municipality and agitating seven parties led by Nepali Congress (NC) have reached an...

RATNANAGAR, Aug 16: The Ratnanagar municipality and agitating seven parties led by Nepali Congress (NC) have reached an...

Aug 16, 2018

SPORTS

70 years after Babe Ruth’s death, fans still flock to grave

70 years after Babe Ruth’s death, fans still flock to grave

HAWTHORNE, N.Y., Aug 156: Amid the serene graves at Gate of Heaven Cemetery sits the one where visitors leave baseballs...

HAWTHORNE, N.Y., Aug 156: Amid the serene graves at Gate of Heaven Cemetery sits the one where visitors leave baseballs...

Aug 16, 2018

ECONOMY

From ‘menace’ to assets: Soros now buying social media shares

From ‘menace’ to assets: Soros now buying social media shares

MOSCOW, Aug 16: Months after denouncing social media as a “menace to society,” controversial billionaire George Soros is...

MOSCOW, Aug 16: Months after denouncing social media as a “menace to society,” controversial billionaire George Soros is...

Aug 16, 2018

WORLD

Qatar’s emir Al Thani heads to Turkey for talks with Erdogan

Qatar’s emir Al Thani heads to Turkey for talks with Erdogan

ANKARA, Aug 16: Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani headed to Turkey on Wednesday for talks with President Recep Tayyi...

ANKARA, Aug 16: Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani headed to Turkey on Wednesday for talks with President Recep Tayyi...

Aug 16, 2018

WORLD

At least 24 school children drown after boat capsizes in Nile

At least 24 school children drown after boat capsizes in Nile

SUDAN, Aug 16: At least 24 children have drowned as their boat sank in the middle of the Nile River in Sudan, according...

SUDAN, Aug 16: At least 24 children have drowned as their boat sank in the middle of the Nile River in Sudan, according...

Aug 16, 2018

WORLD

Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ cause cancer found in children’s breakfasts

Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can ‘probably’ cause cancer found in children’s breakfasts

CALIFORNIA, Aug 16: Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, a weedkiller manufactured by Monsanto. Roundup is th...

CALIFORNIA, Aug 16: Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, a weedkiller manufactured by Monsanto. Roundup is th...

Aug 16, 2018

WORLD

Paraguay: Mario Abdo Benitez sworn-in as President, seeks agreements with opposition

Paraguay: Mario Abdo Benitez sworn-in as President, seeks agreements with opposition

ASUNCION, Aug 16: Mario Abdo Benitez was sworn in Tuesday morning in Asuncion; the 46-years-old former senator was elect...

ASUNCION, Aug 16: Mario Abdo Benitez was sworn in Tuesday morning in Asuncion; the 46-years-old former senator was elect...

Aug 16, 2018

WORLD

German cabinet approves third gender legal designation

German cabinet approves third gender legal designation

BERLIN, Aug 16: Germany’s Cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that would allow people to register as a third gender in off...

BERLIN, Aug 16: Germany’s Cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that would allow people to register as a third gender in off...

Aug 16, 2018

WORLD

UPDATE: Bombing kills 48 college hopefuls in Afghanistan

UPDATE: Bombing kills 48 college hopefuls in Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 16: A bomb tore through a university preparatory academy in Kabul, killing 48 and injuring 67 others, accordi...

KABUL, Aug 16: A bomb tore through a university preparatory academy in Kabul, killing 48 and injuring 67 others, accordi...

Aug 16, 2018

My City

Souls of my city: Reciting the existence of an old cart puller

Souls of my city: Reciting the existence of an old cart puller

Dhanbahadur Tamang’s poem elocution flaunts a confident rhythm. He recited a poem for me, about the emptiness that follo...

Dhanbahadur Tamang’s poem elocution flaunts a confident rhythm. He recited a poem for me, about the emptiness that follo...

Aug 16, 2018