Lifestyle
Armstrong sons, filmmaker defend moon landing in ‘First Man’
Armstrong sons, filmmaker defend moon landing in ‘First Man’
NEW YORK, Sept 1: The sons of Neil Armstrong are defending Damien Chazelle’s docudrama about the moon landing after conservative pundits decried the film’s lack of emphasis on the American flag’s planting on the lunar surface.
Sep 01, 2018
WORLD, Lifestyle
Facebook's investigation in Myanmar's military-linked accounts finds covert propaganda ca...
Facebook's investigation in Myanmar's military-linked accoun...
Facebook says it has identified a covert Myanmar military propaganda campaign hosted on its platform, the first evidence that the country’s armed forces were behind social media posts targeting the country’s ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority.
Sep 01, 2018
SPORTS
Arsenal's new coach bans fruit juice from players' diet - Reports
Arsenal's new coach bans fruit juice from players' diet - Re...
LONDON, Sep 1: Arsenal’s head coach Unai Emery is keeping alive his French predecessor Arsene Wenger's legacy of implementing his own dietary requirements for players, cracking down on sugary juices in favor of water, as part of a major fitness shake-up.
Sep 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Sri Lankan prez Sirisena offers prayers at Lumbini
Sri Lankan prez Sirisena offers prayers at Lumbini
LUMBINI, Sept 1: President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena offered prayers at Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha today. The visiting president was accompanied by his Sri Lankan ministers and senior officials.
Sep 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt likely to raise elderly allowance: Yogesh Bhattarai
Govt likely to raise elderly allowance: Yogesh Bhattarai
TAPLEJUNG, Sept 1: Parliamentarian Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, who also is a central committee member of Nepal Communist Party said that the government was likely to increase elderly allowance to Rs. 5,000 before Dashain festival.
Sep 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Police arrest two people against rape allegations
Police arrest two people against rape allegations
UDAYAPUR, Sept 1: Police have arrested two people, including a teacher, for their alleged involvements of raping two girls in separate incidents.
Sep 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Couple swept away by river
Couple swept away by river
JAJARKOT, Sept 1: A couple was swept away by a river at Banfikot rural municipality in Western Rukum. Police confirmed the deaths of Amrit Gharti, 50, and his spouse Tulasa Gharti, 48, of Dulidulikha of Banfikot rural municipality-8 after being washed away by the local Badgai stream Friday.
Sep 01, 2018
WORLD
Pakistan won't give in to US' one-sided demands, says PM Imran Khan
Pakistan won't give in to US' one-sided demands, says PM Imr...
PAKISTAN, Sept 1: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday asserted that his government would not give in to any one-sided demand from the Trump administration, a media report said ahead of a scheduled visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Sep 01, 2018
WORLD
‘No factual basis’: China disputes UN report on Uighur discrimination
‘No factual basis’: China disputes UN report on Uighur discr...
CHINA, Sept 1: China on Friday took issue with a UN report that called on Beijing to release ethnic Uighurs detained “under the pretext” of counterterrorism, saying its findings had “no factual basis”.
Sep 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Narcotic drug users increasing in Banke district
Narcotic drug users increasing in Banke district
BANKE, Sept 1: The number of narcotics drug users and those involved in its trafficking is found increasing in Banke district over the last few years, police said.
Sep 01, 2018