My City, Entertainment
Jennifer Hudson plays her idol Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’
Jennifer Hudson plays her idol Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’
Jennifer Hudson was fresh off her Oscar win for “Dreamgirls” when she was summoned to meet Aretha Franklin in 2007. The two singers had technically met before, when Hudson, freshly cut from American Idol, opened for Franklin at a show in Indiana. But this time was different: The Queen of Soul told H...
Aug 11, 2021
ECONOMY
150 Nepali passengers barred from traveling to Dubai
150 Nepali passengers barred from traveling to Dubai
KATHMANDU, August 11: Nepali youths have been facing problems in going abroad for foreign employment because of the rules implemented by different countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As many as 150 passengers were barred from traveling to Dubai on Monday due to new rules imposed by the United Ar...
Aug 11, 2021
POLITICS
No confidence motion against CM Pokharel to be tabled in provincial assembly today
No confidence motion against CM Pokharel to be tabled in pro...
KATHMANDU, August 11: A no-confidence motion filed earlier against Chief Minister of Lumbini Province Shankar Pokharel is being discussed in the provincial assembly on Wednesday.
Aug 11, 2021
SOCIETY
Youth found dead after being swept away by stream
Youth found dead after being swept away by stream
Rolpa, August 11: Police have recovered the dead body of a youth who went missing after being swept away by a stream in Rolpa district on Tuesday.
Aug 11, 2021
WORLD
Chinese court sentences Canadian Spavor to 11 years in espionage case
Chinese court sentences Canadian Spavor to 11 years in espio...
BEIJING, Aug 11: A Chinese court convicted Canadian businessman Michael Spavor of espionage on Wednesday and sentenced him to 11 years in prison, in a case that is embroiled in a wider diplomatic spat involving Washington and Beijing.
Aug 11, 2021
WORLD
5 things to know about the new UN report on climate change
5 things to know about the new UN report on climate change
GENEVA, August 11: The U.N.-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report Monday summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. Here are five important takeaways.
Aug 11, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Hospitals get swamped with patients as Kathmandu Valley sees sharp spike in COVID-19 cases
Hospitals get swamped with patients as Kathmandu Valley sees...
KATHMANDU, August 11: The number of critically ill patients at COVID Hospital in the Valley has increased after cases started going up since the last two consecutive weeks.
Aug 11, 2021
SOCIETY
DAO, Solukhumbu shut down after employees contract coronavirus
DAO, Solukhumbu shut down after employees contract coronavir...
SOLUKHUMBU, August 11: Services of the District Administration Office (DAO), Solukhumbu have been shut up to August 17 after its staffers confirmed to have contracted coronavirus.
Aug 11, 2021
SPORTS
Lionel Messi signs 2-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi signs 2-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain
August 11: Lionel Messi finally signed his eagerly anticipated Paris Saint-Germain contract on Tuesday night to complete the move that confirms the end of a career-long association with Barcelona and sends PSG into a new era.
Aug 11, 2021
SOCIETY
British police interfere ex-Gurkha veterans’ hunger strike near PM’s residence
British police interfere ex-Gurkha veterans’ hunger strike n...
LONDON, August 11: British Police have interfered in a hunger strike launched by the ex-Gurkha veterans in front of the Prime Minister’s residence 10 Downing Street since last Saturday.
Aug 11, 2021