WORLD
Thousands protest Myanmar coup after night of fear, security patrols
Thousands protest Myanmar coup after night of fear, security...
MYANMAR, Feb 14: Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar’s major cities for a ninth straight day of anti-coup demonstrations on Sunday, after a fearful night as residents formed patrols and the army rolled back laws protecting freedoms.
Feb 14, 2021
ECONOMY
Nepal Telecom’s profit down by 33 percent
Nepal Telecom’s profit down by 33 percent
KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Nepal Telecom (NT) has made a profit of Rs 3.28 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year. This is a decline of 33.46 percent in its profit as compared to the same period in the last fiscal year.
Feb 14, 2021
WORLD
Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial
Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a...
Feb 14, 2021
WORLD
Trains halted, scores injured as Japan cleans up after strong quake
Trains halted, scores injured as Japan cleans up after stron...
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IWAKI, Feb 14: More than 100 people were injured and trains halted over a wide swathe of northeastern Japan on Sunday after the region was jolted by a major earthquake in the same area as the 2001 Fukushima quake that set off a tsunami nearly 10 years ago.
Feb 14, 2021
OPINION
Can Navalny take down Putin?
Can Navalny take down Putin?
As the Kremlin’s response to the protests has shown, Putin and the state are one and the same. That makes toppling him a particularly difficult proposition.
Feb 14, 2021
OPINION
Love in the age of capitalism
Love in the age of capitalism
We in the East should be able to capitalize on love story of Radha and Krishna. Let us make it global as Valentine Day has been globalized.
Feb 14, 2021
WORLD
Myanmar army hunts protest backers over social media comments
Myanmar army hunts protest backers over social media comment...
MYANMAR, Feb 13: Myanmar’s army on Saturday ordered the arrest of seven well-known backers of protests against this month’s coup, including Min Ko Naing, who has been a leading pro-democracy activist since bloodily supressed protests in 1988.
Feb 13, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Better you come to Butwal and see what a mass gathering looks like, Oli tells Dahal
Better you come to Butwal and see what a mass gathering look...
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Following the dissolution of the lower house of the federal parliament and announcement of the midterm election, factions within the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) appear to be spending all their energy to show their strength.
Feb 13, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
‘Senior citizens' allowance will be increased to Rs 5,000 per month: DPM Pokhrel
‘Senior citizens' allowance will be increased to Rs 5,000 pe...
OKHALDHUNGA, Feb 13: Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel has vowed to increase the allowance of senior citizens to Rs 5,000 per month. DPM Pokhrel made the remarks while addressing his party gathering organized at Chishankhugadhi in Okhaldhunga on Saturday.
Feb 13, 2021
WORLD, Coronavirus
China refused to provide WHO team with raw data on early COVID cases, team member says
China refused to provide WHO team with raw data on early COV...
SHANGHAI, Feb 13: China refused to give raw data on early COVID-19 cases to a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of the pandemic, one of the team’s investigators said, potentially complicating efforts to understand how the outbreak began.
Feb 13, 2021