SPORTS
Pakistan's Umar Akmal gets ban halved to 18 months
Pakistan's Umar Akmal gets ban halved to 18 months
LAHORE, July 30: Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal’s three-year ban for an anti-corruption breach has been halved by an independent adjudicator, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday.
Jul 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Province 1 reports first COVID-19 death
Province 1 reports first COVID-19 death
DHARAN, July 30: One more patient has succumbed to COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Dharan.
Jul 30, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Supreme Court issues a show-cause order on tax rise on electric vehicles
Supreme Court issues a show-cause order on tax rise on elect...
KATHMANDU, July 30: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a show-cause order against the government decision to raise the taxes on electric vehicles.
Jul 30, 2020
SPORTS
Juve lose to Cagliari as Ronaldo's Golden Boot hopes fade
Juve lose to Cagliari as Ronaldo's Golden Boot hopes fade
CAGLIARI, July 30: Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of finishing the season as top scorer in Italy’s Serie A faded away on Wednesday as he failed to find the net when champions Juventus slumped to a shock 2-0 defeat away to Cagliari.
Jul 30, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse ends 23 points lower as all sectors suffer
Nepse ends 23 points lower as all sectors suffer
KATHMANDU, July 30: Stock market came under considerable pressure on Wednesday’s trading. After a fall of nearly 14 points within an half hour of trading in the morning, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index tried to hold ground at mid-session. However, pulled by a constant bearish pressu...
Jul 30, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Two succumb to COVID-19 in Parsa
Two succumb to COVID-19 in Parsa
BIRGUNJ, July 29: Two more people have died due to COVID-19 infection in Parsa district on Wednesday.
Jul 29, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Hotel operators to attract domestic tourists for instantaneous revival
Hotel operators to attract domestic tourists for instantaneo...
KATHMANDU, July 30: As the restriction on operation of hotels comes to an end, hotel operators are working to draw the attention of domestic tourists for instantaneous revival of the hospitality sector of the country.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Dead bodies of two persons recovered; 20 others still missing
Dead bodies of two persons recovered; 20 others still missin...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 29: Two females of Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality-4, Fulpingkatti Village who had gone missing in the landslide a week ago, were found dead on Wednesday.
Jul 29, 2020
WORLD
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
TEHRAN, Iran, July 29: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles as part of an exercise involving a fake aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, state television reported Wednesday, the latest barrage in a drill that saw two American bases temporarily go on al...
Jul 29, 2020
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover bid - sources
ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover...
NEW YORK/HONG KONG, July 29: Some investors of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at about $50 billion, significantly more than peers such as Snap Inc (SNAP.N), according to people familiar with the matter.
Jul 29, 2020