WORLD
Modi proclaims a cleaner India, but the reality may be more murky
Modi proclaims a cleaner India, but the reality may be more...
KOPPAL/SHIKRAWA, May 17: Every morning around dawn, dozens of people gather by the dusty banks of a stream snaking through Shikrawa village, two hours south of India’s capital, New Delhi, to do the same thing: defecate in the open.
May 17, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Robert Pattinson to Play ‘The Batman’ for Matt Reeves and Warner Bros.
Robert Pattinson to Play ‘The Batman’ for Matt Reeves and Wa...
Sources tell that Robert Pattinson is in negotiations to play “The Batman” in Matt Reeves’ forthcoming superhero film, which hits theaters June 25, 2021.
May 17, 2019
WORLD
Mexico journalist murdered, fifth of 2019
Mexico journalist murdered, fifth of 2019
MEXICO, May 17: A journalist was murdered in a resort town on Mexico's Caribbean coast Thursday after receiving death threats, authorities said, the fifth reporter slain this year in one of the most dangerous countries for the press.
May 17, 2019
SOCIETY
NEA Chief Ghising blasts locals obstructing Trishuli III B construction (With video)
NEA Chief Ghising blasts locals obstructing Trishuli III B c...
KATHMANDU, May 17: A viral video on social media shows Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising exchanging a heated debate with local residents at the site of ongoing Upper Trishuli III B hydropower project at Pairabesi in Nuwakot district.
May 17, 2019
The Week
Food you will love
Food you will love
Given the growing fascination of the Korean culture among Nepalis it’s no surprise that Korean restaurants these days get a lot of visitors. If the aisles of supermarket stores packed with ramen and other instant Korean snacks are any indication, Korean food is the new ‘it’. Hangkook Sarang in Naxal...
May 17, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Wishes pour in for Vicky Kaushal as he turns 31
Wishes pour in for Vicky Kaushal as he turns 31
As Vicky Kaushal celebrated his 31st birthday on Thursday, an array of celebrities wished him on his special day with good luck, success and long life.
May 17, 2019
WORLD
Saudis blame Iran for drone attack amid calls for US strikes
Saudis blame Iran for drone attack amid calls for US strikes
DUBAI, May 17: Saudi Arabia accused Tehran of being behind a drone strike that shut down a key oil pipeline in the kingdom, and a newspaper close to the palace called for Washington to launch “surgical” strikes on Iran, raising the specter of escalating tensions as the U.S. boosts its military prese...
May 17, 2019
The Week
The art of tragedy
The art of tragedy
I stumbled across Oldboy at a film related Instagram page (@thpurecinema) and I really liked its plot. An average man, weakened by alcoholism and the hardships in life, is suddenly kidnapped and held at a hotel like prison cell from where he can’t get out. He is trapped in this very cell for 15 year...
May 17, 2019
The Week
Off the beaten track
Off the beaten track
Manang, Mustang, Annapurna Base Camp and the likes are some popular travel destinations in Nepal. With the numbers of travelers, domestic and international, surging in the recent years, the travel industry has never been busier. And with better roads being built and facilities for accommodation open...
May 17, 2019
The Week
You have been warned
You have been warned
The world is large, its cultures countless, and its people peculiar. And it is only when you travel that you realize just how peculiar people can be. Take this for example, any other person from the west would hand their air tickets to the flight attendant without much care. It wouldn’t matter to th...
May 17, 2019