WORLD
Russia hits faraway targets; diplomat warns of risk of WWIII
Russia hits faraway targets; diplomat warns of risk of WWIII
KYIV, Ukraine, April 26: Russia unleashed a string of attacks Monday against rail and fuel installations deep inside Ukraine, far from the front lines of Moscow’s new eastern offensive, as Russia’s top diplomat warned against provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should...
Apr 26, 2022
WORLD
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will take it private
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will take it private
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, April 25: Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform where he — the world’s richest person — promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on a wide r...
Apr 26, 2022
ECONOMY
Four local bodies of Madhesh Province yet to unveil their budget of current FY
Four local bodies of Madhesh Province yet to unveil their bu...
KATHMANDU, April 25: Although the Constitution has made it mandatory for the sub-national governments to introduce their annual budget by June 24 (Asadh 10) every year along with their financial plan to the government within the prescribed time, a number of local bodies are found defying the state’s...
Apr 25, 2022
SOCIETY
Two Australians become youngest children to reach Everest base camp
Two Australians become youngest children to reach Everest ba...
KATHMANDU, April 25: Two Australian brothers, three-year-old Zachary Kingsley Allen and five-year-old Gabriel Robert Allen have set a new record by becoming the youngest climbers to reach the base camp of the world's highest peak, Mt Everest in Nepal. They have also become the youngest brothers to r...
Apr 25, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepal imported fruits worth over Rs 11 billion in the first nine months of current FY
Nepal imported fruits worth over Rs 11 billion in the first...
KATHMANDU, April 25: Although agriculture has been a major sector of the country's economy as the main source of livelihood, employment and economic and social transformation, it has been found that the country has been importing huge quantities of agricultural goods.
Apr 25, 2022
My City, Entertainment
BTS’ Jimin’s apartment gets seized
BTS’ Jimin’s apartment gets seized
Soon after Biz Hankook reported about BTS member Jimin’s apartment being temporarily seized by the National Health Insurance Service due to nonpayment of premiums, now the K-pop group’s agency Bit Hit Music stepped up to clear the air.
Apr 25, 2022
My City, Entertainment
Kangana Ranaut reveals she was sexually assaulted
Kangana Ranaut reveals she was sexually assaulted
In the latest episode of Lock Upp, Munawar Faruqui's secret of being sexually abused when he was just 6 or 7 led host Kangana Ranaut to also open up about being inappropriately touched as a child by a boy in her town.
Apr 25, 2022
My City, Entertainment, Art & Culture, Exhibitions
Female artists dominate the Venice Biennale for 1st time
Female artists dominate the Venice Biennale for 1st time
For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female and gender non-conforming artists, under the curatorial direction of Cecilia Alemani.
Apr 25, 2022
ECONOMY
Nepse drops 34.95 points on Monday
Nepse drops 34.95 points on Monday
KATHMANDU, April 25: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) declined by 34.95 points to close at 2,386.01 points on Monday, just on the next day of a gain of 95.52 points in the secondary market.
Apr 25, 2022
WORLD
World's oldest person dies in Japan at 119
World's oldest person dies in Japan at 119
TOKYO, April 25: A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday. Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first...
Apr 25, 2022