GENEVA, April 11: Two dazzling pink and blue pear-shaped diamonds are together expected to fetch close to $70 million when they go under the hammer next month.

Malala receives highest U.N. honour to promote girls education

Published On: April 11, 2017 03:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, April 11: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a U.N. Messenger of Peace on Monday to promote girls education, more than four years after a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus in 2012.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, April 10: A Turkish Airlines flight landed with one more passenger than it took off with after a baby was born mid-air with the help of the airline's crew.

"Harry Potter" triumphs with magical sweep at Olivier Awards

Published On: April 10, 2017 05:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 10: "Harry Potter And The Cursed Child", a stage adaptation of J.K Rowling's fantastical world of witches and wizards, cast a magical spell at the Olivier Awards on Sunday, scooping nine wins at Britain's big night for theatre.

Fitness frenzy

Published On: April 10, 2017 12:53 PM NPT By: Republica

As people get increasingly health conscious, memberships of gyms and yoga classes have swelled lately, also evident with the fact that we see a lot of photographs on social media platforms such as Instagram or Facebook these days. Here, Republica talked to a few people to know about their fitness regime, and find out what drives them to stay fit.

Khosin bags Miss Acnes 2017 title

Published On: April 10, 2017 12:51 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: Prizma Khosin has won the title of Miss Acnes 2017, Beyond Beauty.

‘Desh Khojdai Jada’ promo unveiled

Published On: April 10, 2017 12:48 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 12: The official trailer of short film ‘Desh Khojdai Jada’ was unveiled amid a program in Kathmandu on Thursday.

Celebrating US-Nepal friendship

Published On: April 10, 2017 12:43 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of US-Nepal bilateral relations, the Embassy of the United States in Nepal, organized a “cultural mela” at Staff College, Jawalakhel, on Saturday.

Smart Club holds 532nd session

Published On: April 10, 2017 12:38 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: Smart Club, a youth-run, youth-led platform that provides public speaking opportunities to open-minded individuals, organized its 532nd session at King’s college, Babarmahal, on Saturday.

5 things about Krishna Dharabasi

Published On: April 10, 2017 12:36 PM NPT By: Republica

One of the prolific writers of Nepal, Krishna Dharabasi has published 27 essays, and several short stories and novels. ‘Saranarthi’ was his first novel which was published in 1991. ‘Radha’, one of his highly-celebrated metaphysical novels, earned him Madan Puraskar in 2005. After serving for about 25 years in Agriculture Development Bank, he retired and chose to dedicate his entire time writing.