NEW YORK, Feb 22: A Nike Inc sneaker worn by a college basketball superstar split in half less than a minute into a highly anticipated game between Duke University and North Carolina, prompting an outcry on social media as the company sought to figure out what caused the problem.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The Second Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF) began on Thursday in the capital. It is taking place at the Nepal Tourism Board Hall and city hall.

Feb 21: Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it has received subpoenas from the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to litigation involving alleged asbestos contamination in its signature Baby Powder product line.

A new study published in the Journal of Gerontology Series A has found that eating 200g of blueberries every day for a month can lead to an improvement in blood vessel function and a decrease in systolic blood pressure in healthy people.

Allium vegetables cut the risk of bowel cancer, according to a new study

DURHAM, N.C. Feb 21: Former President Barack Obama has arrived at Cameron Indoor Stadium for top-ranked Duke’s game against No. 8 North Carolina.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Renowned researcher of Nepali literature Shiva Regmi passed away on Wednesday. He was 78.

PARI, Feb 19: Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s iconic couturier whose designs had an unprecedented impact on the entire fashion industry, died Tuesday in Paris, prompting an outpouring of love and admiration for the man in the trademark white ponytail, high starched collar and dark enigmatic glasses who dominated high fashion for the past 50 years.

KATHMANDU, Feb 19: Everybody wants to maintain their look, nobody wants to look old, tired or out of shape. But it’s really hard to maintain appearance with the growing age. Most of the people feel disappointed when they notice their first sign of aging during the late 20s. This disappointment keeps on increasing with the increase in age and some people decide to go for plastic surgery, where surgeons can change and reshape the appearance of any body parts through surgery. The process can be used to fix problems like a mole, wrinkle, fine lines, scars and many more. Not just in aged people, the surgery is equally popular among beauty concerned youngsters.

NEW YORK, Feb 19: A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term “global warming” has died. Wallace Smith Broecker was 87.