TECHNOLOGY
Meet Waymo, Google’s self-driving car company
Meet Waymo, Google’s self-driving car company
Alphabet Inc’s Google self-driving car project will become an independent entity within the technology company called Waymo, executives said on Tuesday, signaling a willingness to finally monetize its valuable research amid fierce competition from rivals.
Dec 14, 2016
WORLD
Seventeen-year-old sentenced for 2015 TalkTalk hack
Seventeen-year-old sentenced for 2015 TalkTalk hack
A 17-year-old who admitted illegally hacking communications company TalkTalk last year was sentenced to a 12 month rehabilitation order on Tuesday.
Dec 14, 2016
SPORTS
Army wins rugby sevens
Army wins rugby sevens
KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Tribhuvan Army Club A on Wednesday claimed the men's title of Inter-club Women's and Men's Rugby Sevens Series on Wednesday at the Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu.
Dec 14, 2016
TECHNOLOGY
London translation firm seeks emoji specialist
London translation firm seeks emoji specialist
A London translation agency said on Tuesday that it is advertising for its first ‘emoji translator’ to help meet the challenges posed by the world’s fastest-growing language.
Dec 14, 2016
Lifestyle
Wonder Woman dethroned from being UN ambassador after outcry
Wonder Woman dethroned from being UN ambassador after outcry
Wonder Woman’s reign as a United Nations honorary ambassador comes to an end this week, the U.N. said on Monday, in an unexpected departure less than two months after appointment of the scantily clad, curvaceous comic book character sparked outcries of protest.
Dec 14, 2016
WORLD
US military aircraft crashes off Japan
US military aircraft crashes off Japan
The United States military on Wednesday grounded its tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey aircraft in Japan after Tokyo called for a halt to flights following a crash southwest of Okinawa island, the first accident involving the aircraft in the Asian nation.
Dec 14, 2016
SPORTS
In pictures: U-19 cricket team sweats it out at nets
In pictures: U-19 cricket team sweats it out at nets
KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Nepal's U-19 cricket team is kicking off its journey in the ACC U19 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka on Thursday with a game against the host country.
Dec 14, 2016
Lifestyle
Wasim Akram, wife Shaniera star in Salman Ahmad’s music video
Wasim Akram, wife Shaniera star in Salman Ahmad’s music vide...
Wasim Akram has now stepped into acting. The star cricketer, along with his wife Shaniera, graced the music video of a new song by Junoon’s Salman Ahmad.
Dec 14, 2016
SOCIETY
5 held for Raj Kumar Lama’s murder charge
5 held for Raj Kumar Lama’s murder charge
KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Metropolitan Crime Division (MPCD), Teku has arrested five people for their alleged involvement in the murder of taxi driver Raj Kumar Lama
Dec 14, 2016
SOCIETY
Police bust drug smuggling gang, arrest 4 Indian nationals
Police bust drug smuggling gang, arrest 4 Indian nationals
JHAPA, Dec 14: Kakarbhitta Police have busted a gang allegedly involved in a cross-border drug trafficking on Wednesday.
Dec 14, 2016