Lifestyle
Eggs with benefits - Sydney's same-sex penguins become parents
Eggs with benefits - Sydney's same-sex penguins become paren...
SYDNEY, Oct 26: Two male penguins entrusted with the care of a fostered egg have welcomed a tiny sub-Antarctic Gentoo chick into the world, Sydney’s Sea Life Aquarium said on Friday.
Oct 26, 2018
SPORTS
Pokhara Premiere League: Biratnagar Titans to bowl first after winning toss
Pokhara Premiere League: Biratnagar Titans to bowl first aft...
POKHARA, Oct 26: Pokhara Paltan and Biratnagar Titans are playing in the first match of Pokhara Premiere League (PPL).
Oct 26, 2018
WORLD, Lifestyle
Google reveals 48 employees fired for sexual harassment
Google reveals 48 employees fired for sexual harassment
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26: Google announced that it has fired 48 employees for sexual harassment during the past two years and sent them away without severance packages, hours after a news report that it had protected some male executives facing sexual misconduct allegations and offered them large sums...
Oct 26, 2018
WORLD
Saudi Arabia again changes its story on Khashoggi killing
Saudi Arabia again changes its story on Khashoggi killing
RIYADH, Oct 26: Signaling a major pivot in its narrative, Saudi Arabia on Thursday said evidence shows that the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was premeditated, an apparent effort to ease international outrage over the death of a prominent critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Oct 26, 2018
WORLD
2 Yosemite National Park visitors die in fall from overlook
2 Yosemite National Park visitors die in fall from overlook
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 26: Two visitors died in a fall from a popular overlook at Yosemite National Park that allows people to walk to the cliff’s edge, where there is no railing, an official said Thursday.
Oct 26, 2018
POLITICS
NCP Chairman Dahal leaves for New Delhi
NCP Chairman Dahal leaves for New Delhi
KATHMANDU, Oct 26: Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has left for New Delhi for a day-long visit.
Oct 26, 2018
The Week
Shrouded in obscurity: The living gods of Nepal
Shrouded in obscurity: The living gods of Nepal
We have all heard of the Kumaris of Nepal. In fact, it might even be safe to say that the world knows of them – many books and documentaries have been made on them. They are the living embodiment of the Goddess Taleju and an integral part of the Nepali culture.
Oct 26, 2018
WORLD
China, Japan sign agreements to strengthen cooperation
China, Japan sign agreements to strengthen cooperation
BEIJING, Oct 26: China and Japan on Friday signed a broad range of agreements on strengthening bilateral ties, pledging to step up cooperation in areas from finance and trade to innovation and securities listings, according to a Reuters witness.
Oct 26, 2018
WORLD
Typhoon crumbles homes, kills 1 in Northern Mariana Islands
Typhoon crumbles homes, kills 1 in Northern Mariana Islands
UNITED STATES, Oct 26: The strongest storm to hit any part of the United States this year crumbled concrete houses, smashed cars and killed at least one person in the Northern Mariana Islands, shocking residents and officials used to riding out monster storms in the U.S. territory in the Pacific.
Oct 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Three held on murder charge
Three held on murder charge
NAWALPARASI, Oct 26: Nepal Police has held three persons and advanced investigations into their involvement in the killing of Ganesh Sahani of Palhinandan Rural Municipality in West Nawalparasi district.
Oct 26, 2018