WORLD
COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection, study says
COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from pas...
JOHANNESBURG, May 2: Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to thrive in the blood of people vaccinated against COVID-19, South African scientists have found.
May 02, 2022
ECONOMY
Palm oil export restriction by Indonesia to affect export of processed palm oil from Nepal
Palm oil export restriction by Indonesia to affect export of...
KATHMANDU, May 2: Nepal’s export of processed palm oil along with the manufactured goods using this oil are likely to face a serious hit after Indonesia imposed a ban on the export of palm oil citing the ongoing shortage of edible oil triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war.
May 02, 2022
POLITICS
Ballot papers remain to be sent to 17 districts
Ballot papers remain to be sent to 17 districts
KATHMANDU, May 1: Ballot papers for the May 13 local polls remain to be dispatched to only 17 districts so far.
May 01, 2022
WORLD
Some evacuated from Mariupol; US lawmaker Pelosi visits Kyiv
Some evacuated from Mariupol; US lawmaker Pelosi visits Kyiv
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 1: The United Nations labored Sunday to get civilians out of the bombed-out ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, while U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed she visited Ukraine’s president to show unflinching American support for the country’s defense against Russia...
May 01, 2022
POLITICS
Ruling coalition directs partners to go in election with the spirit of unity
Ruling coalition directs partners to go in election with the...
KATHMANDU, May 1: A meeting of the ruling coalition has decided to direct the subordinate bodies of the respective coalition partners to perform as per the understanding reached among the coalition parties in the context of the upcoming local level election.
May 01, 2022
ECONOMY
1,556 ‘suspicious’ financial transactions under NRB scanner in first eight months of curre...
1,556 ‘suspicious’ financial transactions under NRB scanner...
KATHMANDU, May 1: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has started a detailed investigation into 1,556 ‘suspicious transactions’ reported by the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) and other institutions during the first eight months of the current fiscal year.
May 01, 2022
My City, Entertainment
Doctor Strange 2 director Sam Raimi Praises Screenwriter Michael Waldron
Doctor Strange 2 director Sam Raimi Praises Screenwriter Mic...
The Doctor Strange sequel focuses on the multiverse pretty heavily, and it seems as if the writer of the film thinks we should proceed with the multiverse very cautiously. While speaking with SFX Magazine via Gamesradar, the Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness writer explained how M...
May 01, 2022
POLITICS
I will make arrangements for equal pay, irrespective of gender: Sunita Dangol
I will make arrangements for equal pay, irrespective of gend...
KATHMANDU, May 1: Sunita Dangol, the deputy mayoral candidate for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) from the CPN-UML expressed her commitment to creating a safe working environment for women at the workplace.
May 01, 2022
WORLD
Assam state leader pushes to replace India's religion-based laws
Assam state leader pushes to replace India's religion-based...
GUWAHATI, India, May 1: India should replace marriage and inheritance laws that are based on religion with a uniform civil code, the chief minister of a northeastern state said on Sunday, taking aim at rules that allow Muslim men, for example, to have four wives.
May 01, 2022
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment
Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents’ dinner
Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents’ dinner
The White House press corps’ annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it, and the man at the helm: President Joe Biden.
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, sidelined by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, featured Biden as the...
May 01, 2022