ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Daily Commentary: Late afternoon surge pushes stocks higher
Daily Commentary: Late afternoon surge pushes stocks higher
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Stocks saw weakness in the early hours of Sunday’s trading. Despite closing flat on Thursday, the local bourse experienced elevated selling pressure in the first hour. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) benchmark index fell as low as 1,362 points in the morning. However, with investo...
Aug 09, 2020
WORLD
Officials resign in Lebanon in wake of deadly blast
Officials resign in Lebanon in wake of deadly blast
BEIRUT, Aug 9: Lebanon’s information minister resigned on Sunday as the country grapples with the aftermath of the devastating blast that ripped through the capital and raised public anger to new levels.
Aug 09, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
63 NCP lawmakers in signature campaign to exert pressure on top leadership to save party u...
63 NCP lawmakers in signature campaign to exert pressure on...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Lawmakers of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have started a signature campaign to ‘exert pressure’ on the party’s top leadership not to push the party toward a split.
Aug 09, 2020
WORLD
Trump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congress break down
Trump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congr...
BEDMINSTER, N.J. , Aug 9: President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Saturday partly restoring enhanced unemployment payments to the tens of millions of Americans who lost jobs in the coronavirus pandemic, as the United States marked a grim milestone of 5 million cases.
Aug 09, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Lumbini as the birth place of Gautam Buddha is not even a subject of debate: Nepal
Lumbini as the birth place of Gautam Buddha is not even a su...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Reacting to Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's claim that Lord Buddha was Indian, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Sunday that it is a well-established and undeniable fact proven by historical and archaeological evidences that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumb...
Aug 09, 2020
SOCIETY, Infographic, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Kathmandu Valley witnesses 92 new case of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours
Kathmandu Valley witnesses 92 new case of COVID-19 in the pa...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: As many as 92 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-190 were recorded in the Kathmandu Valley in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Aug 09, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
One more succumbs to COVID-19 in Banke
One more succumbs to COVID-19 in Banke
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 9: A woman died of COVID-19 in Banke district on Sunday.
Aug 09, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Sanjay Dutt hospitalized, tweets to say he is doing well
Sanjay Dutt hospitalized, tweets to say he is doing well
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was hospitalized on Saturday night after he complained of breathlessness and uneasiness in the chest.
Aug 09, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Music
Badshah confessed to buying crores of fake views for Rs 72 lakhs, say Mumbai Police; rappe...
Badshah confessed to buying crores of fake views for Rs 72 l...
The Mumbai Police have said that rapper Badshah paid Rs 72 lakh for additional views on one of his music videos, in a bid to break a viewership record. The rapper is being questioned in connection to a racket that sells fake followers and views to social media influencers. He has denied any wrongdoi...
Aug 09, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar's claim that Lord Buddha was Indian courts con...
Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar's claim that Lor...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: People from various walks of life in Nepal including politicians have lambasted Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's recent claim that the Lord Buddha was Indian.
Aug 09, 2020