POLITICS
NCP’s intra-party feud widens over fixing Biratnagar as province 1 capital
NCP’s intra-party feud widens over fixing Biratnagar as prov...
BIRATNAGAR, May 1: The intra-party rift in the ruling Nepal Communist Party’s provincial committee has further widened as the provincial assembly members and cabinet members failed to fix the name and permanent capital of the Province 1 government.
May 01, 2019
WORLD
New Zealand media to avoid ideology at mosque shooting trial
New Zealand media to avoid ideology at mosque shooting trial
WELLINGTON, May 1: New Zealand’s major media organizations pledged Wednesday not to promote white supremacist ideology when covering the trial of the man charged with killing 50 people at two mosques.
May 01, 2019
WORLD
Amnesty urges Yemen's Houthis to free 10 journalists held for spying
Amnesty urges Yemen's Houthis to free 10 journalists held fo...
DUBAI, May 1: Amnesty International called on Yemen’s Houthi movement, which controls the capital Sanaa, to free 10 journalists held for nearly four years on what the rights group described as trumped-up spying charges.
May 01, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
'India's Most Wanted' trailer to come out on May 2
'India's Most Wanted' trailer to come out on May 2
The trailer of the film 'India's Most Wanted' will be released on May 2. Arjun Kapoor, on Twitter, announced the release date of the trailer and also shared a new poster of the film.
May 01, 2019
ECONOMY
Apple optimistic as accessories, iPhone price cuts help China sales
Apple optimistic as accessories, iPhone price cuts help Chin...
Apple Inc said sales in China were stabilizing and touted how increasing demand for services and accessories such as Apple Music and the Apple Watch helped offset a record drop in iPhone revenue.
May 01, 2019
POLITICS
Solidarity rally for press freedom
Solidarity rally for press freedom
KATHMANDU, May 1: The Federation of Nepali Journalists, an umbrella organisation of working journalists in the country, hosted a solidarity rally for press freedom and freedom of expression to mark the 26th International Press Freedom day here this morning.
May 01, 2019
TECHNOLOGY, Lifestyle
Facebook overhauls design as it pivots to private messaging
Facebook overhauls design as it pivots to private messaging
SAN JOSE, May 1: Facebook Inc debuted an overhaul of its core social network on Tuesday, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and e-commerce company as it tries to move past scandals while tapping new revenue sources.
May 01, 2019
WORLD
US military cuts back on Afghan war data
US military cuts back on Afghan war data
WASHINGTON, May 1: Amid a battlefield stalemate in Afghanistan, the U.S. military has stopped releasing information often cited to measure progress in America’s longest war, calling it of little value in fighting the Taliban insurgency.
May 01, 2019
WORLD
Democrats using veterans bill to try to block border wall
Democrats using veterans bill to try to block border wall
WASHINGTON, April 1: Democrats controlling the House are trying to use a popular veterans measure to block President Donald Trump from transferring $3.6 billion from military base construction to build his long-sought wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
May 01, 2019
POLITICS
President Bhandari returns home from China
President Bhandari returns home from China
KATHMANDU, May 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari returned home on Wednesday morning.
May 01, 2019