Lifestyle
Nepal's most popular Buddhist nun is a musical rock star
Nepal's most popular Buddhist nun is a musical rock star
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: There is one Buddhist nun everyone in Nepal knows by name — not because she's a religious icon and a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, nor for her work running a girl's school and a hospital for kidney patients.
Oct 16, 2016
Lifestyle
Plans to open McDonald’s in Vatican city spark outrage
Plans to open McDonald’s in Vatican city spark outrage
Plans to open a McDonald’s next to Saint Peter’s Square in Rome have angered cardinals, including a group of the red-hatted “Princes of the Church” who live above the proposed site.
Oct 16, 2016
WORLD
BRICS stays intact despite potential candidates
BRICS stays intact despite potential candidates
BENAULIM, India, Oct 16: While skeptics may question whether the BRICS countries, once seen as the drivers of global prosperity, have much relevance with their economies slowing down, there are several countries that are eager to join the bloc. Some have set up their own groups, complete with acrony...
Oct 16, 2016
POLITICS
DPM Mahara commits additional funds for polytechnic building
DPM Mahara commits additional funds for polytechnic building
ROLPA, Oct 16: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara has pledged to provide additional funds for the under-construction building for the polytechnic institute in Rolpa.
Oct 16, 2016
SPORTS
Messi on target as Barca beat Deportivo on high-scoring day
Messi on target as Barca beat Deportivo on high-scoring day
BARCELONA, Oct 16: Real Madrid bounced back from a four-game winless streak in emphatic fashion by hammering Real Betis 6-1 away from home to go second in La Liga on Saturday.
Oct 16, 2016
Lifestyle
Steamy trailer of ‘Wajah Tum Ho ’ is out
Steamy trailer of ‘Wajah Tum Ho ’ is out
MUMBAI, Oct 16: If there is a Hindi film that can compete or even come anywhere close to Dakota Johnson starrer ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, it is this film! This ‘high-on-sex-scenes’ thriller is sure to blow your mind when the insanely sensuous Sana Khan makes love (which is all the time) with Gurmeet C...
Oct 16, 2016
POLITICS
Nepal requests Sri Lanka to reconsider death penalty
Nepal requests Sri Lanka to reconsider death penalty
GOA, Oct 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is presently in Goa in course of attending the BRICS- BIMSTEC Outreach Summit, today called on Sri Lankan President Maithiripala Sirisena.
Oct 16, 2016
WORLD
Conjoined twins successfully separated in 20-hr surgery
Conjoined twins successfully separated in 20-hr surgery
After 27 hours of surgery, twin boys Anias and Jadon McDonald — born joined at the head 13 months ago — began a new life apart on Friday.
Oct 16, 2016
POLITICS
Nepal to give special emphasis to mutual contact: Dr Mahat
Nepal to give special emphasis to mutual contact: Dr Mahat
GOA, Oct 16: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said the BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach summit could be utilized as an important opportunity to include Nepal's national interest and concern in the international forum.
Oct 16, 2016
SOCIETY
Glimpse of Buddha's remains to public
Glimpse of Buddha's remains to public
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Ashti Dhatu, the remains of the Gautam Buddha, has been put on a display for public view at the Pulchowk-based Aksheshwor Mahabihar ( Buddhist temple).
Oct 16, 2016