Editorial
Take Lupus Seriously
Take Lupus Seriously
Lupus is a chronic disease that can cause inflammation and pain in any part of the body. It’s an autoimmune disease, which means that an individual's immune system — the body system that usually fights infections — attacks healthy tissues.
Jan 21, 2025
WORLD
US border patrol agent fatally shot in Vermont south of border
US border patrol agent fatally shot in Vermont south of bord...
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.
Jan 21, 2025
OPINION
Hypermodernity: The Speed, Spectacle, and Algorithms Driving Our Future
Hypermodernity: The Speed, Spectacle, and Algorithms Driving...
A few miles away, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, oversees the latest iteration of the Metaverse, a virtual reality space where social connection, commerce, and entertainment collide in an endless loop.
Jan 21, 2025
ECONOMY
Nepal’s export grows 31.78 pc in six months, trade deficit stands at Rs 723.58 billion
Nepal’s export grows 31.78 pc in six months, trade deficit s...
Nepal’s exports surged 31.78 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year thanks to the resurgence of refined soybean and sunflower oil business.
Jan 21, 2025
SOCIETY
Petition seeks overturning Kaski district court bail order in Suryadarshan Cooperative sca...
Petition seeks overturning Kaski district court bail order i...
Government authorities have filed a petition at the Pokhara High Court requesting that seven individuals, including Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane, who were released on bail by the Kaski District Court in the Suryadarshan Cooperative fraud case, be sent back to custody for t...
Jan 21, 2025
SOCIETY
Exhibit to showcase South Asian women’s voices through art, activism
Exhibit to showcase South Asian women’s voices through art,...
The Taragaon Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Saraf Foundation, is set to host the Feminist Futures: Art, Activism, and South Asian Womanhood, an exhibition in Kathmandu highlighting the intersection of feminism, art, and activism of South Asia.
Jan 21, 2025
ECONOMY
Commercial banks post dismal performance in six months
Commercial banks post dismal performance in six months
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The soaring non-performing loans (NPLs) of the commercial banks took a toll on their net profits in the first half of the current fiscal year.
Jan 21, 2025
ECONOMY
EV excise duty collection up by 44 pc
EV excise duty collection up by 44 pc
While the number of electric vehicles (EVs) imported in the first half of the current fiscal year saw a moderate increase of 7 percent as compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, the excise duty collected by the government from those imports has skyrocketed by 44 percent.
Jan 21, 2025
POLITICS
Cautious optimism in Nepal as Trump returns to White House
Cautious optimism in Nepal as Trump returns to White House
US President Donald J. Trump is no stranger to global politics, including in Nepal. But as he assumes office at the White House as the 47th president of the US—for the second time after a gap of four years—there are concerns and speculations about how his administration will shape US rel...
Jan 21, 2025
WORLD
America's decline is over': Trump at inauguration
America's decline is over': Trump at inauguration
President Donald Trump declared Monday that America's "decline is over," framing his return to power as a rejection of the "radical and corrupt" establishment he claimed defined Joe Biden's presidency.
Jan 20, 2025