WORLD
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
TEHRAN, Iran, July 29: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles as part of an exercise involving a fake aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, state television reported Wednesday, the latest barrage in a drill that saw two American bases temporarily go on al...
Jul 29, 2020
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover bid - sources
ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover...
NEW YORK/HONG KONG, July 29: Some investors of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at about $50 billion, significantly more than peers such as Snap Inc (SNAP.N), according to people familiar with the matter.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Mother, daughter buried by landslide in Dang
Mother, daughter buried by landslide in Dang
DANG, July 29: A mother and her two-year-old daughter died after being buried by a landslide here this morning.
Jul 29, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Data for public policy
Data for public policy
The Nobel Prize in Economics in 2019 was awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach of alleviating poverty. The key to their experimental approach was randomized trials to test the effectiveness of social programs and interventions. Such evidence dr...
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
National Examination Board gears up preparation to publish SEE result within a week
National Examination Board gears up preparation to publish S...
KATHMANDU, July 29: After prolonged delay due to the continued lockdown enforced by the government to contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the National Examination Board (NEB) has geared up preparation to publish the final result of the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) within a week.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
With 210 new cases of coronavirus today, Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 19,273
With 210 new cases of coronavirus today, Nepal's COVID-19 ta...
KATHMANDU, July 29: The Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed 210 new cases of coronavirus, taking the country's COVID-19 tally to 19,273.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Kathmandu Valley witnesses 15 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours
Kathmandu Valley witnesses 15 new cases of coronavirus in th...
KATHMANDU, July 29: Kathmandu Valley has reported 15 new cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Jul 29, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan extends gratitude to fans after recovering from COVID-19
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan extends gratitude to fans after recov...
Two days after Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan were discharged from Mumbai's Nanavati hospital after recovering from COVID-19, the actress on Wednesday extended gratitude towards her fans for their "prayers, concern, wishes and love".
Jul 29, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepal urges AIIB to be flexible on concessional financing to low-income countries
Nepal urges AIIB to be flexible on concessional financing to...
KATHMANDU, July 29: Nepal has urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to be more flexible on concessional finance to low income countries like Nepal.
Jul 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
NRSC working committee dissolved, 33-member ad hoc committee formed under Dr. Timisina
NRSC working committee dissolved, 33-member ad hoc committee...
KATHMANDU, July 29: The government has formed a 33-member ad hoc committee of Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), dissolving the existing Working Committee-led by Sanjeeb Thapa.
Jul 29, 2020