SPORTS
Sponsors EA and Nike say concerned about Ronaldo rape claims
Sponsors EA and Nike say concerned about Ronaldo rape claims
NEW YORK, Oct 5: Sportswear maker Nike Inc and video game maker Electronic Arts Inc and said on Thursday they were concerned about rape allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world’s best football players.
Oct 05, 2018
Lifestyle
Leon Lederman, who won Nobel Prize for key discoveries in particle physics, dies at 96
Leon Lederman, who won Nobel Prize for key discoveries in pa...
WASHINGTON, Oct 5: Leon Lederman, a major figure in physics who won the Nobel Prize for discoveries that broadened the understanding of subatomic particles that are considered the building blocks of the universe, and who became a passionate voice for science education, died Oct. 3 at a care facility...
Oct 05, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli-Dahal meeting underway
PM Oli-Dahal meeting underway
KATHMANDU, Oct. 5: A meeting between Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Chairman of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal is underway at the former’s official residence in Baluwatar.
Oct 05, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD
Renault to make India export hub for EMs, source parts from domestic suppliers
Renault to make India export hub for EMs, source parts from...
PARIS, Oct 5: Encouraged by the success of the Kwid small car in South Africa and Latin America, Groupe Renault plans to make India an export hub for emerging markets (EMs) such as Africa, Middle East and Latin America.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
CIAA promises confidentiality in investigation process
CIAA promises confidentiality in investigation process
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has adopted a strategy of maintaining confidentiality in the investigation process by ending the culture of pre-investigation publicity.
Oct 05, 2018
ECONOMY
Rupee tumbles to record low of 118.03 per dollar
Rupee tumbles to record low of 118.03 per dollar
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Rupee has tumbled to a record low against US dollar.
Oct 05, 2018
WORLD
US withdraws from two international accords, says UN World Court ‘politicized’
US withdraws from two international accords, says UN World C...
WASHINGTON, Oct 5: The Trump administration pulled out of two international agreements after Iran and the Palestinians complained to the International Court of Justice about US policies, the latest withdrawal by Washington from multilateral accords.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Japan agrees to provide grant of Rs 308 million
Japan agrees to provide grant of Rs 308 million
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant assistance of Rs 308 millions for the School Sector Development Programme of Nepal for the fiscal year 2018.
Oct 05, 2018
WORLD
Indonesia raises death toll from quake, tsunami to 1,558
Indonesia raises death toll from quake, tsunami to 1,558
PALU, Oct 5: Indonesia said Friday the death toll from a powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi a week ago has risen to 1,558.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Airlines asked to operate flights during festivals too
Airlines asked to operate flights during festivals too
HUMLA, Oct. 5: The private airlines companies that used to operate their flights to Humla from Nepalgunj and Surkhet airports now have shifted their attention to the eastern belt of the country seeking more profits during the festive season.
Oct 05, 2018