WORLD
Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut
Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut
YANGON, Myanmar, March 9: Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city came out Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew, seeking to show support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small area of one neighborhood.
Mar 09, 2021
SPORTS
IPL returns to India, without spectators initially
IPL returns to India, without spectators initially
NEW DELHI, March 9: The popular Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin in Chennai on April 9 and will be played across six venues, initially without spectators, the Indian cricket board said on Sunday.
Mar 09, 2021
POLITICS
Leaders belonging to Dahal-Nepal faction of the erstwhile CPN decide to part ways to their...
Leaders belonging to Dahal-Nepal faction of the erstwhile CP...
KATHMANDU, March 8: Leaders belonging to the Dahal-Nepal faction of the erstwhile Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have decided to be part of their respective mother party as per the Supreme Court verdict on Sunday.
Mar 08, 2021
POLITICS
Leaders close to Nepal to stay with UML and fight against Oli’s authoritarian style of wor...
Leaders close to Nepal to stay with UML and fight against Ol...
KATHMANDU, March 8: Leaders close to Madhav Kumar Nepal-led faction, which was earlier part of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) rival faction led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has decided to stay within the CPN-UML that was revived by the Supreme Court’s decision on Sunday.
Mar 08, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Parliament restoration has taken the country to a fresh round of political instability: PM...
Parliament restoration has taken the country to a fresh roun...
KATHMANDU, March 8: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that the restoration of the House of Representatives has taken the country toward a fresh round of political instability.
Mar 08, 2021
SOCIETY, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
Students close to Oli-led faction observe International Women's Day in capital (with photo...
Students close to Oli-led faction observe International Wome...
KATHMANDU, March 8: The All Nepal National Free Students’ Union (ANNFSU), the student wing close to Oli-led faction of erstwhile Nepal Communist Party (NCP), on Monday organized a program at Maitighar Mandala in the capital to observe the International Women's Day.
Mar 08, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Five companies shortlisted for conducting study on Nepal's satellite
Five companies shortlisted for conducting study on Nepal's s...
KATHMANDU, March 8: Five companies have been shortlisted for carrying out study required for placing Nepal's own satellite in orbit.
Mar 08, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Pooja Bhatt Had To Initially Say No To ‘Bombay Begums’ Despite Loving Synopsis
Pooja Bhatt Had To Initially Say No To ‘Bombay Begums’ Despi...
Actress Pooja Bhatt recalls initially saying no to the the upcoming series Bombay Begums despite loving the synopsis. She managed to fit in the project only when the makers reworked the schedule.
Mar 08, 2021
WORLD
Thousands of women join Indian farmers' protests against new laws
Thousands of women join Indian farmers' protests against new...
NEW DELHI, March 8: Thousands of women joined protests by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday to mark International Women’s Day, demanding the scrapping of new laws that open up agriculture produce markets to private buyers.
Mar 08, 2021
WORLD
First Quad summit meeting likely this week: Japan government sources
First Quad summit meeting likely this week: Japan government...
TOKYO, March 8: The United States, Japan, Australia and India plan to hold the first meeting of their leaders this week under the so-called Quad framework, three government sources in Japan said.
Mar 08, 2021