The Week
Dare to be different
Dare to be different
Known to many by her Instagram name, Ahskid (@_ahskid_), 21-year-old Diksha Thapa is breaking boundaries in SFX (Special Effects), fantasy and transformation makeup art in Nepal. Despite being quite young, Thapa has already worked as an art director and lead makeup artist in four Nepali films. She f...
Dec 20, 2019
WORLD
Johnson promises to wrap up Brexit for Christmas, parliament to vote
Johnson promises to wrap up Brexit for Christmas, parliament...
LONDON, Dec 20: The British parliament will vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal on Friday, a move the prime minister described as delivering on his promise to “get the Brexit vote wrapped up for Christmas” following his landslide election victory.
Dec 20, 2019
SPORTS
Australian Cummins becomes IPL's most expensive overseas buy
Australian Cummins becomes IPL's most expensive overseas buy
MUMBAI, Dec 20: Australia’s Pat Cummins became the most expensive overseas buy ever in the Indian Premier League when the Kolkata Knight Riders paid a staggering 155 million rupees (£1.67 million) for the fast bowler in Thursday’s auction in Kolkata.
Dec 20, 2019
SPORTS, Latest Updates
New motive brings fresh narration in A-Division League
New motive brings fresh narration in A-Division League
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: If the first round of the ongoing Qatar Airways Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League put two relatively inferior clubs as the early title contenders. With this, it also pre-narrated the slow decline of class of arguably the two biggest teams in Nepali football.
Dec 20, 2019
The Week
Bitten by the creative bug
Bitten by the creative bug
If you like to keep yourself abreast of what’s happening in the fashion scene in Nepal, you might be familiar with photographer Sujan Pradhan Shrestha’s works. Shrestha, who takes the official photos for quite a few fashion brands including DS Collections, is a popular name within the fashion indust...
Dec 20, 2019
SPORTS, Latest Updates
Rhinos outplay Blasters for 2nd win
Rhinos outplay Blasters for 2nd win
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POKHARA, Dec 20: The former United Arab Emirates captain, Rohan Mustafa, notched up an all-round performance against his former league franchise Butwal Blasters to help Chitwan Rhinos register a whopping 119-run win in Namaste Pokhara Premier League at the Pokhara Stadium’s cricket ground in Pokhara...
Dec 20, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse closes week with a modest loss
Nepse closes week with a modest loss
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Stocks witnessed a lackluster session on the last trading day of the week. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index climbed slightly higher in the morning. Nonetheless, the gains evaporated quickly as the Nepse traded marginally lower throughout the afternoon. Nepse eventually ended...
Dec 20, 2019
The Week
Euphoria: A teen drama that doesn’t disappoint
Euphoria: A teen drama that doesn’t disappoint
Every once in a while we come across a show that sweeps us off our feet and it’s nothing short of
hypnotic. When I heard of Euphoria, all I cared about was Zendaya being in it. Thus, in a binge ensued by raving reviews on every YouTube notification and hopes of an MCU character comfort, I checked...
Dec 20, 2019
The Week
Do you remember your first crush?
Do you remember your first crush?
Most people take crushes lightly. You have a crush on someone today but once you realize it isn’t going anywhere, you move on. But everyone remembers and has interesting stories about their first crush. Here, we hear ‘first crush’ stories from a few people. Unsurprisingly, for most of them, it happe...
Dec 20, 2019
My City, Entertainment
BTS boy band rapper has lost 33 air pods and is now on his 34th pair
BTS boy band rapper has lost 33 air pods and is now on his 3...
Kim Nam-Joon, a rapper from the famous K-Pop boy band BTS, has the kind of first world problems that very few of us can empathize with.
Dec 20, 2019