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'Trump lawyer seeks $20 million damages from Stormy Daniels'

Published On: March 20, 2018 07:32 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, March 20:  A law firm representing U.S. President Donald Trump and the corporation that paid porn actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 in what she called hush money over an alleged affair with Trump said in a court filing that it was seeking at least $20 million in damages for multiple violations of a nondisclosure agreement.

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39 Indian hostages held by ISIS in Iraq killed

Published On: March 20, 2018 04:23 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, March 20: The 39 Indian citizens kidnapped in 2014 by ISIS in Iraq were killed, confirmed external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday.

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World's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, dies

Published On: March 20, 2018 12:50 PM NPT By: Agencies

The world's last male northern white rhino,Sudan, has died after "age-related complications," researchers announced Tuesday, saying he "stole the heart of many with his dignity and strength."

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Uber suspends self-driving car tests after woman dies in Arizona

Published On: March 20, 2018 10:57 AM NPT By: Agencies

ARIZONA, Mar 20: The autonomous vehicle, which was travelling at 65 km/hour and had an operator behind the wheel, did not seem to slow down as it approached the pedestrian.

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People with depression use language differently – here's how to spot it

Published On: March 20, 2018 08:44 AM NPT By: Agencies

From the way you move and sleep, to how you interact with people around you, depression changes just about everything. It is even noticeable in the way you speak and express yourself in writing. Sometimes this “language of depression” can have a powerful effect on others. Just consider the impact of the poetry and song lyrics of Sylvia Plath and Kurt Cobain, who both killed themselves after suffering from depression.

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Water shortages could affect 5bn people by 2050, UN report warns

Published On: March 19, 2018 05:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

BRASILIA, March 19: More than 5 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 due to climate change, increased demand and polluted supplies, according to a UN report on the state of the world’s water.

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US-Bangla plane crash: 23 bodies to be taken back home today

Published On: March 19, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

March 19: The bodies of 23 of the US-Bangla plane crash victims will be taken back home from Nepal today as their identification process was completed yesterday.

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Stephen Hawking predicted the end of the world in new research submitted before he died

Published On: March 19, 2018 01:14 PM NPT By: Agencies

Stephen Hawking submitted a research paper predicting the end of the world and how scientists could detect evidence of another universe, just two weeks before his death. Professor Hawking passed away on Wednesday at the age of 76 at his home in Cambridge.

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Stem cell transplant 'game changer' for MS patients

Published On: March 19, 2018 12:06 PM NPT By: Agencies

Doctors say a stem cell transplant could be a "game changer" for many patients with multiple sclerosis.

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Researchers create a novel protein ‘mat’ that can soak up pollution

Published On: March 19, 2018 11:18 AM NPT By: Agencies

In a breakthrough, scientists have created novel protein mats that can soak up and trap chemical pollution. Despite years of effort to stabilise proteins outside of their native environments, scientists have made limited progress in combining proteins with synthetic components without compromising protein activity.

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B'desh prof scorns Nepal's procedures and legislative complexities

Published On: March 18, 2018 02:51 PM NPT By: Agencies

Dhaka Medical College Hospital's Forensic Medicine Department Associate Professor Dr Sohel Mahmud, who is now in Nepal with a team of Bangladeshi doctors, talk about the the autopsies and handover of the bodies of the victims of last week’s US-Bangla Airlines plane crash.

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Roger Federer Dismisses Injury Concerns Ahead Of Indian Wells Finale

Published On: March 18, 2018 02:47 PM NPT By: Agencies

World No.1 Roger Federer has insisted that he is in full health after enduring a tough three set battle against Borna Coric at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.

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Stephen Hawking in quotes

Published On: March 18, 2018 11:36 AM NPT By: Agencies

He was trapped in his own body by motor neurone disease, but that did not stop Prof Stephen Hawking help us all get an understanding of the universe.

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Russia expels 23 British diplomats in stand-off over spy poisoning

Published On: March 17, 2018 02:54 PM NPT By: Agencies

ST. PETERSBURG, Mar 17: Russia’s government is expelling 23 British diplomats and threatened further measures in retaliation in a growing diplomatic dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain.

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Near noisy oil fields, lovesick birds change their tunes

Published On: March 17, 2018 11:24 AM NPT By: Agencies

If a sparrow sings his heart out on an oil field, but his would-be sweetheart can’t hear him above the oil pumps, what’s a bird to do?

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Canadian aviation expert joins Nepal plane crash probe team

Published On: March 16, 2018 02:58 PM NPT By: Agencies

A Canadian aviation expert has joined the probe body in Nepal to investigate into the plane crash of US-Bangla Airlines.

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The hygiene mistakes we all make when cooking

Published On: March 16, 2018 11:49 AM NPT By: Agencies

We all know start our meal preparation by washing our hands, to use a separate chopping board for raw meat and an antibacterial cleaner on surfaces. But there are some things we do that still put us at risk of food poisoning and spreads germs in the kitchen.

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Early humans survived climate change by becoming more creative and sophisticated

Published On: March 16, 2018 11:42 AM NPT By: Agencies

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence that indicate that early humans were behaving more sophisticatedly, even involved in trading around 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. Experts also believe that dramatic climatic shifts in East Africa may have driven early humans to make rapid advances in developing tools and trade networks.

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The 12 Best Healthy Eating Apps

Published On: March 16, 2018 11:35 AM NPT By: Agencies

Improve your diet with the help of these healthy eating apps

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Cancer warning: Do not use this in the morning or risk deadly tumour

Published On: March 15, 2018 12:55 PM NPT By: Agencies

OVARIAN cancer symptoms can include feeling bloated, weight loss, and urinating more often than normal. You could be more at risk of developing the deadly disease if you use this in the morning.

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