WORLD

Iran's top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal

Iran's top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal

DUBAI, Feb 7: Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the 2015 nuclear accord, pointing out th...

DUBAI, Feb 7: Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the 2015 nuclear accord, pointing out th...

Feb 07, 2021

SOCIETY

A teenage girl murdered after rape in Baitadi

A teenage girl murdered after rape in Baitadi

*A postmortem conducted at the District Hospital of Baitadi on Saturday indicated that it could be a case of rape and su...

*A postmortem conducted at the District Hospital of Baitadi on Saturday indicated that it could be a case of rape and su...

Feb 07, 2021

WORLD

UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times

UK plans to tax firms that profited from pandemic: Sunday Times

LONDON, Feb 7: Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

LONDON, Feb 7: Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Feb 07, 2021

WORLD

Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID shot less effective against South African variant: study

Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID shot less effective against South African variant: study

LONDON, Feb 7: British drugmaker AstraZeneca AZN.L said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford...

LONDON, Feb 7: British drugmaker AstraZeneca AZN.L said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford...

Feb 07, 2021

SOCIETY

184,857 frontline workers in Nepal receive Covishield in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive

184,857 frontline workers in Nepal receive Covishield in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive

Govt fails to meet the target of inoculating 450,000 people in the first phase

Govt fails to meet the target of inoculating 450,000 people in the first phase

Feb 07, 2021

WORLD

Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban

Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban

MYANMAR, Feb 7: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s...

MYANMAR, Feb 7: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s...

Feb 07, 2021

ECONOMY

NRB preparing guidelines to frame QR code payments systems under integrated platform

NRB preparing guidelines to frame QR code payments systems under integrated platform

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has stepped up efforts to integrate the Quick Response (QR) code payment platf...

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has stepped up efforts to integrate the Quick Response (QR) code payment platf...

Feb 07, 2021

WORLD

Turkish president takes action at protest-rocked university

Turkish president takes action at protest-rocked university

ISTANBUL, Feb 6: Turkey’s president has ordered the establishment of two new departments in the country’s most prestigio...

ISTANBUL, Feb 6: Turkey’s president has ordered the establishment of two new departments in the country’s most prestigio...

Feb 06, 2021

POLITICS

Election announced for political stability: Minister Shrestha

Election announced for political stability: Minister Shrestha

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Gopal Shrestha has said the country should now...

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Gopal Shrestha has said the country should now...

Feb 06, 2021

SOCIETY

Kathmandu’s air quality deteriorates despite first winter rain, AQI docks at 191.72 μg/m³

Kathmandu’s air quality deteriorates despite first winter rain, AQI docks at 191.72 μg/m³

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Air quality index (AQI) of the country’s capital city, Kathmandu, further worsened on Saturday despite...

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Air quality index (AQI) of the country’s capital city, Kathmandu, further worsened on Saturday despite...

Feb 06, 2021