GENEVA, June 19: A record 71 million people have been displaced worldwide from war, persecution and other violence, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday, an increase of more than 2 million from last year and an overall.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press |WORLDMadame Tussauds London on Tuesday revealed its first figure of Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra Jonas, completing her presence at the world-famous wax museum across four continents. Chopra, who married American singer-songwriter.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 12:46 PM NPT By: Agencies |My CityKATHMANDU, June 19: Guthiyars (trustees) of the public Guthis (trusts) staged a massive demonstration at Maitighar Mandala on Wednesday demanding that the Guthi bill be scrapped.
Published On: June 19, 2019 12:37 PM NPT By: Keshab Thoker |SOCIETYThe festival includes gods/goddess Brahmyani, Indreswor Shiva, Bhadrakali and Unmanta Bhairav and their idols are taken out from their respective temples for the celebration. The significance of this festival, however, lies.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: Republica |My CityTOKYO, June 19: Substantial discussions on trade, including reform of the World Trade Organization, will likely take place at a summit of Group of 20 major economies next week in Osaka, a senior Japanese finance ministry.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 12:40 PM NPT By: Reuters |WORLDTOKYO, June 19: A strong and shallow earthquake struck Japan’s northwest coast around Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, triggering a small tsunami, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 9,000 buildings.
Published On: June 19, 2019 11:14 AM NPT By: Reuters |WORLDDULLU, June 19; The government is to provide citizenship cards to the Raute people leading a nomadic life in various districts of Karnali state.
Published On: June 19, 2019 11:11 AM NPT By: RSS |SOCIETYLONDON, June 19: Trust in vaccines - one of the world’s most effective and widely-used medical products - is highest in poorer countries but weaker in wealthier ones where scepticism has allowed outbreaks of diseases such.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters |WORLDAlter Bridge announced their upcoming sixth studio album Walk the Sky last week, accompanied by 2019 tour dates with Shinedown.
Published On: June 19, 2019 10:55 AM NPT By: Agencies |My CityORLANDO, June 19: President Donald Trump formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment four years ago and who is.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 10:48 AM NPT By: Reuters |WORLDKATHMANDU, June 19: Parliamentary Hearing Committee began the hearing of proposed ambassadors to four different countries on Wednesday.
Published On: June 19, 2019 10:49 AM NPT By: Pratik Rana |POLITICSCHITWAN, June 19: Crocodile eggs collected from the local Rapti and Narayani rivers have hatched producing 151 hatchlings.
Published On: June 19, 2019 10:49 AM NPT By: RSS |SOCIETYKATHMANDU, June 19: Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya has made a comeback to the national cricket team setup after the selection committee announced a 25-men preliminary squad for ICC World T20 Asia Regional Final set to be held in.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 10:38 AM NPT By: Republica |SPORTSKATHMANDU, June 19: Qatar Airways, an official airline and partner of FIFA, has congratulated Ukraine for winning the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Ukraine beat South Korea 3-1 in a thrilling final to lift the title in Lodz, Poland,.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 10:36 AM NPT By: Republica |SPORTSSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, June 19: Facebook Inc announced ambitious plans on Tuesday to launch a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, part of an effort to expand into digital payments that immediately raised privacy concerns.
Published On: June 19, 2019 12:33 PM NPT By: Reuters |TECHNOLOGYSEOUL, June 19: Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to North Korea to meet leader Kim Jong Un this week looking to strengthen their sometimes shaky bond at a time when both are locked in dispute with the United States —.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 12:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press |WORLDCAIRO, June 19: A database tracking violence says at least 91,600 people have been killed in Yemen’s civil war, presenting a new estimate after completing reporting for the first months of fighting in 2015.
Published On: June 19, 2019 11:17 AM NPT By: Associated Press |WORLDKHANDBARI, June 19: Flood triggered by rain at several places of Makalu rural municipality of Sankhuwasabha district on Monday evening has caused damage to the structures of the under-construction Arun Third Hydroelectricity.......
Published On: June 19, 2019 10:01 AM NPT By: RSS |ECONOMYJune 19: Federal authorities seized 16.5 tons of cocaine worth more than $1 billion from a ship in Philadelphia in one of the largest drug seizures in U.S. history, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
Published On: June 19, 2019 09:09 AM NPT By: Reuters |WORLDRIO DE JANEIRO, June 19: Bolivia scored their first goal in five games but it was not enough to give them their first Copa America point as Peru came from behind to win 3-1 in their Group A game in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.
Published On: June 19, 2019 08:53 AM NPT By: Reuters |SPORTS