Fossick Project is all set to present ‘The Great Giant Leap’ on March 23 at Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka. WASP Concerts is organizing this event in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, June 19: ​Dr Upendra Devkota, a towering figure in the field of medicine in Nepal who was instrumental in institutionalizing neurosurgery as a distinct medical discipline in the country, died on Monday at Neuro Hospital, Bansbari. He was 65.

WASHINGTON, May 26: Even if conciliatory rhetoric revives U.S.-North Korea summit plans, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are still left with the gaping disconnect over what a deal on North Korea’s nukes would look like.

China, the digital giant

December 6, 2017 00:30 am

With the world’s largest domestic market and plentiful venture capital, China’s “copy-cat” entrepreneurs have transformed into innovation powerhouses.

How to recover after a giant meal

August 23, 2017 08:23 am

Most of us have numerous invites for an elaborate feast a day before Teej, considered as the Dar eating day.

KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Qatar Airways has installed a vast canvas displaying the iconic image of Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, along with the tagline 'Tamim Al Majd' (Tamim the glorious), demonstrating its support for and solidarity with the State of Qatar.

Giant iceberg breaks off Antarctica

July 12, 2017 17:02 pm

LONDON, July 12: One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up.

A Muslim businessman has erected an 85-foot Christmas tree in Baghdad in a sign of solidarity with Christians during the festive season.

A giant effigy of US presidential candidate Donald Trump wielding the head of rival Hillary Clinton is to go up in flames during traditional British bonfire celebrations this week.

Indonesian police have arrested a man who they say has confessed to broadcasting a pornographic film onto a large electronic billboard on a busy road in Jakarta.

HONOLULU, Sept 5: Decades of conservation work in China have paid off for the giant panda, whose status was upgraded Sunday from "endangered" to "vulnerable" due to a population rebound, officials said.

KATHMANDU, Aug 29: The Department of Industry (DoI) has permitted India's United Spirits Ltd to divest its 82.46 percent shares in United Spirits Nepal Pvt Ltd to existing shareholder Rajesh Bir Singh Tuladhar.

KATHMANDU, July 28: South Asian volleyball giant India is expecting Nepal to throw tough challenge when the women's national teams of the two sides meet during two friendly matches beginning at the National Sports Council's covered hall on Thursday. The second friendly will be held on Friday.

NEW DELHI, July 10: A South Indian rapper is targeting Dow Chemical with rhymes — demanding the U.S. company pay more in victims' compensation and environmental damages stemming from a horrific chemical gas leak that killed thousands of people and sickened countless others.

PASADENA, Calif, July 5: Braving intense radiation, a NASA spacecraft reached Jupiter on Monday after a five-year voyage to begin exploring the king of the planets.