The Eiffel Tower grew by six meters (nearly 20 feet) on Tuesday after engineers hoisted a new communications antenna at the very top of France’s most iconic landmark.

Stanley Donen, the former dancer who directed some of Hollywood’s greatest musicals including Gene Kelly’s landmark “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and “On the Town,” has died at age 94, according to media reports.

LONDON, Aug 3: A British court recognized Sharia law for the first time after a judge made a landmark ruling on a divorce case, which could have far reaching effects on Islamic marriage in the UK.

KATHMANDU, July 31: Nepal national cricket team is all set to play its first-ever One-Day International (ODI) match in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Wednesday.  Khadka shared some of his experience of the national team’s ‘treacherous’ as well as ‘joyous’ journey, in conversation with International Cricket Council (ICC).

Landmark move

May 1, 2018 01:04 am

The Supreme Court has issued mandamus order to the government authorities to conserve Fewa Lake even if it requires demolishing already built illegal structures. A division bench of justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Om Prakash Mishra issued the order to this effect passing the verdict on all writ petitions filed over the past seven years against encroachment on the lake.

KATHMANDU, Feb 14: A public speaking workshop, a fully funded two days residential workshop conducted by Landmark Education and designed by GlocalPvt Ltd, concluded on February 10 at Park Village, Budanilkantha. As many as 12 students from high school and bachelor’slevel were selected for the fully funded workshop,according to the press statement released by Landmark Education.

NEW YORK, September 5: Roger Federer crushed Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-2 7-5 to ease into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open and remain on a collision course for a semi-final showdown with Rafa Nadal.

JHAPA, August 28: In an unprecedented successful medical milestone in the country's medical history, surgeons extracted 10 kg tumour from a teenager's stomach at Om Sai Pathivara Hospital based at Bhadrapur of Jhapa.

Landmark legal reform bills passed

August 10, 2017 03:20 am

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: In a landmark move toward legal reforms, parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed two out of six pending bills to replace the 164 years old Muluki Ain (Civil Code). The Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code, Civil Code, Civil Procedure Code, Sentencing Act and Some Nepal Acts Amendment bills, once endorsed, will replace the Muluki Ain, which was introduced by Rana Prime Minister Jung Bahadur in 1853.

Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump’s landmark first talks with a foreign leader show his daughter Ivanka was present, underscoring the family´s influence as he readies to take power.

KANPUR, India, Sept 26:  Spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja bowled India to a comprehensive 197-run victory over New Zealand Monday on the fifth and final day of their country's landmark 500th Test.