KATHMANDU, March 31: At a time when the market is rife with fake news and rumors about COVID-19, the government on Monday said that those creating and circulating misinformation will face legal action as per the existing law.

Hollywood actor Brad Pitt recently refuted all speculations of him dating multiple women post his split with former wife Angelina Jolie.

Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence and fiance Cooke Maroney sparked marriage rumors after they were spotted at a marriage bureau in New York on Monday.

There were several rumors about popular Nepali actress Priyanka Karki visiting to 72nd Cannes Film Festival. This year the film festival took place from May 14 to May 25, 2019. Some accused Priyanka to be faking the invitation and she was also faking her red carpet walk at the Cannes Film Festival. Then, there were speculations that the photographs she shared being at Cannes Film Festival in her social media were photoshopped and not real.

Actor Sanjay Dutt has denied reports that he would be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019.

KATHMANDU, Mar 3: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has clarified that it has not published any information about its any intention to close social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, terming the information about the closure of the sites provided by the social site users fake.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Nepal's ambassador to Australia, Lucky Sherpa has refuted the ongoing rumors in the media regarding her fate. Speaking with the media, ambassador Sherpa said that she has been bearing unnecessary torture by the ongoing rumors in the media.

KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Expressing serious dissatisfaction over baseless and sensational news reports about his health condition being disseminated through various digital platforms, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has that he will soon return to work.

KATHMANDU, July 9: Milk consumption has come down by around 30 percent after the government's inspection found presence of coliform bacteria and soda in milk processed by dairy plants, according to food technicians.

April 12: Just last month, Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan broke the news of his ‘rare disease,’ causing a storm on social media. Soon after that, he revealed that he is suffering from a neuroendocrine tumour and will be travelling to the UK for treatment.

Time’s up for rumors

March 14, 2018 13:20 pm

KATHMANDU, Mar 14: During a tea party program to provincial assembly members at the Prime Minister’s Residence, PM KP Sharma Oli stressed that spreading illusions was over.

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli has said that there was no need to run after rumors spread by people with vested interests.

KATHMANDU, OCT 15: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's decision to expand the cabinet just a few days ahead of elections has fuelled speculation about the possible expulsion of the CPN (Maoist Center) ministers from the government.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 5: Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler dismissed speculation that he had suffered a heart attack or a seizure but did little to clarify the ailment that led the band to cancel the remainder of its South American tour.

SYANGJA, August 6: Swine flu rumors have affected pig farming in Waling of Syangja.  Many shops selling pork have shut down, while trade of pigs and piglets has come to a halt.

MADRID, June 20: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he has yet to speak with Cristiano Ronaldo regarding speculation that the star forward wants to leave Spain after being accused of tax fraud.

Aamir denies rumors

May 21, 2017 23:40 pm

Actor Aamir Khan on Saturday denied rumors that his upcoming film ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’ being inspired by the Johnny Depp starrer Hollywood flick ‘Pirates of Caribbean’.

Fans and followers have been left speechless after pictures of Ayesha Takia surfaced in which she was nearly unrecognizable. The transformation that she has recently gone through is unbelievable and immediately became media fodder.

MUMBAI, Dec 4: Salman Khan’s rumored girlfriend Iulia  Vantur has opened up regarding the bond she shares with him and said she is good friends with the star.

Margin lending rumors lift Nepse

December 3, 2016 00:20 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index jumped 131.01 points this week to close at 1,600.49 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.

Rumors of Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor’s alleged affair have been doing rounds for some time now and have also been cited as one of the main reasons for her split with Arbaaz Khan.

Trust Deepika Padukone to come up with a dignified response every time speculations about her personal life are made public. Recently, reports have been going around about her breakup with beau Ranveer Singh. The basis of the fodder was that both the actors didn't promote each other's upcoming films on their social media handles.

Kriti has learnt to deal with rumors

September 22, 2016 14:01 pm

MUMBAI, Sep 22: Actress Kriti Sanon, who has been in limelight for rumors linking her to "Raabta" co-star Sushant Singh Rajput, says such things are part and parcel of the industry and she can deal with them.

LONDON, Aug 24: Neymar appears to have reignited his relationship with former flame Bruna Marquezine.

MUMBAI: Actress Sonakshi Sinha on Thursday shot down rumors that she has said “yes” to a proposal from her rumored beau Bunty Sachdev.

KATHMANDU, July 2: Minister for Industry, Som Prasad Pandey on Saturday claimed that news of a change in the government is rumors.

MUMBAI, June 23:Amid the rumours of trouble in their relationship, actress Deepika Padukone has finally opened up about her relationship with Bollywood's heartthrob Ranveer Singh.

MUMBAI, June 8: After Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut controversy died down, the actress has found herself linked to Ranbir Kapoor. Last evening, their pairing was trending on Twitter, #nowranbirkangana. A source close to Ranbir, told DNA, "He is wondering where these rumours originated as there is no truth to it.