Growing up in his father, the great Kirk Douglas' shadow, Hollywood veteran Michael Douglas says acting was not on his mind but he ended up in the profession on a whim.

Veteran musician, Norden Tenzing has passed away at the age of 69. He was suffering from throat cancer.

John Mayer is launching a foundation focused on improving the health of veterans through scientific research.

Veteran author, Shanta Das Manandhar, has been awarded ‘Devkota Lu Xun Pragya Puraskar’ on Saturday at the premises of Nepal Art Council, Baber Mahal.  Manandhar received a cash prize Rs 50,000 and a copper plate from Rabindra Adhikari, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. Speaking at the award function, Adhikari said that art and literature had the power to direct the society into a right direction.

KATHMANDU, July 19: Nepal veteran bowler Shakti Gauchan has announced on Wednesday that he will retire from the national colors after Nepal’s inaugural ODI against the Netherlands.

BEIJING, June 27: On Chinese state television broadcasts, President Xi Jinping is often shown clad in battle fatigues inspecting troops, praising their service, and hailing the People’s Liberation Army as key to the country’s rising global power.

KATHMANDU, June 23: Among tough resolutions of those enjoying adventurous life, climbing Mount Everest and setting a record may be one.

KATHMANDU, April 3: Yashoda Shrestha, wife of legendary actor of Nepal Madan Krishna Shrestha has died yesterday at around 11 PM at Nepal Cancer Hospital, Harisiddhi.

PARBAT, Dec 22: Dissecting human bodies is not an easy job. In fact, it takes guts to cut up human organs. In the beginning, Ram Bahadur Damai of Kushma, Parbat, found it disgusting to cut up the organs of human bodies as directed by the doctors. But gradually he got used to it.

NUWAKOT, Dec 10: Former minister Arjun Narsingh KC of Nepali Congress lost by more than 10,000 votes to Narayan Prasad Khatiwadaa, CPN-UML’s district chairman. Khatiwada received 36,892 votes while KC received 26,335.

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: Veteran bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor has passed away in Mumbai on Monday. He was 79.

MUMBAI, Sept 12: Veteran film, television and theatre actor and Padma Shri Tom Alter is battling cancer. The renowned actor's family shared the news on Monday, a week after he was admitted to Mumbai's Saifee Hospital.

KATMANDU, July 13: Veteran Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ramhari Joshi, who was active in the party’s politics since its establishment in 1947, died on Thursday. He was 93. NC leader Bimalendra Nidhi confirmed his demise.

NEW DELHI: Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday. He was 70.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: A team of veteran footballers representing Nepal has left for Kolkata, India on Wednesday to take part in Kolkata's 8'S International Invitational Veterans Soccer Challenge 2017. Nepali team named CMG Club comprising of 16 players and five officials will take part in the event to be played at Harinavi Sporting Club's ground from January 21 to 23.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, Jan 7: An Army veteran who complained that the government was controlling his mind drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire in the baggage claim area Friday, killing five people and wounding eight, authorities said.

Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri died on Friday in Mumbai, close friend and actor Anupam Kher said.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Bhaigo Mantri! Sabha Yathawat nai rakha. (Let it be, Minister! Continue with the meeting).

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Veteran Nepali litterateur and chairman of Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya Kamal Mani Dixit, who made important contribution to Nepali literature, died on Thursday morning. He was at 87.

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: In July 1998, Krishna Gopal Paneru got wind of a hashish (charas) racket active in Dhading district. He vowed to himself to bust it and started an undercover operation.

MUMBAI, Dec 7: Veteran actor Dilip Kumar was admitted to Leelavati Hospital here on Wednesday morning after he complained of swelling in one of his legs.

KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Pandit Hom Nath Upadhyaya, veteran Nepali tabla maestro, died on Wednesday at Om Hospital, Kathmandu, Dr Hari Kishor Shrestha, managing director of the hospital, informed.

KATHMANDU,July 25: Kumud Kumar Rai of India on Monday claimed the singles title of men's 50 years and above category in the First South Asian Veterans Table Tennis Tournament that concluded at the National Table Tennis Training Centre, Lainchaur in Kathmandu.