India detains 75 in Kashmir after local election

SRINAGAR: India’s government detained at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall political unrest after an alliance of Kashmir’s regional political parties won a local election, leaders and a police official said...

A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars

CAIRO: Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry. For the first time...

UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic before election

BANGUI: Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed in Central African Republic, the UN mission there said on Saturday, as the government and its allies tried to fend off a rebel offensive ahead of Sunday’s...

500 new Covid-19 cases registered on Saturday; nationwide tally hits 257,700

KATHMANDU: Nepal on Saturday reported 500 new cases of coronavirus infection from across the country. With this, the nationwide infection count has advanced to 257,700. Of the total cases, 213 are females while 287 are...

Covid-19 death-toll reaches 1,819 with three more fatalities

KATHMANDU: The nationwide coronavirus death-toll has advanced to 1,819 with three more fatalities reported on Saturday. Globally, 1.7 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 while over 79 million people have been infected by...

National Assembly winter session expected from Jan 1

KATHMANDU: The winter session of the National Assembly is expected to begin from January 1. The meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Friday evening decided to recommend to President Bidya Devi Bhandari to...

Nepal: Top 10 Smartphones in 2020

In 2020, the smartphone market grew rapidly because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The use of smartphones nearly doubled in Nepal due to work from home and online classes. People wanted to buy powerful smartphones...

Liverpool won’t force Salah to stay, says Klopp

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp sees no reason why Mohamed Salah would want to leave the Premier League champions but says he would not keep the Egyptian forward at the club against his will. Salah told...