NC President Deuba extends message on Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba today said that NC always respects the courage and crucial contributions made by people with disabilities in Nepal’s democratic movements. In a message extended on International Day...

PM Oli meets Prez Bhandari ahead of Cabinet meeting

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has met with President Bidya Devi Bhandari ahead of Thursday’s meeting of Council of Ministers. According to Baluwatar sources, the Prime Minister is in Shital Niwas for a regular...

Ivanka Trump questioned under oath in lawsuit over use of inauguration funds

Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser, was questioned under oath this week as part of a civil lawsuit alleging misuse of nonprofit funds for Donald Trump’s inauguration four years ago. District of Columbia Attorney...

UN, Ethiopia sign deal for aid access to embattled Tigray

NAIROBI: In a breakthrough a month after deadly conflict cut off Ethiopia’s Tigray region from the world, the United Nations on Wednesday said it and the Ethiopian government have signed a deal to allow...

Tropical cyclone headed for southern India after causing little damage in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: The Burevi tropical cyclone is headed towards southern India, authorities said on Thursday, after it slammed Sri Lanka’s east coast earlier this week but caused little damage. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a...

Province 1 initiates free uterus test

BIRATNAGAR: District hospitals in Province 1 have initiated to provide free tests for cervical cancer screening starting Wednesday. The hospitals would conduct tests for cervical cancer through LBC technology.   According to Chief of Province Public Health...

Biden facing growing pressure over secretary of defense pick

WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalizes his choice for secretary of defense. Black leaders have encouraged the incoming president to select an African...

Australian telescope maps deep space at record speed

MELBOURNE: A powerful new telescope in outback Australia has mapped vast areas of the universe in record-breaking time, revealing a million new galaxies and opening the way to new discoveries, the country’s national science...