An imposing scene

In Madame Bovary, a novel by Gustave Flaubert, there is a conversation between Monsieur Leon and the eponymous heroine (Part Two, Ch-2) where Mme Bovary says: “Do you not feel that the mind drifts...

Twitter suspends Thai royalist account linked to influence campaign

BANGKOK: Twitter has suspended a Thai pro-royalist account linked to the palace that a Reuters analysis found was connected to thousands of others created in recent weeks spreading posts in favour of King Maha...

‘Rumour of government change baseless’

GULMI, NOVEMBER 29 Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that people were not interested in changing the prime minister and ministers in this situation. Saying that those who reap benefit from unstable government...

Gautam slams Paudel for delay in convening NCP Secretariat meeting

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 Vice-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Bamdev Gautam has advised NCP General Secretary Bishnu Prasad Paudel to be impartial while deciding whether to call party bodies’ meetings. Photo Courtesy: Rajan Kafle/PM’s...

Spurs return to summit with hard-fought draw at Chelsea

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur went back to the top of the Premier League on Sunday when they held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw that left honours even between visiting manager Jose Mourinho and his one-time midfield...

NC urges PM Oli to read TI report

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 The main opposition Nepali Congress has urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to go through the recent report of Transparency International to see the real picture of corruption in the country. A press...

Chinese defence minister visits Nepal

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 The State Councillor and Defence Minister of China, Wei Fenghe, visited Nepal today. Wei paid courtesy calls on President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. During her meeting with the...

Swoyambhu stakeholders against Ring Road expansion

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 29 Religious leaders, locals and activists around Swoyambhunath temple, one of the world heritage sites, have announced protest programmes against the soon-to-start Ring Road expansion project, saying the road expansion would demolish some...