Forty-eight NBA players test positive for COVID-19 as league gears up for new season

Forty-eight NBA players tested positive for COVID-19, the league said on Wednesday, as players returned to their team’s home markets for the start of the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22. The NBA said it tested...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities being marked today

KATHMANDU: The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD) is being observed worldwide today. The theme for this year is ‘Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World by, for and...

13 more fatalities registered today; Covid-19 death-toll hits 1,551

KATHMANDU: Thirteen more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours with which Nepal’s Covid-19 death-tally has now advanced to 1,551. Meanwhile, 1,343 fresh coronavirus cases as reported today took the nationwide Covid-19 case count...

Nepal’s Covid-19 case count reaches 1,343 Thursday with 237,589 new infections

KATHMANDU: The countrywide Covid-19 tally has advanced to 237,589 as 1,343 additional infections emerged on Thursday. Likewise, 2,111 people who were earlier infected with the virus are reported to have recovered in the past 24...

Opinion: Perception of gender in our society

Last week I went to the doctor for a checkup.  I found her sweet and nice. But I was shocked when she asked me a question related to my gender. We mostly see girls have...

Price of yellow metal increases again after days of fall

KATHMANDU: The per tola price of gold has increased by Rs 1,600 in the domestic market today. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers Association, the price of hallmark gold has been...

Standard Chartered Bank reaffirmed with AAA rating 2nd year in a row

KATHMANDU: Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA) Nepal has reaffirmed the issuer rating of AAA to Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited (SCBNL), second year in a row. ICRA Nepal Limited, a subsidiary of...

Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth to launch political party

NEW DELHI: Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth said Thursday he plans to launch his own political party in southern India in January, ending years of speculation by millions of his fans on his political future. He...