India nears 9 million coronavirus cases

MUMBAI: India recorded 45,576 new cases of the coronavirus, taking total infections to 8.96 million, data from the health ministry said on Thursday. The South Asian nation has the world’s second-highest number of COVID-19 infections, after...

Messi says I’m tired of being blamed for everything at Barcelona

MADRID: A frustrated Lionel Messi said he is tired of being blamed for problems at Barcelona after he was accused by Antoine Griezmann’s former agent of making life difficult for the French striker at the La Liga...

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 56.24 million, death toll at 1,348,720

LONDON: More than 56.24 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,348,720​ have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries...

3 held for abusing Nikisha Shrestha

KATHMANDU — The Metropolitan Police Complex in Bhaktapur has apprehended three individuals who hurled abuses on Nikisha Shrestha in Kathmandu. All three individuals are males below the age of twenty. Preliminary interrogation of all the three...

Stick to Burns over Pucovski as opener, Ponting tells Australia

MELBOURNE: Australia should stick with Joe Burns as David Warner’s opening partner for next month’s first test against India despite Will Pucovski’s strong claims for that role, former captain Ricky Ponting has said. Victoria’s Pucovski,...

Barack Obama memoir off to record-setting start in sales

NEW YORK: Former President Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the US and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best selling presidential memoir...

Chhath festival amid coronavirus pandemic in Parsa

BIRGUNJ: People were seen busy buying various items at the local market, during Chhath festival amid coronavirus pandemic in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Parsa district, on Thursday. Although various District Administration Offices in the country have...

Kathmandu valley reports 1,229 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday

KATHMANDU: A total of 1,229 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in the three districts of Kathmandu Valley on Thursday. Of the total infections, 513 are females and 716 are males. In the last 24...