Michael B. Jordan named People magazine’s ‘sexiest man alive’

LOS ANGELES: “Black Panther” actor Michael B. Jordan was named People’s magazine’s ‘sexiest man alive’ on Tuesday, the third Black actor in a row to be given the annual pop culture honor. Jordan, 33, who...

Tarantino has deal for 2 books on films, including 1 his own

NEW YORK: Quentin Tarantino’s next work of imagination will be in book form. The Oscar-winning director has a two-book deal with Harper, beginning with a novelization of “Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood” that...

Chhath festival begins today by worshipping the Sun

KATHMANDU: The Chhath festival, observed mainly by Hindu community in the Tarai region of the country, starts today. The festival, which is dedicated to the Sun God, is observed for four days from Kartik Shukla...

Framework for school operation in non-risk area put in place

KATHMANDU: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has opened up avenues for resuming teaching and learning activities through a rotational shift or proper methods in COVID-19 risk-free area and the schools of local...

Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the...

Giroud on target as France send Sweden into League B

PARIS: Olivier Giroud bagged a double as he showed his worth for France again to help the world champions beat Sweden 4-2 at home in the Nations League on Tuesday. Giroud scored either side of Benjamin Pavard’s...

Chinese envoy meets PM Oli amid another episode of deep fissures within ruling party

KATHMANDU: A day before the expected Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), China’s Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday. This is not the first time...

PM calls cabinet meeting on the same time as pre-scheduled Secretariat meet

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called for a meeting of the Council of Ministers this afternoon at 1:00pm. The Secretariat meeting of the party held on November 13 too had decided for the...