EC calls Nepal and Thakur for verification of leaders, lawmakers

Kamal Prasad Dhamala, assistant spokesperson of the EC, informed that a meeting of the EC held today decided to call both the parties- NCP Unified (Socialist) led by Nepal and the Democratic Social Party led by Thakur- on August 25 for verification.

Leonardo DiCaprio gets paid whopping Rs. 223 cr and Jennifer Lawrence receives Rs. 186 cr for Adam McKay’s Netflix comedy Don’t Look Up

Oscar-winning actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence are all set to star in Adam McKay’s Netflix comedy Don’t Look Up, costing the makers a whopping amount of $55 million as the duo’s salary. According to Variety, being the biggest star pairing of the year, $20 million paydays are the norm for both actors, DiCaprio received a reported $30 million salary and Lawrence a reported $25 million salary for the same.

Akshay Kumar starrer Bellbottom banned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait due to content not fit for exhibition

The film, which kicked off and was completed last year during the pandemic, is the first big-budget Bollywood movie to have witnessed theatrical release. With that being said, the film has been reportedly banned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait due to the content not being fit for exhibition.

2,079 new cases of COVID-19, 2,244 recoveries, 26 fatalities in 24 hours

In 10,530 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 2,027 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) during the daily update.

India reports 36,571 new COVID-19 cases, active tally lowest in 150 days

With 36,571 COVID-19 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's active tally has dropped to 3,63,605, which is the lowest in 150 days, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

President appoints Yadav Chandra Sharma as Bagmati Province Chief

President Bidhya Devi Bhandari appointed Yadav Chandra Sharma as the chief of the Bagmati Province today.

Vaccination for university and plus two examinees, people above 40 begins

The three day's vaccination campaign that is targeting to inoculate students of Ten Plus two(+2), above 18 years, and people above 40 years, with the first dose of Vero Cell, has begun today in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City area.

Meteoric Rise Of Taliban

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan on Sunday after a rapid advance across the country, overwhelming government forces and sending large swaths of the population into panic. By Monday, thousands of Afghans in Kabul, the capital, had fled to the main airport. U.S. troops struggled to secure the airport for their own evacuation flights while blocking many Afghan civilians who flooded the tarmac in the hope of escaping. In several cities, Afghan security forces put up a strong fight to stop the...

Aristotle's Theory And Nepali Politics

Aristotle, a Greek philosopher with a yearning for comparative politics and with a fascination towards biology, additionally influenced by his travels and experience with various political systems, is considered the "Father Of Political Science".

Living Life With Hearing, Speech Loss

About 90 per cent of people with hearing and speech loss live in the least developed countries. Due to poor infrastructure, the people living with hearing and speech loss remain isolated, neglected, and ignored. In a situation like this, these people found themselves helpless, vulnerable, and with no secure future ahead of them.   The subject of hearing and speech loss has already become serious in the country as 16.6 per cent of people who live in the country suffer from acute hearing and speech-related...