Flawless' purple-pink diamond fetches record $29.3M at auction

15.81-carat gem, dubbed "The Sakura," fetched $29.3 million in Hong Kong to become the most expensive purple-pink diamond ever to sell at auction.

Emraan Hashmi to play Pakistani ISI agent, set to lock horns with Salman Khan in Tiger 3

It was also reported Emraan Hashmi was roped in to star as the villain in the film. The shooting commenced amid tight security in order to avoid leaks from the sets of the film.

India becomes third country to top 300,000 COVID-19 deaths as vaccine shortage bites

India reported 4,454 new Covid-19 fatalities on Monday, bringing the country's death toll to 303,720, according to the Indian Ministry of Health.

Pokhara in the morning amidst prohibitory order (Photo Feature)

Our Pokhara correspondent Tara Chapagain has snapped the shots of the morning time's Pokhara while people are allowed to buy essential items by 9 AM.

Security tightened in Valley

Nepal Police has deployed additional security forces to ward off possible street protests and violation of restriction order in the Kathmandu Valley.

Local level isolation wards lack health workers

The isolation centres operated by the local levels in Baglung district face a crunch of health workers, including doctors.

Japan opens mass vaccination centers 2 months before Games

Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on Monday as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections just two months before hosting the Olympics.

Charikot-Mude road remains incomplete even in six years

Upgrading work on the Lamosanghu-Jiri road section which links Sindhupalchowk and Dolakha districts with Kathmandu has remained incomplete even in six years. Sakil Haider of India and Shankar Mali/Sunaula Khimti JV of Nepal, which were assigned with the task of upgrading the 30 km road from Mude of Sindhupalchowk to Deurali Danda in Charikot of Dolakha district, have left the road unattended for six years.

Tunnel road to be built in Siddhababa

A tunnel road is set to be constructed in the Siddhababa area of the Butwal-Tansen road section along the Sidhhartha Highway. Frequent landslides have been causing severe damages to the road section for years.

Volcanic eruption, ensuing chaos kill at least 15 in Congo

Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors said Sunday.