35 employees of supreme court test positive for Coronavirus

The full court is sitting in the Supreme Court today. Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Jabra has called a full meeting, said Devendra Dhakal, Information Officer of the Supreme Court.

Booster dose being administered in Lalitpur from today

The booster dose of COVID-19 is being administered to people working in the frontline in the Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City from Tuesday. According to the Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City, the vaccination campaign to administer the booster dose to people working in the frontline has started from today till January 20.

Government to procure 900,000 COVID testing kits

The government is stepping up to procure 900,000 testing kits to increase the testing citing a rise in the COVID cases in the country.

China's GDP expands 8.1 pct in 2021

The country's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 8.1 percent year on year to 114.37 trillion yuan (about 18 trillion U.S. dollars) last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.

Suspected drone attack in Abu Dhabi kills 3, wounds 6

Police in the United Arab Emirates identified the dead as two Indian nationals and one Pakistani. It did not identify the wounded, who police said suffered minor to moderate injuries at an industrial area where Abu Dhabi’s state-owned energy company runs a pipeline network and an oil tanker storage facility.

Banks initiate merger in line with NRB objective

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) through its monetary policy has been urging the bank and financial institutions (BFIs) for merger and acquisition. It aims for consolidating the BFIs risk-bearing capacity by strengthening the capital base. Subsequently, this will further improve the capital adequacy ratio of the merging BFIs.

Province 2 named Madhesh Province

A two-thirds majority of the provincial assembly members voted for the name in the voting held at the provincial assembly meeting today.

Alison Brie joins John Cena in Pierre Morel’s action-comedy Freelance

American actress Alison Brie is set to star opposite John Cena in an action comedy film Freelance. The project will be helmed by director Pierre Morel.

John Abraham gets Rs. 21 crores for Ek Villain Returns – a 3x increase in fees in 3 years

Ever since the success of Satyameva Jayate and Batla House, John Abraham has been constantly upping his acting fees. The actor came on board Aditya Chopra's Pathan for a sum of Rs. 20 crores, and just months after that, he signed another feature film, which was none other than Ek Villain Returns.

Return of the flu: EU faces threat of prolonged 'twindemic'

Influenza has returned to Europe at a faster-than-expected rate this winter after almost disappearing last year, raising concerns about a prolonged "twindemic" with COVID-19 amid some doubts about the effectiveness of flu vaccines.