Actor Anupam Shyam passes away at 63 due to multiple organ failure

Veteran actor Anupam Shyam who is popularly known for playing the role of Thakur Sajjan Singh in the show Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 passed away today

Kiran Gajmer wins ‘Voice of Nepal Season 3’

The Voice of Nepal declared Kiran Gajmer as the winner of its 3rd edition during a grand finale organised Saturday midnight. Gajmer competed with Tara Shirish Magar, Aryan Tamang and Jwala Rai in the final.

Sonam Kapoor was offered just Rs 11 for her role in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Rakeysh wrote in the book that "Sonam Kapoor benevolently accepted to play a guest appearance for a princely sum of Rs. 11 only for her brief portrayal of Biro." Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra also added that she lit up the screen every time she appeared in the film.

Salman Khan dispatches 5 tempos of essentials to flood-affected areas of Chiplun, Mahad and villages near Mahabaleshwar

After Sonu Sood, actor Salman Khan has stepped up to help those in need in flood-affected areas in Maharashtra. The actor has reportedly dispatched five tempos of essentials to flood-affected areas of Chiplun, Mahad, and other villages near Mahabaleshwar.

Bombay High Court rejects immediate release plea of Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra in pornography racket case

On Saturday, August 7, the Bombay High Court dismissed the immediate release petition filed by Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe challenging the orders passed by Metropolitan Magistrate.

Tiger Shroff to croon ‘Vande Mataram’, song to release on August 10

Jackky Bhagnani's Jjust Music along with Tiger Shroff today unveiled the motion poster of the patriotic anthem, 'Vande Mataram' ahead of Independence Day. Voiced by Tiger Shroff, this marks the singer-actor's first-ever song in Hindi after two English songs, 'Casanova' and 'Unbelievable'. The song will release on the 10th of August.

Rihanna becomes the richest female musician in the world with whopping Rs. 12,603 crore approx net worth

Popstar Rihanna is now the richest woman in the music world. The 'Work' singer's net worth is estimated at $1.7 billion, according to Forbes magazine on Wednesday, August 4. But, her source of wealth is not just the music business.

Encouraging Breastfeeding: Shared Responsibility Essential

Every year, the first week of August is celebrated as World Breastfeeding Week. This year the world is celebrating the week with the theme, 'Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility' as health experts are calling on all stakeholders to encourage mothers for optimal breastfeeding practices. Breastfeeding within the first ho

Human Milk Bank A Noble Initiative

To have the best possible start in life is a basic right of every newborn baby. For optimal nutrition and immunological protection of the newborns, the choice of feeding is to latch the baby directly to mother’s breast or provide expressed milk from own mother, and then pasteurised donated human milk. However, many babies are deprived of mother’s milk and are given formula feeds because of baby’s inability to suck due to prematurity, being too small to suck or ill, or maternal illness, abandonment...

Safe Abortion Vital for Women's Health

Getting safe abortion and family planning services easily in remote parts of Nepal is still a far cry for many rural women. For many women in those areas, the process of abortion still costs a lot and sometimes they even risk their lives. Poverty, not having m

Cellphone Addiction Among Teens

As time flies, addictions transform themselves into different forms. A person can show his/her addictive behaviours through different behavioural changes such as difficulty resisting change in the obsessive repetition of similar patterns, difficulty having breaks during i

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Planets, Stars Embellish Heaven

As it darkens, the night skies of this month offer the magnificent marvels of planets, stars and constellations that are embellishing the heavens. Planets Mercury and Mars would be lost in solar glare, due to their proximity to the Sun. They would be moving across the compelling constellation Leo (lion) during the daytime. Planet Venus could be visualised in the western sky after sundown as dusk would fade to darkness. They would be venturing out through the starry fields sprawling across constellations...

Justin Bieber apologises for promoting Morgan Wallen’s album who was caught using racial slur – “I had no idea about racist comments”

Popstar Justin Bieber recently promoted a music album Dangerous: The Double Album of country singer Morgan Wallen on his Instagram story. He wrote, “Love this album.” Soon after, he deleted the story when he came to know that Wallen was seen using a racial slur.

Anthology of 'North American Nepali Poems' published   

An anthology of poetry entitled '(Uttar Ameriki Nepali Kabita (North American Nepali Poems)' edited by literary writer and diplomat Krisu Kshetry has been recently published.    

Vaishnava preserving artefacts in his private museum

It has been 21 years since Vaishnava Raj Shrestha, 69, has been operating a private museum beneath the Changu Narayan Temple. It was when the then government decided to celebrate 1998 as Visit Nepal Year that Shrestha became motivated to open up a museum where he could preserve as much history and culture as he could. "There were many objects with great cultural and historical importance during my early days. But slowly our culture and history started disappearing and it made me unhappy. When the...

Bombay High Court reserves order challenging arrest of Raj Kundra; Police claim he was found deleting evidence before arrest

The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved its order on petitions filed by Raj Kundra and his associates Ryan Thorpe. The two had challenged their arrest in a pornography-related case.

Over 200 poets featured in 'North American Nepali Poems'   

The Nepal Academy has published an anthology titled 'Uttar Ameriki Nepali Kabita (North American Nepali Poems)' in Nepali.    

Love Circle to be released from digital platforms

The first look of the film “Love Circle” shot after the last year’s lockdown has been made public. Produced by Om Prakash Agrawal and Roshan Poudel, the comedy and suspense thriller is directed by Basanta Niraula. Director Niraula said that the movie 'Love Circle' has been made with the aim of showing only on digital platforms and providing some relief to the artistes and technicians who became jobless during the COVID-19 lockdown. Director Niraula, who does not want stay idle at any time,...

Kathputali selected for Winter Film Awards

A Nepali horror film “Kathputali” has been officially selected for the prestigious international film festival ‘Winter Film Awards’ to be held in the United States in September and October. The film has been shortlisted for the ‘Winter Fear Award Horror Film’ competition.