WORLD, TECHNOLOGY, Coronavirus
J&J COVID-19 vaccine is 72% effective in the U.S., and 66% overall in large trial
J&J COVID-19 vaccine is 72% effective in the U.S., and 66% o...
NEW JERSEY, Jan 29: Johnson & Johnson on Friday said its single-dose vaccine was 72% effective in preventing COVID-19 in the United States but a lower rate of 66% was observed globally in the large trial conducted across three continents and against multiple variants.
Jan 29, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Bernie Sanders’ mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity
Bernie Sanders’ mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity
About those wooly mittens that US Sen Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They’ve helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sanders’ home state of Vermont, the independent senator announced...
Jan 29, 2021
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO, Interview, #2030
“Literacy alone doesn’t determine quality of education”
“Literacy alone doesn’t determine quality of education”
KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Chief Executive Officer of Teach for Nepal, Swastika Shrestha has said that their organization is willing to hand over their model of recruiting young people in government schools to the government as the model seems to be working pretty efficiently in enhancing the performance o...
Jan 29, 2021
WORLD
Indian economy shrinks 7.7% in fiscal 2020-21 amid pandemic
Indian economy shrinks 7.7% in fiscal 2020-21 amid pandemic
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: India’s economy contracted by 7.7% in the 2020-21 financial year, battered by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released Friday.
Jan 29, 2021
SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video, Latest Updates
PHOTOS: Civil society activists stage protest near statue of martyr Shukraraj Shastri
PHOTOS: Civil society activists stage protest near statue of...
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Civil society activists have staged a protest demonstration against the government under the statue of Shukraraj Shastri, a martyr who attained martyrdom during his fight against the Rana Regime, in Teku, Kathmandu.
Jan 29, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Nepal lifts travel restriction to and from the UK, returnees must quarantine themselves in...
Nepal lifts travel restriction to and from the UK, returnees...
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Following a month of travel restrictions to and from the United Kingdom (UK) owing to the severe contagion of a new strain of the novel coronavirus, the government of Nepal has decided to lift the restriction, allowing passengers coming to Nepal from the European nation.
Jan 29, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Female priest appointed at Annapurna Narayan Temple in Kathmandu’s Ason
Female priest appointed at Annapurna Narayan Temple in Kathm...
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: The Kathmandu branch office of Guthi Sansthan has appointed a woman as the priest of Annapurna Narayan temple located at Ason of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-27.
Jan 29, 2021
WORLD
China will not recognise British passport for Hong Kong residents
China will not recognise British passport for Hong Kong resi...
BEIJING/LONDON, Jan 29: China said on Friday that it would not recognise the British National Overseas (BNO) passport as a valid travel document from Jan. 31, just as Britain offered a path to citizenship to millions of Hong Kong people eligible for it.
Jan 29, 2021
My City, Gen-Next, Article
Writing about oneself on the internet?
Writing about oneself on the internet?
Having both pros and cons to writing about yourself on the internet, you should pay attention to the fact that sharing a lot isn’t very safe and sharing a little isn’t very harmful. You just need to know where to stop. Also suggesting your family and friends the same is what you can do to bring a ch...
Jan 29, 2021
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Netflix leads GLAAD Media Awards for LGBTQ representation
Netflix leads GLAAD Media Awards for LGBTQ representation
Netflix is once again the top contender at the GLAAD Media Awards with 26 nominations, snapping up film nods for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Prom,” comedy series nominations for “Dead to Me” and “Big Mouth” and drama TV nods for “The ”Umbrella Academy” and “Ratched.”
Jan 29, 2021