WORLD
Bangladesh court hands life sentence to acting opposition party chief over 2004 blasts
Bangladesh court hands life sentence to acting opposition pa...
DHAKA, Oct 10: A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to life in jail, and 19 more to death, over a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2004, lawyers said.
Oct 10, 2018
WORLD
Category 4 Hurricane Michael roars nearer to Florida coast
Category 4 Hurricane Michael roars nearer to Florida coast
FLORIDA, Oct 10: Michael roared nearer to the Florida Panhandle as a still-growing Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, lashing wind and rain and pushing a storm surge onto white-sand beaches and coastal communities hours before making landfall.
Oct 10, 2018
WORLD
China to sell unmanned, strike-capable drones to Pakistan
China to sell unmanned, strike-capable drones to Pakistan
TEHRAN, Oct 10: China has agreed to sell a batch of military-grade drones to Pakistan just days after India signed a multi-billion-dollar arms deal with Russia in defiance of US warnings against military transactions with Moscow.
Oct 10, 2018
SOCIETY
3 held for defrauding 45 people with job promises in Russia
3 held for defrauding 45 people with job promises in Russia
KATHMANDU, Oct 10: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested three people on the charge of duping 45 innocent people of Rs 4,511,000 by promising them jobs in Russia.
Oct 10, 2018
WORLD
Ivanka out, Dina ‘maybe’: Trump undecided on Haley replacement as speculation runs wild
Ivanka out, Dina ‘maybe’: Trump undecided on Haley replaceme...
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 10: With US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley set to depart by year’s end, speculation is rampant as who might replace her. Will it be President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, or her husband Jared Kushner? Or maybe someone else?
Oct 10, 2018
BLOG
The importance of think tanks in public policy in Nepal
The importance of think tanks in public policy in Nepal
Think tanks in Nepal are either inactive or ineffective due to the lack of sufficient financial resources for their functioning. Even though some are receiving support from the donor agencies, they are not capable of independent functioning.
Oct 10, 2018
WORLD
'With us, or against us': Nikki Haley's top threats & accusations at UN
'With us, or against us': Nikki Haley's top threats & accusa...
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 10: From bullying countries into voting in line with Washington to proclaiming that the US and Russia will never be friends, retiring US ambassador Nikki Haley has said a lot of eyebrow-raising things at the UN. Here are some of them.
Oct 10, 2018
SOCIETY
As unusual drought hits eastern Nepal, farmers migrate to get by
As unusual drought hits eastern Nepal, farmers migrate to ge...
AANGNA, Oct 10: Ravi Ale has worked the family’s two hectares of land in eastern Nepal since he was old enough to help his father. But after a lean harvest this year, and with his cash running out, he will leave next month to look for work in India, along with five of his friends in the village.
Oct 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Dhading Police prohibits heavy vehicles for a week along the Narayangadh-Nagdhunga road
Dhading Police prohibits heavy vehicles for a week along the...
DHADING, Oct 10: In light of Dashain festival, the District Police Office, Dhading has prohibited heavy vehicles to ply along the Nagdhunga-Naubise road for a week, according to SP Dambar BK.
Oct 10, 2018
WORLD
Bulgaria issues European arrest warrant for suspect in rape and murder of journo
Bulgaria issues European arrest warrant for suspect in rape...
SOFIA, Oct 10: The German police have detained a new suspect linked to the murder of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova, the Chief Prosecutor's office has reported.
Oct 10, 2018