The Week
Pleasure of prose: Classics that deserve to be read and reread
Pleasure of prose: Classics that deserve to be read and rere...
Everyone has a favorite classic. It’s that title you find yourself quoting lines from, the volume you pluck off the shelves when you don’t have anything better to read, or need some comfort reading, and it’s the book you eventually bring up every single time there’s a book discussion, which invariab...
Dec 29, 2017
Lifestyle
Unable to quit smoking? Here’s why it is so difficult
Unable to quit smoking? Here’s why it is so difficult
Scientists have identified chemical changes deep in the brain that drive nicotine addiction. This might lead to new treatments for the condition.
Dec 29, 2017
Lifestyle
Brewing Coffee like a Pro (video)
Brewing Coffee like a Pro (video)
A warm cup of coffee is a delight in winter, especially in the mornings. Doing it the regular way? Republica Online shows you how to brew your coffee like a professional, without being a professional in five minutes.
Dec 29, 2017
Lifestyle
Why are boys not as emotional as girls? Science has the answer
Why are boys not as emotional as girls? Science has the answ...
A difference in brain structure makes boys callous and unemotional, says a new study.
Dec 29, 2017
SOCIETY
To touch or not to touch the clock
To touch or not to touch the clock
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: We are all set to welcome a New Year in another three days. Everyone’s excited and probably is making resolutions, looking for places to go and awaiting countdown. However, there’s something that has irked social media users, especially Facebook.
Dec 29, 2017
Lifestyle
Mika Singh dedicates success in Bollywood to Akshay Kumar
Mika Singh dedicates success in Bollywood to Akshay Kumar
Mika Singh has said that he owes his success in Bollywood to Akshay Kumar.
Dec 29, 2017
POLITICS
Cabinet's 'secret' support to Dr. Tulsi Giri
Cabinet's 'secret' support to Dr. Tulsi Giri
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: A cabinet meeting of yesterday decided to secretly provide Rs. 2.5 million to Dr. Tulsi Giri for treatment. Giri served as the vice chairman of the council of ministers during King Gyanendra’s rule.
Dec 29, 2017
Lifestyle
Actress Rose Marie of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ fame dies at 94
Actress Rose Marie of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ fame dies at 94
LOS ANGELES, Dec 29: Rose Marie, the wisecracking Sally Rogers of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and a show business lifer who began as a bobbed-hair child star in vaudeville and worked for nearly a century in theater, radio, TV and movies, died Thursday. She was 94.
Dec 29, 2017
The Week
New Year, New Goals
New Year, New Goals
It’s time for resolutions and The Week asked some personalities who graced our pages this year to tell us what they are looking forward to in 2018 to get us started on our own goal planning. Here they share their hopes, wishes, and dreams.
Dec 29, 2017
WORLD
Twelve dead in New York City apartment fire - mayor
Twelve dead in New York City apartment fire - mayor
NEW YORK, Dec 29: Twelve people were killed, including an infant, and four were critically injured on Thursday in a fire in an apartment building in New York City’s borough of the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Dec 29, 2017