OPINION
Over to you, Mr Modi
Over to you, Mr Modi
The Republicans are united in their belief that the ‘expansionist’ ambitions of communist China must be checked by empowering China’s rivals like India
Dec 22, 2016
POLITICS
Ministry seeks clarification from Bharatpur cancer hospital
Ministry seeks clarification from Bharatpur cancer hospital
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has sought clarification from the chairperson and director of BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Chitwan over several complaints related to hospital management.
Dec 22, 2016
Interview
It is not easy to federate a country as old as Nepal
It is not easy to federate a country as old as Nepal
Senior Nepali Congress leader and former finance minister Ram Sharan Mahat is an advocate of fiscally strong federal units. He believes Nepal’s federal experiment has gone wrong because it became an emotive issue, and not one based on economic logic. So what does he make of the current disputes over...
Dec 22, 2016
ECONOMY
'Mobile phones third most traded commodity in Nepal'
'Mobile phones third most traded commodity in Nepal'
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Mobile phone is the third largest traded commodity in Nepal after petroleum products and iron, according to the officials of Mobile Phone Importers Association (MPIA).
Dec 22, 2016
OPINION
Where people trust the news most and least
Where people trust the news most and least
On December 15, Facebook announced that it’s rolling out new features designed to tackle the spread of fake news.
Dec 22, 2016
Lifestyle
Google sued by employee for confidentiality policies that muzzle staff
Google sued by employee for confidentiality policies that mu...
A product manager at Google has sued the company for its allegedly illegal confidentiality agreements, policies and practices that among other things prohibit employees from speaking even internally about illegal conduct and dangerous product defects for fear that such statements may be used in lega...
Dec 22, 2016
Lifestyle
Messenger launches 6-screen group video chat with selfie masks
Messenger launches 6-screen group video chat with selfie mas...
Teen app sensation Houseparty will get some competition as Facebook Messenger is launching its own split-screen group video chat feature. Six users can appear in split-screen at the time and don Snapchat-style selfie masks, while 50 total can listen and talk over voice while sending text, stickers,...
Dec 21, 2016
Lifestyle
China restricts online video-streaming services
China restricts online video-streaming services
Chinese authorities are clamping down on streaming video over social media amid a proliferation of online-only television content and live-streaming.
Dec 21, 2016
Lifestyle
Instagram Stories launches stickers for locations and emoji
Instagram Stories launches stickers for locations and emoji
Instagram is launching its answer to Snapchat geofilters, offering a way to spice up your photos and videos with stickers that display basic location names, time, weather, and emoji. There’s also limited-time seasonal graphics like Christmas trees and Hanukkah menorahs, and a holiday candy cane pain...
Dec 21, 2016
POLITICS, SPECIAL
Ex-King Gyanendra: Parties weakening mountains-hills-tarai bonds of unity
Ex-King Gyanendra: Parties weakening mountains-hills-tarai b...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Expressing concern over political instability and anarchy prevailing in the country, former king Gyanendra Shah has said that some forces are active in weakening the bonds between the mountain, hill and tarai regions of the country.
Dec 21, 2016