Lifestyle
Stealth styling: Men’s edition
Stealth styling: Men’s edition
There is a myth, propagated mostly by certain magazines, that being stylish requires tremendous effort. This prospect seems to become even more terrifying if you are a guy.
Many are of the belief that they must keep an eye on the fashion runways in Italy, the ready-to-wear shows, and Fashion Wee...
Jun 10, 2016
Lifestyle
Obama's daughter Malia set to graduate from high school
Obama's daughter Malia set to graduate from high school
WASHINGTON, June 10: A milestone has arrived for President Barack Obama: Daughter Malia is graduating from high school.
The 17-year-old is receiving her diploma from the private Sidwell Friends School on Friday. Malia Obama was just 10 years old and longing for a promised puppy when her family mo...
Jun 10, 2016
The Week
Pilgrim’s progress
Pilgrim’s progress
Muktiyatra by Binod Sadhak is a labor of love, and for anyone contemplating a tour of the holy places in the sub-continent it is well worth a read.
Written in simple, straightforward Nepali, it is an account of the pilgrimage that the author and his spouse made to renowned Hindu temples, shrines...
Jun 10, 2016
The Week
Our reading preferences
Our reading preferences
A very popular defense for not being able to read a lot of books is the abundance of newspapers. We have all heard it.
People may confess to not having picked up a novel or finished a story in a long time but many also are quick to add that this doesn’t mean they haven’t been reading.
Jun 10, 2016
The Week
Strength of a woman
Strength of a woman
A while ago I came across some very disturbing news on TV. The leader of Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology proposed a bill regarding how men were allowed to deal with ‘their’ women.
The proposal was to make it legal for husbands to “lightly beat” their wives if needed and prohibit the mixin...
Jun 10, 2016
The Week
Tastiest Curry
Tastiest Curry
“We’re not going home!” Stephen Curry, the point guard of Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA), was pumped.
He had just finished an easy lay-up to extend the lead of his team to 10 points with just a minute to go in the game.
Jun 10, 2016
The Week
Salvaging sewage
Salvaging sewage
A couple of years ago, a college trip took my classmates and I to the Gujeshwori Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kathmandu.
On my part, it was a well-anticipated trip as I had many questions about why the river systems of Kathmandu were so polluted and what was being done to stymie the unrelenting...
Jun 10, 2016
DIASPORA
Two Nepalis recording statements against Col Lama
Two Nepalis recording statements against Col Lama
KATHMANDU/LONDON, June 10: London Court has begun recording statements of two Nepalis against Nepal Army Colonel Kumar Lama who has been facing charges over war-related crime.
Jun 10, 2016
The Week
The new tech frontier
The new tech frontier
'Why head to the store when you could simply create your outfits right at home with the touch of a button?’ asked a tech discovery website recently.
The article was featuring the idea behind London-based startup Kniterate, which has developed what they are calling “the 3D printer for knitwear.”...
Jun 10, 2016
TECHNOLOGY
Mobile Messenger Line to go public in New York, Tokyo
Mobile Messenger Line to go public in New York, Tokyo
SEOUL, June 10: Line Corp., the Japan-based operator of the namesake mobile messenger, will list its shares in New York and Tokyo next month.
Naver, the South Korean Internet company that wholly owns Line, said Friday that the move will help the iconic mobile messenger to better compete against g...
Jun 10, 2016