My City, Entertainment
Pooja Bhatt Had To Initially Say No To ‘Bombay Begums’ Despite Loving Synopsis
Pooja Bhatt Had To Initially Say No To ‘Bombay Begums’ Despi...
Actress Pooja Bhatt recalls initially saying no to the the upcoming series Bombay Begums despite loving the synopsis. She managed to fit in the project only when the makers reworked the schedule.
Mar 08, 2021
WORLD
Thousands of women join Indian farmers' protests against new laws
Thousands of women join Indian farmers' protests against new...
NEW DELHI, March 8: Thousands of women joined protests by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday to mark International Women’s Day, demanding the scrapping of new laws that open up agriculture produce markets to private buyers.
Mar 08, 2021
WORLD
First Quad summit meeting likely this week: Japan government sources
First Quad summit meeting likely this week: Japan government...
TOKYO, March 8: The United States, Japan, Australia and India plan to hold the first meeting of their leaders this week under the so-called Quad framework, three government sources in Japan said.
Mar 08, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Standing committee meeting of NCP's erstwhile Dahal-Nepal faction postponed for 3PM today
Standing committee meeting of NCP's erstwhile Dahal-Nepal fa...
KATHMANDU, March 8: A standing committee meeting of the erstwhile Dahal-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party which was originally scheduled to be held at 11AM today has been postponed for 3PM this afternoon.
Mar 08, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Animated ‘Demon Slayer’ strikes chord with pandemic Japan
Animated ‘Demon Slayer’ strikes chord with pandemic Japan
The demons are everywhere, sometimes spreading like purple slime, lurking, killing. The terrifying plight depicted in the swashbuckling animated film, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train,” has struck a chord with pandemic-era Japan, and possibly with the world.
Mar 08, 2021
Interview
The UK supports women’s leadership in all sectors
The UK supports women’s leadership in all sectors
Nepal’s Constitution has some great provisions to advance women’s rights, particularly to support the significant increase in women’s representation and participation in all spheres of government.
Mar 08, 2021
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Social media is ‘dangerous’ to women journalists in Nepal
Social media is ‘dangerous’ to women journalists in Nepal
Women journalists say that their Facebook and Twitter inboxes are filled with ugly messages soon after they put forth 'different views'
Mar 08, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Dahal-Nepal faction holding Standing Committee meeting today
Dahal-Nepal faction holding Standing Committee meeting today
KATHMANDU, March 8: The Dahal-Nepal faction of the ‘Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’ has summoned its standing committee (SC) meeting for Monday.
Mar 08, 2021
POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM Oli pledges to emphatically address VAW related cases
PM Oli pledges to emphatically address VAW related cases
KATHMANDU, March 8: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government of Nepal has brought into implementation the 'National Strategy and Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence and Gender Empowerment' so as to empathically address the issues related to violence against women.
Mar 08, 2021
OPINION, Latest Updates
Women journalists in India lament they do not get adequate support when under attack
Women journalists in India lament they do not get adequate s...
Neha Dixit, an independent, award-winning journalist, was alone when she heard someone try to enter her first-floor home in Delhi on January 25, 2021. She assumed that it was her filmmaker husband at the door, but still called out ‘Kaun hai?’ (Who is it?) a few times before opening the door. A whiff...
Mar 08, 2021