WORLD, Latest Updates
Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan
Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan
TOKYO, Sept 8: The official campaigning to head Japan’s ruling party began Tuesday with the longtime right-hand man of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe now seen as a top candidate and his likely successor to lead the government.
Sep 08, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Gandaki Province sees 11 new cases of coronavirus
Gandaki Province sees 11 new cases of coronavirus
POKHARA, Sept 8: Eleven new cases of coronavirus were detected in Gandaki Province, Pokhara-based Province Health Directorate said on Tuesday.
Sep 08, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
The lockdown is a mistake
The lockdown is a mistake
Nepal was quick to follow the international trend of imposing restrictions to contain COVID-19 infection soon after reporting a few coronavirus cases. Starting with restrictions on international air-travel on March 22 to sealing land borders with India and announcing a nation-wide lockdown on March...
Sep 08, 2020
SPORTS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
France forward Mbappe tests positive for COVID
France forward Mbappe tests positive for COVID
PARIS, Sept 8: France forward Kylian Mbappe has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and will miss this week’s Nations League international against Croatia, the French football federation (FFF) said on Monday.
Sep 08, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Singapore's concert for the dead goes online during pandemic
Singapore's concert for the dead goes online during pandemic
The studio lights dim, the band begins to strum, and it’s showtime for a Singapore getai concert - a popular form of entertainment in southeast Asia that features songs, skits and over-the-top costumes to celebrate the dead.
Sep 08, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
How to raise creative children
How to raise creative children
During these long hot summer days staying inside doing nothing is becoming a problem. You cannot go out because there is a curfew. So, to pass the time I started watching different kinds of competitive programs or sports shows on TV. During my watching, I noticed one word that the judges and comment...
Sep 08, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Prince Harry repays taxpayer money for UK home renovation
Prince Harry repays taxpayer money for UK home renovation
Prince Harry has repaid 2.4 million pounds ($3.2 million) in British taxpayers’ money that was used to renovate the home in Windsor intended for him and his wife Meghan before they gave up royal duties and moved to California.
Sep 08, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Czech Oscar winning director Jiri Menzel dies at age 82
Czech Oscar winning director Jiri Menzel dies at age 82
Jiri Menzel, a Czech director whose 1966 movie “Closely Watched Trains” won the Academy Award for the best foreign language film has died. He was 82.
Sep 08, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
India records highest coronavirus deaths in more than a month
India records highest coronavirus deaths in more than a mont...
MUMBAI, Sept 8: India recorded its highest daily deaths from the coronavirus in more than a month on Tuesday, even as new infections slowed, data from the health ministry showed.
Sep 08, 2020
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
The Highway Kid
The Highway Kid
When the kid
Reaches out for his play on the ground,
He is not afraid of playing with the dust.
He plays like a dolphin in the sea,
Running in the concrete dust and mud, beside the highway
Sep 08, 2020