India foreign secretary Shringla land in Katmandu
By Ramesh on 26th November 2020
Kathmandu, Nov. 26: Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, has landed in Nepal for a two-day official visit.
In his visit, he will be paying a courtesy call to President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Foreign Minister Pradeep Sharma Gyawali, leaders...
Scotland the first country to provide free period products to their citizens
By Ramesh on 25th November 2020
Scotland has become the first country in the world to provide free and universal access to period products after as on Tuesday the period product act was passed through its final stage.
A four-year campaign that has fundamentally shifted the public discourse around menstruation. The campaign – bolstered by nationwide grassroots support...
Nepal Cycle Festival 2020 to revive tourism
By Ramesh on 04th November 2020
Kathmandu, Nov-4: Bicycle tour to be carried out from Mahendranagar to Pashupatinagar aka western to eastern Nepal which will be one of the longest bicycle tour carried out in the country in the time of pandemic.
Event was organized jointly by the tourism agency of the country in order to...
Frontline worrier on the threat of being victim
By Ramesh on 04th November 2020
Kathmandu: COVID-19 is a global pandemic and the number of new cases are arising rapidly in Nepal too. So as a consequence a frontline worrier a healthcare professionals have a crucial role in saving the lives of the infected patients.
Though the frontline workers are in maximum chances of getting infected...
Wisconsin election results: Biden overtakes Trump
By Ramesh on 04th November 2020
Joe Biden has overtaken Donald Trump in Wisconsin, as the state’s voting count reaches 96 per cent.
The Democratic presidential candidate now leads in the state by almost 8,000 votes.
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Trump falsely claims he has won election and demands Supreme Court stops more ballots being counted
By Ramesh on 04th November 2020
Donald Trump declared victory in his fight for a second term against former Vice President Joe Biden, saying he is poised to ask the Supreme Court to halt all vote-counting even as ballots remain untallied.
“Millions of people voted for us tonight. A very sad group of people is trying to...
Super Typhoon killed at least ten people in Philippines
By Ramesh on 02nd November 2020
Manila: At least ten people have died in a devastating super typhoon that wreaked havoc in the Philippines, bringing 174 mile-per-hour winds triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed some 150 houses.
Typhoon Goni - one of the most powerful typhoons in the world this year - blasted into the eastern island province...
Pennsylvania district court blocks US order for TikTok
By Ramesh on 02nd November 2020
Pennsylvania: A US judge in Pennsylvania blocked a US Commerce Department order set to take effect on November 12 that would have effectively banned Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok from operating in the United States on Friday.
US District Court Judge Wendy Beetlestone enjoined the Commerce Department from barring data hosting...
The death toll has reach to 76 [ Turkey Earthquake Updates]
By Ramesh on 02nd November 2020
November 2: The death toll of the earthquake that happened in Turkey’s Izmir has reached 76, the Turkish emergency Directorate reported on Monday.
"A total of 76 our citizens have died; 743 people out of 962 injured have been released, 219 people remain in hospitals," the Directorate said.
Previously, the Directorate reported...
You can't pay cash in China
By Ramesh on 02nd November 2020
It’s hard for those of us who live outside of China to grasp how paying for everything has gone digital in the country.
Most businesses there, from the fanciest hotels to roadside fruit stands, display a QR code — a type of bar code — that people scan with a smartphone...