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July 22- BY RAKESH KOCHHAR The COVID-19 pandemic is having a deep effect on living standards around the world. A recent Pew Research Center analysis found that the global middle class encompassed 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of…
July 21, Kathmandu- विश्वभरिका इस्लाम धर्मावलम्बीहरूको दोस्रो महान पर्व ईद उल अदहाको अवसरमा अन्तरधार्मिक शान्ति तथा सदभावको क्षेत्रमा काम गर्दै आएको एक सञ्जालमूलक संस्था “अन्तरधार्मिक शान्ति महासंघ- नेपाल” ले सम्पूर्ण इस्लाम धर्मावलम्बीहरूलाई शुभकामना दिएको छ । शुभकामना सन्देश इस्लाम धर्मावलम्बीहरूको महान पर्व…
July 17- In a landmark verdict comprising some 167 pages, the Supreme Court of Nepal ordered President Bishya Devi Bhandari to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba as the successor of now caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli withing 2 days of the verdict,…
June 30- El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after Congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency. With 62 out of 84 possible votes, lawmakers voted in favor of the…
June 28- Do you think yourself to be a die-hard communist, or a staunch supporter of free market economy, that is, capitalism? As Prof. Jordan Peterson has famoulsy said, “You are complex beyond your own understanding; more complex than anything else that…
June 22- Newsreel docuseries on the COVID19 Second Wave in India. What are Hospitals Trying to Hide? A report from Meerut Medical College Episode 1 of ‘The Second Wave,’ a docuseries by Surabhi Singh and Abhishek Yadav. Courtesy: Newsreel
June 11- Here’s everything you need to know about the game at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome Euro 2020 is finally here and Italy face Turkey in Rome at the Stadio Olimpico to kick things off. Wales will be keeping a close eye on their…
June 10- Prakash Amatya, Nepal representative of an award-winning toilet model, explains what still stands in the way of improved sanitation One of Aerosan Toilets’ four public toilets in the Kathmandu valley (Image: Aerosan Toilets) Open defecation is a major issue in…
June 08- A storm is brewing. Over recent months, there have been increasing claims that Israel is an “apartheid” state, and calls for it to be ostracized, for boycotts and sanctions. Never before have we heard so many allegations that Israel is…
June 06- It deeply hurts to see people suffer from and die of causes which could have been greatly curbed and avoided. So, I was moved to make every effort to contribute in that direction, with all my experience and background in…