Arts / Entertainment85-year-old dies on Everest during world record bid
KATHMANDU: An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world’s oldest person to summit Mount Everest died at base camp on Saturday.Min Bahadur Sherchan was on a bid
May 7, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentIndia’s green car plan prioritizes electric vehicles over hybrids
India’s most influential government think-tank has recommended lowering taxes and interest rates for loans on electric vehicles, while capping sales of conventional cars, signaling a dramatic shift
May 7, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentDon’t get personal and troll: Sonam Kapoor requests fans
National Award winning star, Sonam Kapoor has urged fans and social media users not to get personal and troll celebrities.Sonam, who was trolled on social media for misquoting the national anthem
May 7, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentJamie Oliver sparks fish fuss in Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland: "What a view!!" Britain's celebrity chef Jamie Oliver exclaimed under a photo he posted on Facebook of a salmon farming cage nestled in a snowy fjord. In doing so, Oli
May 7, 2017
ForeignLondon’s Heathrow briefly suspends some flights over ‘security issue’
LONDON: May 5 London's Heathrow airport briefly suspended flights from one of its terminals due to a security issue earlier on Friday, a spokeswoman said."Departures were suspended for a short tim
May 5, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentChina’s homemade passenger jet aces first flight
The first large made-in-China passenger plane successfully completed its maiden test flight Friday, marking a key milestone on the country's ambitious journey to compete with the world's leading aircr
May 5, 2017
ForeignUS State Dept seeks tougher visa scrutiny, including social media checks
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The US Department of State has proposed tougher questioning of visa applicants believed to warrant extra scrutiny, according to a document published Thursday, in a push toward the
May 5, 2017
ForeignTrump visit to enhance cooperation in fighting extremism: Saudi foreign minister
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Thursday that an upcoming visit to the kingdom by U.S. President Donald Trump would enhance cooperation between the United States and Muslim countries in the fi
May 5, 2017
ForeignIndia likely to draft no-fly list of unruly passengers :Aviation Secretary
India is looking at creating a national no-fly list of unruly passengers, the top bureaucrat at the civil aviation ministry said on Friday, weeks after a lawmaker admitted assaulting an official from
May 5, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentTablet craze fades as consumer habits shift
WASHINGTON: The tablet craze from a few years ago showed more signs of fading this year, with most major producers reporting sales declines, market surveys showed Thursday.IDC reported an 8.5 pe
May 5, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentNoise pollution may jeopardise animals’ survival in the wild: study
Human noise is polluting more than half of natural protected areas in the United States, to such an extent that it could interfere with animals' ability to hunt and survive, researchers said Thursday.
May 5, 2017
ForeignReporter claims Fox News fired her 24 hours after using harassment hotline
A Fox News radio correspondent filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming she was fired for complaining about sex discrimination after the U.S. television network encouraged employees to report harassment a
May 5, 2017