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Aishwarya Rai ‘racist’ jewellery ad withdrawn in India

An Indian jewellery advertisement featuring top Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been withdrawn after criticism that it was “racist” and promoted child slavery. The

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Machhindranath chariot procession begins

LALITPUR, APR 23: The chariot procession of the Rato Machhindranath for the festival that is celebrated once in 12 years began today in Bungmati in Lalitpur. Rato Machhindranath is worshipped

Nagarkoti makes solid start

KATHMANDU, APR 21: Bhuwan Nagarkoti opened the Surya Nepal NPGA Tour Championship with a solid six-under 66 here at the Gokarna Golf Club today. Nagarkoti carded three-under 33 on either

Trishuli turning into rafting hub among tourists

DHADING, APR 20: Trishuli River is becoming a popular destination for rafting among domestic and foreign tourists. Notwithstanding increasing pollution in the river, the number of rafters choosing Trishuli for

Everest expeditions want choppers to ferry gear to Camp 1

KATHMANDU, APR 19: Expedition members today asked the government to allow helicopters to carry climbing gear to Camp 1 on the South Col route to reduce risk by decreasing Sherpa

Everest avalanche: Tributes paid to victims one year on

APR 18: Relatives, guides and mountaineers have marked the first anniversary of an avalanche that killed 16 sherpas on Mount Everest. The guides died in an area just above base

Bhutan’s dark secret to happiness

On a visit to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, I found myself sitting across from a man named Karma Ura, spilling my guts. Maybe it was the fact that he

Amputee in second bid to scale Everest

KATHMANDU, APR 18: A former US Marine who lost his right leg and several fingers in an explosion in Afghanistan is making a second attempt to scale Mount Everest to

Six percent of U.S. adults plan to buy Apple Watch

About 6 percent of U.S. adults plan to buy Apple Inc’s smartwatch according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, with men twice as likely as women to purchase Apple boss Tim Cook’s

IBM and Apple want to share how you are with others

IBM has launched a health unit to make sense of the wealth of data created by the boom in fitness trackers and apps. Watson Health aims to create “a secure,