The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. World 01 Jan, 2025
The world begins welcoming 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges American Samoa will be among the last to welcome 2025, a full 24 hours after New Zealand. World 31 Dec, 2024
Sexual and gender minorities trapped, abused and ignored by Nepal Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) and LGBTIQA+ continue to face criminalisation in 64 countries around the world. 12 countries have the death penalty for same-sex relationships. Nepal 25 Dec, 2024
JICA volunteers make significant contributions in the education and agricultural sectors Senior Representative from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Nepal, Kenichiro Iizuka said that they are looking for new areas—eSports, high tech, and ageing issues—to work in Nepal. Nepal 14 Dec, 2024
The Dead Sea and Everest-Dead Sea stones As someone who does not know how to swim, the Dead Sea was fun! When I visited the place in October 2024, the only word I could think of was ‘breathtaking’. Blogs 11 Dec, 2024
Giant statue of the Buddha in New Jersey becomes interfaith hub and spiritual home for many Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard. Lifestyle 08 Dec, 2024
Sexual violence on the rise Sexual violence against women has risen from 2387 in 20222/23 fiscal to 2507 in 2023/2024 fiscal. This figure was 2380 in 2021/22 fiscal according to Nepal Police data. Nepal 07 Dec, 2024
Frankfurt follows Bayern with early exit from German Cup in 3-0 loss at Leipzig The top two teams in the Bundesliga are out of the German Cup after Eintracht Frankfurt followed Bayern Munich with an early exit on Wednesday. Sports 05 Dec, 2024
ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military regime From a refugee camp in Bangladesh, the court’s top prosecutor, Karim Khan, said in a statement that he intended to request more warrants for Myanmar's leaders soon. World 27 Nov, 2024
Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a UN-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. World 24 Nov, 2024
Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in Israel-Hamas fighting The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas’ military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with the 13-month war in Gaza. World 22 Nov, 2024
Neurotheology: The neurobiology of spirituality Neuroscientists are probing our brain’s workings like never before, thanks to advanced scientific techniques. Opinion 07 Nov, 2024
