Disconnected! Disconnected! Ever since the boom of IT in the 1990s, the word ‘disconnected’ became a household word around the world. Post seed stage, internet service providers (IPS) were naturally wet behind the ears, failing to meet the customers’ expectations vis-à-vis service quality and response time. Blogs 27 Jun, 2022
Google co-founders step aside as Pichai takes helm of parent Alphabet SAN FRANCISCO: Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping aside as leaders of the Internet behemoth they founded 21 years ago, ending an extraordinary run that saw them build one of the world's most valuable and influential... Mobile & Apps 04 Dec, 2019
Tech companies wage war on disease-carrying mosquitoes CHICAGO: American technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes in a bid to halt the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne maladies worldwide. Firms including Microsoft Corp and... Mobile & Apps 11 Jul, 2017
THT 10 years ago: Despite high growth, inequality rises Kathmandu, September 26, 2006 Income growth in Nepal was high between 1995-96 and 2003-04, with real average per capita expenditure having grown on an average by 4.5 per cent thanks due to the patterns of growth, especially driven by the increasing... 27 Sep, 2016
Sanofi, Google parent in $500 million diabetes joint venture Onduo PARIS: French drugmaker Sanofi and Google owner Alphabet's life sciences firm Verily are to invest about $500 million in a diabetes joint venture combining devices with services, an example of growing ties between the pharma and tech... Mobile & Apps 12 Sep, 2016
TOPICS: ‘Evil supremacy’ For quite a while now, the debate over civil supremacy is reigning supreme in Nepali politics. The intensity is such that it toppled Prachanda-led government, plunging the country in a state of no-governance for a couple of weeks. In the days that... 04 Jun, 2009
MIDWAY : A quantum leap Negotiating a deal’ is to talk and discuss in a free, open and impartial manner on an offer made by a friendly party. It assumes that anything done in one’s interest is manifested and duly documented. And that the signatories are clearly indicated.... 06 Jul, 2008
MIDWAY : Settling a difference Settling a difference’ is to sort out any disparity brought about by a hastily made remark or an inconsistent statement. This causes ill will and resentment in an otherwise placid relationship. And this can only be sorted out by sharing a common... 08 Jan, 2008
Thapa hits out at 8 parties on polls Kathmandu, May 21:Former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa today criticised the eight-party alliance for “stalling” constituent assembly polls by raising unwarranted issues every now and then.Addressing party workers here, Thapa said: “What I am... Travel 22 May, 2007
An irreparable loss, indeed! Kathmandu, September 26:The loss of precious lives in the helicopter crash in Taplejung on Saturday should go down in history as the most horrendous in recent times. The death of some of the leading personalities in the field of nature conservation is... Horoscopes 27 Sep, 2006
TOPICS: Are we scared of Islam? Recently, I went to the East End of London to witness the death of the avant-garde. At first glance, Gilbert and George’s Sonofagod Pictures: Was Jesus Heterosexual?’exhibition at the White Cube did not look like a wake. The bright and glistening... 01 Mar, 2006
CREDOS : Islamo-fascism — V We need to teach our Muslim-American youth to feel a sense of responsibility to our America, which gives us freedom and liberty. Why is it that so many people from every minority in America are dying to liberate Iraq and Afghanistan and free the world... 02 Aug, 2005
