News Archives What is a ‘table-top runway’, the site of deadly Air India plane crash? NEW DELHI: At least 18 people died and 16 were severely injured in southern India on Friday after a Boeing-737 overshot a runway known as a "table-top" in the aviation industry. The Air India Express plane, which was repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the coronavirus pandemic,...

Opinion Copyright Act Amendment: What’s new and important? The Draft Bill to amend the Copyright Act, also known as the First Amendment to the Copyright Act 2059, was announced earlier this year. As Nepal has become more technologically advanced, artists now have various platforms to publish their art, such as the Internet, radio, magazines, among others. A...

Lifestyle Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial ONDON (AP) — Oxford University announced Saturday it was resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a move that comes days after the study was suspended following a reported side-effect in a U.K. patient. In a statement, the university c...

Oddities India’s largest crocodile park strapped for cash after virus lockdowns CHENNAI: India's largest crocodile park may have as little as four months before it runs out of funds to feed animals, pay staff and do research, as ticket revenue shrinks after coronavirus lockdowns choked the flow of visitors, park officials said. Annual sales of about 5 million tickets usually...

Science & Technology Facebook launches climate science info center amid fake news criticism BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Tuesday launched a climate science information center to elevate credible sources on climate change, as critics question its role in the spread of misinformation on the issue. Facebook said the project is modeled on its COVID-19 Information Center, and launched a...