World India’s parliament meets after six months as COVID cases surge NEW DELHI: India's parliament met for the first time in six months on Monday, as novel coronavirus cases across the country rose by more than 90,000 in the space of a day and the total number of infections neared 5 million. Members, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wore masks and sat in se...

Lifestyle Booking open for electric city car ‘thee GO e8’ KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 18 Taking a step towards the evolution of electric vehicles in Nepal, thee GO has started accepting bookings of its electric city car ‘thee GO e8’. Thee Go is a new energy venture with a vision to transform the mobility sector in Nepal, as per a media release. To achie...

Sports Rodriguez, Calvert-Lewin shine as Everton batter 10-man West Brom LIVERPOOL: Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez scored his first Premier League goal and Dominic Calvert-Lewin bagged a hat-trick as Everton thrashed 10-man West Bromwich Albion 5-2 at Goodison Park on Saturday. West Brom started brightly and opened the scoring through Grady Diangana, bu...

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...

Entertainment Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar thanks supporters post Kangana’s ‘soft porn star’ jibe KATHMANDU: Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar thanked those who stood by her post Kangana Ranaut referring to her as a soft porn star. Taking to Twitter on September 18, Matondkar called her supporters "the real people of India". "Thank you the 'Real People of India' and a rare breed of unbias...