Giant sculpture unveiled in Brazil
A giant sculpture of the head of a 14-year-old girl has been unveiled on the famous Botafogo beach, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The white 12m (39-foot) tall head made out of resin and marble dust is the latest sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. Entitled Olhar nos meus sonhos (To see my dreams), the sculpture portrays a girl with More...
We ran bare feet on the Olympic track- Nepal’s first Olympian Bhupendra Silwal
Among the hundreds of thousands of spectators at London 2012 has been a Nepali marathon runner whose first international race ended with tarmac stuck so badly to the soles of his feet that when he tried to get it More...
Sally Ride, the first US woman in space
Sally Ride, the first US woman to travel into space, has died aged 62 after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, her foundation says. “Sally’s historic flight into space captured the nation’s More...
When will Melamchi reach KTM?
Kathmandu, July 12: The Melamchi Water Supply Project, which is attached to the Kathmanduite’s dreams of quenching their thirst of drinking water, said to be completed years ago, has not been completed yet, More...
Three divorces of Tom Cruise..
Tom Cruise might have hoped that the third time would be the charm when it came to everlasting wedded bliss, but alas marriage number three — to actress Katie Holmes — is ending in divorce. Here are the stats More...
Retracing the life of Burma’s Aung Suu Kyi’s in Britain
Aung San Suu Kyi has returned to the UK 24 years after leaving for Burma, where she joined the pro-democracy movement. Aung San Suu Kyi says of her first visit to Britain in nearly a quarter of a century that she More...
Gandharva people shadowed due to modern technology
Dang: The Gandharvas’ traditional profession as minstrels has been shadowed due to the increasing social inclination towards more modern forms of music and modern technology. The people from this singing community More...
Diamond Jubilee: Final flourish for Queen’s celebrations
In the final moments of Tuesday’s festivities, the rapturous applause of thousands who had gathered on The Mall to see the Queen was drowned out by a deafening RAF flypast. Streaming red, white and blue over More...
From Untouchable woman to CEO
It’s for real – an Indian Dalit (formerly untouchable) woman, who once attempted suicide to escape discrimination, poverty and physical abuse, becomes the CEO of a multi-million dollar company. Her life More...
Japanese delicacy Fugu, more poisonous than cyanide
The Japanese delicacy fugu, or blowfish, is so poisonous that the smallest mistake in its preparation could be fatal. But Tokyo’s city government is planning to ease restrictions that allow only highly trained More...
