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- Passenger train derails in India, leaving several injured
Video from inside the driver’s cabin captured the moment a train derailed in India’s Assam state.
World · DigiNepal International · - Industry Minister Sah visits India for CII Partnership Summit
Sah is scheduled to address the Trade Ministers’ Session and hold bilateral meetings to explore opportunities for expanding trade, investment and economic cooperation.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Scientists uncover a 192-year-old mystery hidden in a mangled silver coin
A bizarrely deformed 1834 British silver coin found at a car boot sale may preserve evidence of a rare minting accident nearly 200 years ago. Advanced 3D scans and microscopic analysis revealed unusual metal distortions…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Garage owner, 72, dies after car falls on him in Hong Kong
A 72-year-old garage owner has died after a car he was repairing fell on him in Hong Kong. Police received a report from a passer-by at 2.50pm on Wednesday that a man had become trapped beneath a private car off Wing…
World · DigiNepal International · - Swire Properties and Thai partner bank on Upper House brand in Bangkok
Hong Kong-based Swire Properties and its Thai partner City Realty are making an aggressive sales push with wealthy Hongkongers as they promote Upper House-branded residences in Bangkok. With more than 100 flats worth 10…
World · DigiNepal International · - Hong Kong rules out talent scheme caps despite squeeze on jobs for local graduates
Hong Kong authorities have no plans to adjust talent-hunting schemes or cap the number of non-local graduates permitted to seek employment in the city, the labour minister has said, pointing to a rapidly ageing…
World · DigiNepal International · - Where are all the males? Ancient human fossils reveal a startling mystery
A remarkable discovery in a South African cave suggests that an extinct human relative may have created an all-female burial site more than 240,000 years ago. Scientists analyzed ancient proteins preserved in Homo…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Hong Kong bid-rigging trial hears trio offered HK$2m bribes to win HK$20m tender
Three alleged middlemen in a Hong Kong bid-rigging syndicate offered HK$2 million (US$256,410) in bribes to an owners’ corporation chairman and member to secure a HK$20 million renovation tender for an ageing building,…
World · DigiNepal International · - Southeast Asian live streamers hustle to fuel booming e-commerce sales
In a makeshift studio inside his public housing flat in Singapore, Shane Soh stands before his smartphone, running his fingers through a towel as he extols its softness to viewers watching his live stream. A ring light…
World · DigiNepal International · - 6 girls filmed vaping in Hong Kong school toilet, investigation under way
A video showing six schoolgirls puffing on e-cigarettes inside a school toilet cubicle in Hong Kong has gone viral, prompting education authorities to say they are “highly concerned” and contact the school. The…
World · DigiNepal International · - How Hong Kong can double asset holdings: target world’s ‘patient’ capital, FSDC advises
Assets under management in Hong Kong would double with the addition of just a small portion of the money global insurance and pension funds have to invest, according to a member of the Financial Development Services…
World · DigiNepal International · - US embassy refutes Houthis’ Yemen blockade claims, highlights siege on Taiz
US embassy says goods still flowing into Yemeni areas under Houthi control, while accusing the rebels of besieging Taiz.
World · DigiNepal International · - Putin is not ready to make peace in Abu Dhabi
The Russian leader still believes he can outlast Western support for Ukraine.
World · DigiNepal International · - 11 drills in 60 days: is India’s navy stretched too thin?
In the space of just two months, India’s navy has held joint exercises off the coasts of Britain, France, South Africa, Oman, the Philippines, South Korea, Japan and Russia’s far east. Such a run of exercises signals a…
World · DigiNepal International · - How China’s ‘two-for-one’ diplomatic threat forced Japan’s Takaichi to back down
One year after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a Taiwan contingency froze Beijing-Tokyo ties, a Japanese media report has detailed a failed diplomatic mission to turn the table. The episode, revealed by the…
World · DigiNepal International · - Students run for safety after fireworks set off inside French school
Video captures the moment students and staff ran for safety as fireworks were set off along a school corridor in France.
World · DigiNepal International · - Nvidia’s crisis has corporate governance experts reaching for the popcorn
The governance experts we talked to say nobody has seen anything like what's unfolding right now.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - How women bore the consequences of the First World War in British India
Who do we forget on Remembrance Day? For a long time, histories of the First World War have been popularly understood in a Euro-centric manner. But descendants of Indian soldiers and researchers have long pushed for…
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Nvidia faces deepening scrutiny over China chip ties, CEO affair
Allegations linking Huang to a suspected Chinese spy have triggered a board investigation and renewed scrutiny of Nvidia’s chip shipments to China.
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Koshi recognises 13 additional languages for official use
The new provision brings the number of languages recognised for government business in the province to 14, including Nepali.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Palpa’s Dhaka cloth weaves its way from festive gifts to tourist keepsakes
Growing demand for Dhaka products as gifts for brothers and relatives during Tihar is helping sustain a traditional craft that embodies Nepal’s cultural identity, even as local production and employment decline.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - A radical theory says the universe is twice as old as we thought
A provocative new cosmological model suggests the Universe could be 26.7 billion years old and might not need dark matter or dark energy to explain its behavior. University of Ottawa researchers tested the theory…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Netanyahu fights to stay relevant as Israel’s opposition closes in
A new Knesset shaped by October 7 prepares to convene as Netanyahu fights to prevent an opposition-led government
World · DigiNepal International · - Indonesian VP resignation drama raises stakes for Prabowo as alliances strain
The prospect of Gibran Rakabuming Raka stepping down as Indonesia’s vice-president has raised the stakes for President Prabowo Subianto, with analysts warning that his departure could trigger a scramble for power within…
World · DigiNepal International · - Disgraced lawmaker pleads guilty to 4 traffic offences over drink-driving crash
Disgraced former lawmaker William Wong Kam-fai will be sentenced later this month after pleading guilty to four traffic offences stemming from a hit-and-run incident while driving under the influence of alcohol earlier…
World · DigiNepal International · - Nepal’s push for Himalayan climate agenda falls short at COP31
Proposal by Nepal, Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan fails to secure a separate place in formal negotiations; Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal says lack of support from major negotiating blocs remains a hurdle
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Singapore Airlines brushes off ‘dental chair’ jibe at new business class seats
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Wednesday that the cabin colour palette for its newly unveiled business class seats was “carefully selected” after the reveal drew criticism from some content creators and travel…
World · DigiNepal International · - Yemeni forces, Houthis exchange attacks, claim to inflict heavy losses
Yemen's government says 190 rebel fighters killed and wounded, as Houthis also claim inflicting heavy losses.
World · DigiNepal International · - ‘I pay $500 for 5 square metres’: Spain’s protesters, in their own words
Young people are stuck in the family home or forced into cramped, overpriced rentals with little security or control.
World · DigiNepal International · - APOD: 2026 November 11 – NGC 4449: Small Galaxy, Big Impact
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 11 – NGC… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Water Surges Into Navajo Reservoir
Rounds of heavy rain in the U.S. Southwest flooded rivers and rapidly raised New Mexico’s second-largest reservoir.
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Li Ka-shing funds Asia’s first non-invasive kidney tumour trials in Hong Kong
Hong Kong will become the first city in Asia to conduct clinical trials of a non-invasive treatment for kidney tumours, with tycoon Li Ka-shing funding places for 30 patients across three private hospitals. The Li Ka…
World · DigiNepal International · - Hong Kong evolving into Beijing’s offshore interface rather than a shrinking hub: study
Hong Kong is pivoting to an offshore hub of Beijing’s tightly controlled financial framework, according to a report that examines the city’s evolving role under China’s national development strategy. The study,…
World · DigiNepal International · - Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths
Authorities struggling to contain DRC's largest Ebola outbreak due to delayed detection and conflict.
World · DigiNepal International · - Behind Bangladesh’s garment boom, workers cut food, healthcare as wages fall short
Bangladesh’s garment workers say stagnant wages and rising living costs are forcing families to cut back on food, forgo healthcare and pull children out of school, even as the industry drives the country’s export…
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Karnali announces trials for 14 sports ahead of National Games
Provincial selections will run from November 13 to 20, while athletes in 31 disciplines will undergo closed-camp training ahead of the December 2-13 competition.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal celebrates Bhai Tika, the final day of Tihar
Sisters apply colourful tika to their brothers, praying for their long life, good health and prosperity in a festival rooted in religious belief and family bonds.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - New light shows must attract business, not just spectators: tourism sector
New light shows replacing Hong Kong’s long-running “A Symphony of Lights” should help nearby shops and restaurants attract business, rather than simply drawing spectators who leave after the performance, tourism…
World · DigiNepal International · - How AI powers Hong Kong Baptist University professors’ research to benefit society
Two researchers in Hong Kong are using advanced data-driven computation and artificial intelligence (AI) alongside traditional scientific principles to better understand the mechanisms of the human brain and tackle the…
World · DigiNepal International · - Kennedys sue to block Trump's arch, arguing it would cast shadow on JFK's grave
Nine members of the political dynasty say the 250ft structure would cast a shadow on gravesites.
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