Space thriller “Gravity” won 11 BAFTA nominations on Wednesday, putting it just ahead of the pack at Britain’s top film honours, while “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” were each nominated in 10 categories. The film, starring Oscar winners Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, was shortlisted in categories including best film, best actress, best…
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Dhoom 3, the latest installment of Bollywood’s successful action adventure franchise, has grossed INRs 501.35 crore ($83.56 million) worldwide since its release on December 20, 2013. On January 6, its production banner, Yash Raj Films (YRF), issued a statement confirming the news. “Dhoom:3 continues to create history at both the Indian and overseas box office.…
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The Barcelona forward hit the third and fourth goals after replacing Andres Iniesta as a 63rd-minute substitute in the last-16 first-leg clash, with Cesc Fabregas earlier netting two. Messi had been out with a hamstring injury since 10 November. His return comes as the Spanish league leaders prepare for a trip to second-placed Atletico Madrid…
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JAN 08 – Weather updates provided by the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) indicated that Tarai districts in central and western regions of the country remained under a thick blanket of fog in the wee hours which continued for the whole day since Monday while high-altitude districts saw snowfall and rain at places. “The bad weather…
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GORKHA, JAN 08 – UCPN (Maoist) leader Baburam Bhattarai has said the rumour of party split was baseless. Inaugurating the silver jubilee celebrations of the Netra Jyoti Primary School at Ghyalchowk-5 in Gorkha on Wednesday, leader Bhattarai said he was for running the party in a democratic manner but not for its division. “For the…
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Nepalgunj registered another win in the Senior Women’s National Cricket Tournament on Monday. Nepalgunj maintained their winning streak in Group B after thrashing Kanchanpur by nine wickets in a one-sided contest while Kathmandu beat Birgunj by five wickets in the other match in Group B. The results saw Nepalgunj remain top in the group with…
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A truss bridge over the Syamne river, which has been rendered useless after the river changed its course five months ago, is yet to be reconstructed, affecting hundreds of people in villages located in the eastern side of the district headquarters Simikot. “The water level in the river rises during monsoon, making us unable to…
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KATHMANDU, JAN 04 – Nary Thapa became the first batswoman in domestic cricket to score a century as she amassed unbeaten 121 in Nepalgunj’s massive 115-run win over Kathmandu during the Senior Women’s National Cricket Tournament at the TU ground on Friday. The first captain of the women’s team, Nary had been out of form…
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England collapsed spectacularly to lose the fifth Test within three days and got the 5-0 whitewash of Ashes series. England were bowled out for 166 inside 32 overs to be defeated by 281 runs in Sydney. In the middle of game, they lost four wickets in 11 balls. Mitchell Johnson once again took three more…
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