Articles By Gopi Chandra Kharel

An Indian policeman stands guard on an Indian street trying to stop drivers from honking unnecessarily.

Traffic Woes: Indian Drivers Honk More in a Year Than a German Does in a Lifetime

A couple of years ago, a traffic police officer once gave a briefing to a group of students in the Karnataka state capital Bangalore. There was something he told the gathering that day which made complete sense to the students, although it was meant to be a joke: The shortest unit of 'time...

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck.

Bhutan, The Nation of 'Gross National Happiness' Votes For Second Time

The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan began voting Tuesday for the lower house "National Council" only for the second time, five years after the country became a Democratic Monarchy in a historic move that saw the king voluntarily stepping down from his absolute power.

Dark Matter

Dark Matter’s Existence In Universe Is Almost Proved: Scientists

An announcement by the Eurpean Laboratory for Particle Physics Wednesday brought the existence of dark matter a step closer to being proved.

North Korea

North Korea Relocates Missile To East Coast, Prompts US Deployment Of Defense System To Guam

North Korea has recently relocated an intermediate-range missile to its east coast, an action that prompted U.S. to deploy an advanced missile defense system to its Pacific Ocean base in Guam.

Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan's 5 Years of Togetherness

Bollywood Stars Arrive In Vancouver For Awards Show Gripped In Controversy

A number of controversies surrounding the Times of India Films Awards (TOIFA) scheduled for April 4 till 6 hasn't barred scores of fans from welcoming Bollywood mega stars touching down in Vancouver to participate and perform on the show.

China is considered one of the nations most at risk from bird flu because it has the world's biggest poultry population

Four More Infected By Rare H7N9 Bird Flu In China, Health Institutions Monitor Disease

Days after two Chinese men were killed by the H7N9 virus, four more have been infected by the lesser-known strain of the bird flu, China's Xihua has reported.

North Korea Threats

North Korea Threatens To Restart Plutonium-Producing Nuclear Reactor In Yongbyon Complex

The Yongbyon nuclear site which had remained closed by a 2007 disarmament agreement will be restarted, North Korea has said in its latest threat.

USS John S. McCain

US Positions Missile Destroyer Warship Closer To North Korean Coast As South Vows Strong Response Amid Heightened Tensions

A day after South Korean president pledged a strong response against the increasingly growing North Korean threats to wage a nuclear war against South and its allies, U.S. Monday positioned a warship capable of intercepting and destroying missiles closer to the North Korean coast.

New Strain of Bird Flu

First Human Cases Of H7N9 Bird Flu Emerge as 2 Chinese Men Die

H7N9 avian influenza, which was previously not known to cause infection in humans, has killed 2 men in China and has left a woman in critical condition, the Chinese health and family planning commission has confirmed.

South Korean Reaction

South Korea Sets Out Plan Allowing Military 'Pre-emptive Strike' Against North; Park Guen-hye Pledges Strong Response Against Threats

Responding to the series of near-daily threats of North Korea to launch a nuclear war against the South and the U.S, South Korea's president Park Guen-hye Monday instructed the military to react strongly to North Korean provocations.