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Nirvana (Nirvana album)
Nirvana (2002) is the grunge band Nirvana's first single-disc greatest hits album on Geffen, 14 tracks including the previously unreleased final studio recording "You Know You're Right", released after a Courtney Love legal settlement.
Nirvana discography
The Nirvana discography covers three studio albums by the American rock band, Bleach, Nevermind, and In Utero, plus posthumous live albums, compilations, and box sets.
Nirvana fallacy
Nirvana fallacy (perfect solution fallacy): informal fallacy of rejecting a real option because it falls short of an unattainable ideal. Coined by economist Harold Demsetz in 1969, contrasting the nirvana approach with the comparative institution approach.
Nirvana in Fire (琅琊榜)
Nirvana in Fire (琅琊榜, Langya Bang) is a 2015 Chinese costume political drama directed by Kong Sheng and Li Xue, adapted from Hai Yan's web novel, starring Hu Ge as Mei Changsu; 54 episodes, Douban 9.2, Flying Apsaras Award winner, with a 2017 sequel.
Nirvana the Band the Show
Nirvana the Band the Show is a Canadian mockumentary web series (2007-2009) by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol about a songless band scheming to book Toronto's Rivoli; adapted as Nirvanna the Band the Show on Viceland (2017-2018) and a 2026 film.
Nirvanna the Band the Show
Nirvanna the Band the Show is a Canadian mockumentary comedy by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, grown from the 2007-2009 web series Nirvana the Band, about two Toronto musicians trying to book a gig at the Rivoli; it aired two seasons on Viceland 2017-2018 and spawned a 2026 time-travel film.
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025) is a Canadian mockumentary time-travel comedy by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, expanding their web and Viceland series; released by Neon February 13, 2026, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Niš
Niš (Ниш), ancient Naissus, is Serbia's third largest city, at the Nišava–South Morava confluence in the Nišava valley. Birthplace of Constantine the Great, seat of the Nišava District, 249,501 residents (2022 census), regional center of southeastern Serbia.
NIS Directive
The NIS Directive was the first EU-wide cybersecurity legislation, adopted in 2016, requiring national strategies, incident reporting, and cooperation bodies; it was replaced by the NIS2 Directive from 2024.
Nis1-like
Nis1-like proteins (NIS1, necrosis-inducing secreted protein 1) are conserved secreted effectors of Ascomycota and Basidiomycota fungi that suppress plant pattern-triggered immunity by binding the BAK1 and BIK1 kinases; distinct from the unrelated yeast bud-neck protein Nis1.
NIS2 Directive
The NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) is a European Union cybersecurity law, signed on 14 December 2022, that replaces NIS1, covers 18 critical sectors, and imposes incident reporting duties.
Nisa(ia)/Parthaunisa/Mithradatkert/Shahr-ram-Peroz
Nisa, anciently called Parthaunisa and Mithradatkert, is an archaeological site of two mounds near Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, a leading Parthian city inscribed by UNESCO in 2007.
Nisan
Nisan (Hebrew: ניסן) is the first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year and the seventh of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar, the month of Passover.
Nişantaşı inscription
The Nişantaşı inscription is a lengthy Hieroglyphic Luwian rock inscription carved on the Nişantepe outcrop at Hattusa, Turkey, under the last Hittite king, Suppiluliuma II, and is the longest imperial Hittite hieroglyphic document known.
NISAR
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a joint NASA and ISRO satellite launched on July 30, 2025, the first to collect radar data in two microwave bands.
Nisargadatta Maharaj (निसर्गदत्त महाराज)
Nisargadatta Maharaj, born Maruti Shivrampant Kambli (1897–1981), was an Indian non-dual guru of the Inchagiri Sampradaya whose 1973 book I Am That became formative for Western advaita.
Nischalananda Saraswati
Nischalananda Saraswati (निश्चलानन्द सरस्वती), born 1943 in Bihar, is the 145th Shankaracharya of Govardhan Matha at Puri, Odisha, appointed in 1992 and named Hinduism Today's 2019 Hindu of the Year.
Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji
Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji (偐紫田舎源氏, Inaka Genji) is a Japanese picture novel by Ryūtei Tanehiko that parodies The Tale of Genji; serialized in 38 installments, it was banned in 1842.
Nisei (二世)
Nisei (二世), "second generation": American-born children of Japanese Issei immigrants. About 33,000 served in WWII, in the 100th/442nd and Military Intelligence Service, while over 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated.
Niseko, Hokkaido
Niseko (ニセコ) is a ski resort area in southwestern Hokkaido, Japan, on Mount Niseko-Annupuri, famous for light powder snow. Four linked resorts form Niseko United, with about 15 m of snow per season.
Nisekoi (ニセコイ)
Nisekoi (ニセコイ, Nisekoi: False Love) is Naoshi Komi's Weekly Shōnen Jump harem romcom manga (2011–2016, 25 volumes) about yakuza heir Raku and Chitoge's fake relationship, adapted by Shaft into two anime seasons and a 2018 live-action film.
Nisga'a Final Agreement
The Nisga'a Final Agreement, also known as the Nisga'a Treaty, is a land claims and self-government treaty between the Nisga'a Nation, Canada, and British Columbia, effective May 11, 2000.
Nish Chaturvedi
Nishi Chaturvedi is a British clinical epidemiologist, Professor and Director of the MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University College London, known for diabetic eye disease trials.
Nish Kumar
Nish Kumar, British stand-up comedian and satirist from Croydon, host of BBC Two's The Mash Report (2017-2020) and Newsjack, known for left-wing political comedy, Edinburgh shows, and the 2019 bread-throwing incident.
Nish Panesar
Nish Panesar (Nishandeep Singh Panesar) is a fictional EastEnders villain played by Navin Chowdhry from 29 September 2022 to his 2 January 2025 death, abusive husband of Suki, father of Ravi, and central to The Six storyline.
Nisha Agarwal (నిషా అగర్వాల్)
Nisha Aggarwal (నిషా అగర్వాల్), also spelled Nisha Agarwal, is a former Indian actress, younger sister of Kajal Aggarwal, active 2010–2014 in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam cinema, debuting in Yemaindi Ee Vela.
Nisha Aur Uske Cousins
Nisha Aur Uske Cousins (Nisha and her cousins) is a Hindi youth drama that aired on Star Plus from 18 August 2014, about seven cousins in a Jaipur joint family, starring Aneri Vajani, produced by Bodhi Tree Multimedia in 269 episodes.
Nisha Katona
Nisha Katona MBE, British restaurateur, former child protection barrister, founder-CEO of Mowgli Street Food (Liverpool, 2014), Mowgli Trust founder, LJMU Chancellor, MBE 2019, cookbook author and TV presenter.
Nisha Mehta (निशा मेहता)
Nisha Mehta (निशा मेहता), Nepali nurse and Rastriya Swatantra Party politician from Inaruwa, Sunsari; proportional MP 2082 and Nepal health minister in Balendra Shah's cabinet from 27 March 2026.
Nishaanchi
Nishaanchi (निशानची) is a 2025 Hindi crime drama directed by Anurag Kashyap, starring debutant Aaishvary Thackeray as twin brothers Babloo and Dabloo in Kanpur's underworld; released theatrically September 19, 2025, and on Prime Video with Part 2 on November 14, 2025.