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Travelling mela stuck in Tuensang for 4 months
6th July 2020 /
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Chizami sets up COVID-19 Creativity Hub
6th July 2020 /
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Chingmei: Beekeeping boosting local economy
6th July 2020 /
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Access to better education uplifts Nokyan-B village
4th July 2020 /
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Dollops of support, ‘scornful’ of criticism
4th July 2020 /
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‘No community spread of COVID in Nagaland’
4th July 2020 /
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Ekhao village recounts ‘Open Defecation Free’ journey
3rd July 2020 /
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Naga student builds DIY drone to deliver medicines and essentials
2nd July 2020 /
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Allegiance to ‘Hippocratic Oath’ comes first, say doctors in Nagaland
2nd July 2020 /
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Nagaland: Where would we be without them? Citizens salute doctors
1st July 2020 /

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INDIA

  • Journalist undergoing Covid treatment ends life at AIIMS
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (PTI): A 37-year-old journalist undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the AIIMS Trauma Centre in New Delhi died after allegedly jumping off the fourth floor of the hospital building on Monday afternoon, officials said.   The journalist used to work for a Hindi d
  • 7 in 10 Indians worried about impact of climate change on their future
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The IANS CVoter GMRA Happiness Index tracker is being developed to find out the happiness quotient of Indians. In the survey conducted, some interesting findings have come out. On the topic of climate and environmental related issues, over half the people strongly
  • Given a chance, only 6% Indians would want to leave India
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Indians carry their Blue Passport with pride. In a survey conducted across India, as part of developing a Happiness Index for Indians, the pride of Indian passport has reflected vividly with almost 94 per cent of Indians not wishing to move out even if given an opp
  • Only 1 in 40 disagree that development of country increases their individual wellbeing
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Indians believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. In a survey conducted recently as part of an effort to create a Happiness Index for India, almost everyone agreed that development of the country would have them individually better off.   On a question
  • MHA allows universities to conduct exams
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (PTI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday allowed universities and other academic institutions to conduct examinations during the ongoing 'Unlock 2' phase.   In a statement, the MHA said it has sent a letter to the Union Higher Education Secre

BUSINESS

  • Gold may cross Rs 52,000 per 10 grams by Diwali
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 6 (IANS): The price of gold in the spot and futures markets remained soft for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, but during the corona period the fundamentals of the precious metal are strong due to which it may touch a new high later this year.   The demand f
  • North Korean hackers stealing online shoppers' data in US, Europe
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 6 (IANS): North Korea-based hackers have engaged in a large scale digital skimming activity since May 19, breaking into online stores like international fashion chain Claires to insert malicious code that steal payment card details of the users in the US and Europe, a n
  • Rs 90k cr package for discoms not enough, dues cross Rs 1 lakh cr
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 6 (IANS): The Centre's Rs 90,000 crore liquidity window to financially stressed state discoms for clearing their mounting dues to power generation companies may not be sufficient to clean up their books and clear all outstanding.   The reason is that power di
  • Honda Siel Power Products now named Honda India Power Products
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 6 (IANS): Power products maker Honda Siel Power Products Ltd (HSPP) on Monday announced the change in its name to Honda India Power Products Limited (HIPP) with immediate effect.   Subsequent to the cessation of the joint venture agreement with its longtime partn
  • Airtel launches 'Priority 4G Network' for 'Platinum' customers
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 6 (IANS): Bharti Airtel on Monday announced the launch of 'Priority 4G Network' for its 'Platinum' mobile customers.   Airtel has deployed advanced technologies that give its Platinum mobile customers preference on the network. As a result, all th

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HEALTH

  • 8 in 10 Indians think satisfaction of life would make them live longer
    Health / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) How happy are Indians? What makes people happy? How do they define happiness? At a time when the world is suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic and India is turning into one of the worst-hit countries, everyone is looking for reasons to be happy, a reason to smile.
  • 'Aug 15 for COVID-19 vaccine launch unfeasible'
    Health / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (PTI): The Indian Academy of Sciences, a Bengaluru-based body of scientists, has said the Indian Council for Medical Research's  target to launch a coronavirus vaccine by August 15 is "unfeasible" and "unrealistic".   The IASc said
  • Don't let your 50s stop you from being fit and fabulous
    Health / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 5 (IANSlife) In an endeavour to stay healthy and build an immunity during the Covid-19 pandemic, people all over India have a heightened sense of awareness with regards to their fitness. The importance of staying active and engaging in some form of exercise is at the top of
  • 'Coronavirus is airborne': Over 200 scientists write to WHO
    Health / 6th July 2020 /
    The World Health Organization has long held that the coronavirus is spread primarily by large respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.   New Delhi, July 6 (PTI): More than 200 scientists from 32 nations have written to the World Health Organization, saying
  • WHO halts hydroxychloroquine, HIV drugs in COVID trials after failure to reduce death
    Health / 5th July 2020 /
    GENEVA, July 5 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 after they failed to reduce mortality.  

FEATURED NEWS

  • US envoy admires Dalai Lama for seeking freedom for Tibetans
    Featured News / 6th July 2020 /
    Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS) Reaffirming Washington's continued support to the Tibetan cause, US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Ian Juster, on Monday greeted Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on his 85th birthday by admiring his tireless efforts to seek freedom for Tibetans and bringi
  • 30,000 Indian troops in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese
    Featured News / 6th July 2020 /
    By Aarti Tikoo Singh Leh, July 6 (IANS) Around 30,000 troops of Indian Army are in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LoC) in Ladakh, following the additional deployment of three brigades since the violent face-off last month.
  • We shall prevail
    Featured News / 4th July 2020 /
    BY R. K. PACHNANDA  IANS | July 4 Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a very profound and pertinent statement that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, we shall overcome the two "jung" of COVID-19 and China and win both battles.   Our visionary Prime
  • Chinese hand in ISI's Gilgit-Baltistan move hits separatists
    Featured News / 3rd July 2020 /
    BY SUMIT KUMAR SINGH New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The controversial proposal to annex Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), which is to change the semi-autonomous status of the region, is being pushed by Pakistan to help China secure the China-Pakistan Economic Corri
  • 'Encouraging' data but Covid vax nowhere near us
    Featured News / 3rd July 2020 /
    New York, July 3 (IANS) There are currently 18 candidate vaccines in key clinical trials globally but despite encouraging preliminary data coming from some research labs, a Covid-19 vaccine is nowhere near while new corona cases are mounting in several countries including in India. &nbs

LIFE AND STYLE

  • 63.8% Indians agree that social, gender inequality makes society dissatisfied
    Life & Style / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) As per the IANS CVoter GMRA Happiness Index tracker, it is evident that most Indians wish to live in a more equitable society where people are treated equally irrespective of their social standing or gender.   In the survey conducted as part of developin
  • 9 in 10 Indians think more money will make them happier
    Life & Style / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads across the world infecting millions, forcing people to maintain social distancing, interrupting normal life, forcing businesses to shut shops and leading to job losses, most Indians feel that more money would make them happier. &
  • My competition is just me: Rysa Saujani
    Life & Style / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANSlife) Rysa Saujani, who gained recognition with her role of younger Sunny Leone in in ZEE5's show "Karenjit Kaur - The Untold Story of Sunny Leone", has been selected as a wild card entry to the Miss England beauty pageant.   IANSlife spoke t
  • Roopa Ganguly on nepotism post Sushant death: Won't watch films of certain people after this
    Life & Style / 5th July 2020 /
    Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Actress and BJP MP Roopa Ganguly declares that she will boycott films of certain Bollywood personalities who have been blatantly practicing nepotism in the film industry. Her assertion comes in the wake of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide.   "I
  • Meet the Pune man with the 'golden mask'
    Life & Style / 4th July 2020 /
    Pune (Maharashtra), July 4 (IANS) A Pune businessman and connoisseur of the yellow metal has got himself a "gold mask" in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic raging across Maharashtra.   The man with the golden mask is Shankar Kurade of adjoining Pimpri-Chinchwad town wh