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Baking on the rise in Nagaland
8th August 2020 /
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Nagaland: Newspaper economy in deep crisis
8th August 2020 /
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Can print media survive the pandemic?
7th August 2020 /
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Education on pause: Poor connectivity hampers online learning in Kiphire
6th August 2020 /
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Stories of strength and resilience
5th August 2020 /
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VOCAL FOR LOCAL CAMPAIGN TOUCHES DIMAPUR: Meet the Officer behind the indigenous bamboo barricades
5th August 2020 /
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At 25, Naga lad clears UPSC exam, secures 133rd rank
5th August 2020 /
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Mitigating overcrowding of COVID Hospital
4th August 2020 /
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Hornbill Music Festival & V-Rox to be Festival Partners
4th August 2020 /
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#NagalandFightsCOVID19: Doctor Speaks - Your most COVID-19 concerns answered
4th August 2020 /

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INDIA

  • Weapons shortage a big issue for militants in J&K, says DGP
    India / 8th August 2020 /
    Srinagar, August 8 (IANS): Militants in Jammu and Kashmir have been facing a shortage of weapons despite Pakistan's attempts to provide arms to various terrorist organisations active in the valley, Director General of Police (Jammu and Kashmir) Dilbag Singh said on completion of one ye
  • COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 68.32 pc, case fatality rate further dips to 2.04 pc: Centre
    India / 8th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 8 (PTI) Focused and effective efforts towards containment, testing, isolation and treatment by the Centre, states and Union Territories have resulted in the recovery rate rising to 68.32 per cent and fatality rate steadily declining to 2.04 per cent, the Health Ministry s
  • PM to launch Rs 1 lakh crore financing facility on Sunday
    India / 8th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the financing facility of Rs 1 lakh crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund on Sunday and also release the sixth instalment of funds of Rs 17,000 crore to 8.5 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme. Modi will t
  • AI Express aircraft landed deep in touchdown zone, inclement weather blamed
    India / 8th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 8 (IANS) Heavy rains along with low visibility are being cited by the aviation industry experts as the key reasons that caused the horrific plane tragedy at the Kozhikode airport on Friday. According to a senior Airports Authority of India official, factors related to
  • No relief for flood-hit, say Bihar villagers
    India / 8th August 2020 /
    Muzaffarpur, August 8 (IANS) Nearly 16 of the 38 districts in Bihar have been inundated with people rendered homeless and struggling to get food. Although the water levels in the Bagmati river at Bharthua in Muzaffarpur district and the Gandak river in Dharfari village have receded the flo

BUSINESS

  • US stocks close mixed following jobs data
    Business / 8th August 2020 /
    New York, August 8 (IANS): US stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors pored through the newly-released July jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 46.50 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 27,433.48. The S&P 500 was up 2.12 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 3,351.28. The Nasdaq Co
  • Pandemic woes, global uncertainties subdue stock markets
    Business / 7th August 2020 /
    MUMBAI, AUGUST 7 (IANS): Rising Covid-19 cases, along with the uncertainty surrounding global growth, subdued the Indian equity market on Friday. Consequently, both the main indices ended on a flat note. However, broader market indices like the BSE Mid Cap and Small Cap gained more, the
  • Adani Electricity sells Rs 202 crore worth stock in Yes Bank
    Business / 7th August 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, AUGUST 7 (IANS): Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) has sold shares worth Rs 202 crore in Yes Bank. This was done through an open market transaction on Thursday. AEML sold off 15 crore shares which represented 1.19 per cent stake in Yes Bank for an average price of Rs 13.45
  • India smartphone market set to recover in festive season: IDC
    Business / 7th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 7 (IANS): After a steep decline of over 50 per cent in Q2, the India smartphone market is set for a gradual recovery in the second half as the country enters the festive season, the IDC India said on Friday. The online channel registered a high market share of 44.8 per
  • Bull-run persists in precious metals; gold above Rs 56k/10 gm
    Business / 7th August 2020 /
    Mumbai, August 7 (IANS): Amid the global uncertainty, investment demand and supply concerns, touching fresh record levels has become the new normal for gold and silver prices. Continuing with the bull run, gold futures on Friday touched a new all-time high of Rs 56,191 per 10 gram. Curr

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HEALTH

  • Blood test may point to patients at higher risk for Covid-19 death
    Health / 7th August 2020 /
    Washington, August 7 (IANS) Five biomarkers, medical indicators found in the blood, associated with higher odds of clinical deterioration and death in Covid-19 patients, say researchers. The study, published in the journal Future Medicine, will help physicians better predict outcomes fo
  • Serum to produce up to 100 mn Covid vaccine doses for India, others
    Health / 7th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 7 (PTI): Serum Institute of India on Friday said it has entered into a new partnership with international vaccine alliance Gavi and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate manufacturing and delivery of up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for India as we
  • Maintain essential health services during COVID-19: WHO
    Health / 6th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 6 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged member countries in the South-East Asian region to maintain essential health services and accelerate resumption of disrupted health care services hit by the coronavirus pandemic, as an integral part of the COV
  • World Breastfeeding Week: 10 essential nutrition tips for mothers
    Health / 6th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 6 (IANSlife): For women who have recently become mothers, a healthy and nutritious diet is essential to boost lactation, just as much as its essential for a newborn to get its share of required nutrition. This makes it mandatory for the mother to consume food that will be
  • Russia bats for safety of its Covid-19 vaccine
    Health / 4th August 2020 /
    Moscow, August 4 (IANS) The Russian Ministry of Defence has said that a Covid-19 vaccine that it developed in partnership with the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology appears to be safe. On August 3, a "final medical examination" of particip

FEATURED NEWS

  • Inspired reading in the lead-up to Independence Day
    Featured News / 8th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 8 (IANS) Quite obviously, Independence Day - August 15 - means different things to different people. Is it tainted with pain, despair, and bloodshed due to Partition and the long drawn struggle for freedom, or is it coloured with hope and happiness - looking forward towar
  • 'China's BRI ultimate instrument of economic blackmail'
    Featured News / 8th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 8 (IANS) For the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), determined to shape the world in its own image without a shot being fired, the Cold War never ended 30 years ago as it aims to make China the number one global power, says a scholarly new work that traces how the party has b
  • Press enter for 'Dastan-e-Haroun'
    Featured News / 7th August 2020 /
    BY SUKANT DEEPAK  New Delhi, August 7 (IANS) Even as the film 'Peepli Live', India's official entry for the 83rd Acadmey Awards Best Foreign Film category completes a decade this month, its Delhi-based writer and director Anusha Rizvi says that the media and the system
  • 'Unlikely that Covid-19 will majorly impact India's population projections'
    Featured News / 7th August 2020 /
    BY SIDDHI JAIN  New Delhi, August 7 (IANSlife) As the world at large continues to lose people to the rising Covid-19 toll, the impact of the pandemic are exacerbated for women and girls. Restrictive social norms and global lockdowns have limited women's ability to access health
  • Brazil's court rules government must protect tribes from coronavirus
    Featured News / 6th August 2020 /
    On Wednesday, Chief Aritana Yawalapiti, one of Brazil's most influential indigenous leaders died from COVID-19 aged 71 BRASILIA, August 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro's government must adopt measures to stop the spread o

LIFE AND STYLE

  • Unlock feelings of fear or remorse during Unlock 3.0
    Life & Style / 8th August 2020 /
    BY DR PAYAL SHARMA KAMATH New Delhi, August 8 (IANSlife) The coronavirus pandemic and the pandemic-induced lockdowns world-over have forced people to stay indoors - prompting a global socio-economic imbalance. This has led to adverse implications including unprecedented exodus, massive
  • 6th National Handloom Day: A digital campaign in support for Indian textiles
    Life & Style / 7th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 7 (IANSlife) Slow fashion coupled with the resounding 'Made in India' sentiment continues to garner the support of the fashion conscious in the country, be it organisations, designers or the government. Migrant labour especially those aligned with the textile and
  • It's been a long, difficult journey: Booker longlisted author Avni Doshi
    Life & Style / 6th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 6 (IANS) Its been a "long and difficult" journey spread over seven years and eight drafts, says author Avni Doshi, whose novel "Burnt Sugar", about a torturous mother-daughter relationship, has been longlisted for the 50,000 pounds Booker Prize 2020 al
  • Radhika Apte: I'm not here for fame
    Life & Style / 6th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 6 (IANS) Actress Radhika Apte says she does not want to get stuck in something convenient or be satisfied, and she is not chasing fame. "I'm not here for fame. I do like the perks sometimes, but I don't take success and failure seriously," Radhika tol
  • Big B gets a special Amul ad tribute on beating Covid
    Life & Style / 4th August 2020 /
    Mumbai, Augùst 4 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan has received a special tribute ad from Amul Butter after testing Covid negative and being discharged from hospital. Keeping with their tradition of creating iconic advertisements about incidents of national and global val