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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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COVID-19 cases exceed bed count in Mon, Peren COVID Hospitals
29th June 2020 /

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SPORTS

  • Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann celebrates scoring their third goal with Sergi Roberto, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Albert Gea
    Barca outclass Villarreal after recent disappointments
    VILA-REAL, July 6 (Reuters): Barcelona responded to a trying week by producing a scintillating display to thrash Villarreal 4-1 away on Sunday and stay alive in the Liga title race.   The Catalans had drawn their last two matches to hand more moment
    Sports / 6th July 2020
  • Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton wearing a protective face mask after qualifying, as F1 resumes following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Mark Thompson/Pool via REUTERS
    Lewis Hamilton regrets being 'silenced' on taking a knee in the past
    Reuters Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he was "silenced" earlier in his Formula One career over his plans to protest racism by taking a knee.   The Mercedes driver was one of 14 who knelt before Sunday's season-opening
    Sports / 6th July 2020
  • Liverpool's Curtis Jones celebrates with Virgil van Dijk after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Shaun Botterill / Pool via REUTERS
    Liverpool maintain 100 percent home record with 2-0 win over Villa
    LIVERPOOL, July 6 (Reuters): Liverpool made it 17 wins out of 17 at Anfield after goals by Sadio Mane and Curtis Jones handed the champions a 2-0 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday which pushed Dean Smith's side deeper into trouble. &n
    Sports / 6th July 2020
  • Lionel Messi will finish career at Barca says club president
    VILA-REAL, July 6 (Reuters) - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said that captain Lionel Messi will end his career at the Catalan club, dismissing a report saying the Argentine no longer wishes to renew his current contract when it expires next year.
    Sports / 6th July 2020
  • Bottas wins dramatic Austrian opener
    July 6 (Reuters) - Formula One came back with a bang on Sunday as Finland’s Valtteri Bottas won a dramatic Austrian season-opener for champions Mercedes in a race with only 11 finishers and no spectators.   Charles Leclerc finished a surprise secon
    Sports / 6th July 2020
  • Romania's Simona Halep reacts during the final against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Satish Kumar Subramani/File Photo
    Romania's Halep hopes to play in Palermo next month
    (Reuters): Romanian women's world number two Simona Halep hopes to take part in next month's Palermo Open, the first WTA event to be held after the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, she said on Sunday.   "I have not yet made a c
    Sports / 5th July 2020
  • Ronaldo scores from free kick, Buffon breaks record in Juve win
    TURIN, Italy, July 5 (Reuters): Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored from a free kick for Juventus and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made a record 648th Serie A appearance as the league leaders beat their smaller neighbours Torino 4-1 in the Derby della Mole on Satu
    Sports / 5th July 2020
  • Nagaland Online Open Chess Tournament goes national
    First all-India open Tournament scheduled on July 11   Dimapur, July 4 (MExN): The 1st Nagaland All India Online Open Chess Tournament is scheduled July 11 from 5-6:30 PM. The Nagaland Chess Enthusiasts Whatsapp Group under the aegis of Nagaland
    Sports / 4th July 2020
  • Lin Dan became the first badminton player to seal the sport's 'Super Grand Slam' by winning all nine of its major titles in 2011. (Reuters File Photo)
    'King' Dan bids adieu to badminton after bossing the game like no other
    Kolkata, July 4 (IANS): 'A king' is how Malaysian badminton great Lee Chong Wei chose to describe China's two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, arguably the greatest badminton player of the 21st century who called time on his illustrious career on Saturday
    Sports / 4th July 2020
  • Manchester United's Mason Greenwood in action with Bournemouth's Aaron Ramsdale, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Dave Thompson/Pool via REUTERS
    Greenwood shines as five-star Man United crush Bournemouth
    MANCHESTER, England, July 4 (Reuters): Manchester United's three-pronged attack combined to devastating effect as they crushed Bournemouth 5-2 in the Premier League on Saturday to move into the top four and stretch their unbeaten run to 16 games in all com
    Sports / 4th July 2020
  • Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton wearing protective face masks during the press conference after qualifying, as F1 resumes following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Mario Renzi/Pool via REUTERS
    Bottas pips Hamilton to start F1 season on pole in Austria
    SPIELBERG, Austria, July 4 (Reuters): Finland's Valtteri Bottas will start the Formula One season on pole position after denying Mercedes team mate and six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton the top slot in Austria on Saturday.   The front
    Sports / 4th July 2020
  • Leicester City's Jamie Vardy celebrates scoring their third goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Regan/Pool via REUTERS
    Vardy nets 100th Premier League goal as Leicester beat Palace
    (Reuters): Jamie Vardy netted his 100th Premier League goal as Leicester City notched their first victory since the league resumed, beating Crystal Palace 3-0 on Saturday to keep up their drive for Champions League football next season.   Leicester
    Sports / 4th July 2020
  • Brighton & Hove Albion's Leandro Trossard scores their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Richard Heathcote/Pool via REUTERS
    Trossard strike seals 1-0 win for Brighton at struggling Norwich
    NORWICH, England, July 4 (Reuters): Brighton & Hove Albion beat rock-bottom Norwich City 1-0 at Carrow Road on Saturday as Leandro Trossard's first-half goal lifted the south coast club nine points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.  
    Sports / 4th July 2020
  • Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. in action during his match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
    Tiafoe tests positive for COVID-19, withdraws from Atlanta event
    (Reuters): Frances Tiafoe has tested positive for COVID-19 and been forced to withdraw from the All-American Team Cup exhibition tournament in Atlanta, the American said on Saturday.   Tiafoe played in the first session on Friday and beat Sam Querre
    Sports / 4th July 2020
  • Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during practice, as F1 resumes following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Austria on July 4, 2020 REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/Pool
    Hamilton completes Austrian practice sweep, Latifi crashes
    SPIELBERG, Austria, July 4 (Reuters): Six-times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton completed a sweep of Austrian Grand Prix practice on Saturday, with his Mercedes team again one-two on the timesheets while Canadian rookie Nicholas Latifi crashed his Williams.
    Sports / 4th July 2020

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INDIA

  • IT spending on Internet connectivity, security to rise in India: Report
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) While overall IT budget is likely to reduce by four per cent on average amid Covid-19 pandemic, Indian enterprises will increase spending on Internet connectivity, security solutions and networking products, a new report said on Monday.   The IT budget h
  • India, China agree that differences should not become disputes after key phone call
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    Beijing, July 6 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the forward areas in Ladakh over the weekend coupled with sustained diplomatic pressure, the India-China border face-off appears to have reached some sort of settlement. This disclosure comes day after a disengagement proces
  • 30,000 Indian troops in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    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.   Highly placed s
  • Amid tension along LAC, Rijiju, world leaders greet Dalai Lama
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS): Amid the heightened tension in India and China's relations due to the border buildup along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju was the first member of the Modi government to greet the Tibetan spi
  • Vikas Dubey now carries a bounty of Rs 2.5 lakh
    India / 6th July 2020 /
    Lucknow, July 6 (IANS): The Yogi Adityanath government has increased the reward on the head of gangster Vikas Dubey to Rs 2.5 lakh.   Dubey, who is the main accused in the killing of eight police personnel in Kanpur on Friday, is absconding after the incident.   The g

BUSINESS

  • No China origin, will invest and hire more in India: Zoom
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS): Facing social media onslaught over it being a Chinese company, US-based video meet platform Zoom on Monday that they are clear about its identity and plan to significantly invest and hire local talent in the country over the next five years.   Velchamy
  • Swiggy integrates 'premium' home delivery service Scootsy
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    Mumbai, July 6 (IANS): Foodtech unicorn Swiggy on Monday said it has integrated its premium on-demand delivery platform Scootsy as well as its restaurant partners within the Swiggy platform.   Swiggy acquired Scootsy in 2018 to offer quality experiences to discerning customers p
  • Airtel deploys Nokia's open Cloud-based VoLTE network
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS): Nokia on Monday announced that its CloudBand-based software products have started powering Bharti Airtels Voice over LTE (VoLTE) network in India.   Finnish telecom gear maker firm Nokia in April bagged a deal worth more than Rs 7,500 crore from Bharti
  • GST liable on IT consulting services to firms having foreign client
    Business / 5th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 5 (IANS): Software consultancy services provided by an IT company under a contract to a company which has foreign clients is liable to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST).   In a recent order, Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) for the GST held that '
  • GST liable on IT consulting services to firms having foreign client
    Business / 5th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 5 (IANS): Software consultancy services provided by an IT company under a contract to a company which has foreign clients is liable to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST).   In a recent order, Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) for the GST held that '

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HEALTH

  • 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.  
  • Morning walk key to good night's sleep after heart bypass surgery
    Health / 5th July 2020 /
    London, July 5 (IANS) Just half an hour of morning walk can help heart bypass surgery patients get a sound sleep at night, says a study.   "Many patients have trouble sleeping after heart bypass surgery," said study author Hady Atef of Cairo University, Egypt.  
  • ICMR defends timeline for coronavirus vaccine trials
    Health / 4th July 2020 /
    MUMBAI, July 4 (Reuters) - India's leading clinical research agency said Saturday its decision to fast-track development of a potential coronavirus vaccine was in line with international standards, after health experts raised concerns about the schedule for clinical trials.  

FEATURED NEWS

  • 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
  • BJP wants J&K to get full statehood again: Ram Madhav
    Featured News / 3rd July 2020 /
    BY NAVNEET MISHRA AND KAMLESH SINGH New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) National General Secretary Ram Madhav is one of the BJP's high-profile faces. Since becoming spokesperson of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 2003, he has subsequently been in the news not only in the country but also

LIFE AND STYLE

  • 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
  • Lockdown: 65% children became device addictive, reveals study
    Life & Style / 4th July 2020 /
    Jaipur, July 4 (IANS) Around 65% children have become device addictive in recent months and are unable to stay away from the device even for half an hour. Children are expressing anger, crying, not listening to parents, showing irritable behaviour when asked to leave the device.  
  • Men more likely to be seen as 'brilliant' than women: Study
    Life & Style / 4th July 2020 /
    New York, July 4 (IANS) Men are more likely to be seen as 'brilliant' than women, say researchers in a new study measuring global perceptions linked to gender.   The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, found that these stereotyped views are