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SpeakGuru Foundation brightens lives of children with cancer
22nd September 2020 /
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Revisiting traditional values during pandemic
21st September 2020 /
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Don’t be complacent, Nagaland H&FW reiterates as positivity rate rises
20th September 2020 /
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Coronavirus wilts flower industry but growers find hope and healing
20th September 2020 /
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A tale of passionate hoopers in Chetheba
18th September 2020 /
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Nagaland: Brighter Khuzama project completed
17th September 2020 /
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IAS officer join hands with students’ union to open public library in Pungro
16th September 2020 /
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The Common Room, turning a new page amid the pandemic
14th September 2020 /
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Giant health risks for Nagaland’s ‘tallest’ girl
14th September 2020 /
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Mopungchuket village community tourism takes hit
13th September 2020 /

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ENTERTAINMENT

SPORTS

  • Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 21 - Mantes-la-Jolie to Paris Champs-Elysees - France - September 20, 2020. UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, in action in the peloton. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
    Stunning Pogacar claims maiden Tour title in anti-climatic finale
    PARIS, September 22 (Reuters): Tadej Pogacar became the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France after he retained the yellow jersey in the 21st stage on Sunday, a day after he pulled off a major coup to take the overall lead. While Sam Bennett won the fin
    Sports / 22nd September 2020
  • Kohima Football League-4 postponed
    Kohima, September 21 (MExN): Kohima Town Club (KTC) today informed that the Kohima Football League-4 for the year 2020 has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The league will be held sometime next year as and when the situation improves, according to KT
    Sports / 22nd September 2020
  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the final against Argentina's Diego Schwartzman Pool via REUTERS/Clive Brunskill
    Djokovic wins fifth Italian Open to make Masters history
    ROME, September 21 (Reuters): World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sluggish start to lift his fifth Italian Open title on Monday, defeating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-3 for a record 36th ATP Masters crown. Playing his maiden ATP 1000 final, eig
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Devdutt Padikkal of Royal Challengers Bangalore brings up his fifty during match 3 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Dubai International Cricket. Image Source: IANS News
    Padikkal, Chahal star in RCB's win over SRH
    Dubai, September 21 (IANS): A brilliant half-century from debutant Devdutt Padikkal followed by some class spin bowling from Yujvendra Chahal helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 10 runs in their opening game of the 13th ed
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) makes the game winning basket against Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) during the fourth quarter in game two of the Western Conference Finals of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena. (Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)
    NBA: Davis' buzzer-beating 3 lifts Lakers over Nuggets
    (Reuters): Anthony Davis’ 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. “Special moment for a special player. Happy to be a part of it,” LeBro
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Romania's Simona Halep as she celebrates winning the final with the trophy after Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova retired from the match after sustaining an injury Riccardo Antimiani/Pool via REUTERS
    Halep claims Rome title after Pliskova retires with injury
    ROME, September 21 (Reuters): Top seed Simona Halep gave her French Open preparations a boost when she claimed the Italian Open in Rome on Monday after second seed Karolina Pliskova retired from the final with injury when she was down 6-0 2-1. Victory gave
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Barcelona's Luis Suarez in action, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Manu Fernandez/Pool via REUTERS
    Suarez cuts Barca contract, agrees Atletico terms
    BARCELONA, September 21 (Reuters): Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has agreed a deal with the club to end his contract and settled on personal terms with Atletico Madrid, according to reports in Spain on Monday. The Catalans' third top scorer of all
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan. (Reuters File Photo)
    Man City's Gundogan tests positive for COVID-19
    (Reuters): Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Monday, making him the third player in the squad to return a positive test in recent weeks. City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Roland Gorros logo. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Picture Supplied by Action Images
    Tennis: Five players out of French Open qualifying due to COVID-19
    (Reuters): Five players have been withdrawn from the French Open qualifying tournament after two players and a coach tested positive for COVID-19, organisers have said. The qualifiers will begin later on Monday, with the main draw set to commence on Sept. 2
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Bryson DeChambeau poses and celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at Winged Foot Golf Club - West. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports
    Golf: DeChambeau's 'mad scientist' muscle validated in U.S. Open win
    MAMARONECK, N.Y., September 21 (Reuters): Bryson DeChambeau's unorthodox style got major validation on Sunday, as the power-driving "mad scientist" of the PGA Tour claimed the U.S. Open by a definitive six-stroke margin and silenced his sceptics.
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior in action with Real Sociedad's Andoni Gorosabel. REUTERS/Vincent West
    Rusty Real Madrid draw La Liga opener with Sociedad
    SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, September 21 (Reuters): Real Madrid had an underwhelming return to La Liga as they could only draw 0-0 away to Real Sociedad on Sunday in the first game of their title defence. The champions looked rusty and particularly toothless up f
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his semi final match against Norway's Casper Ruud Pool via REUTERS/Clive Brunskill
    Djokovic to face Schwartzman in Italian Open final
    ROME, September 21 (Reuters): Novak Djokovic was made to work hard by Casper Ruud in blustery conditions before the world number one got past the unseeded Norwegian 7-5 6-3 on Sunday to reach the Italian Open final. The Serbian had to save two set points in
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Marcus Stoinis of Delhi Capitals is the Dream 11 Gamechanger of the match during match 2 of season 13 of Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Image Source: IANS News
    IPL: It's a weird game, says Stoinis after stellar showing
    Dubai, September 21 (IANS): Marcus Stoinis did it with the bat and the ball for Delhi Capitals in their dramatic win over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday. Stoinis smashed 53 off 21 balls to drag DC to 157/8 and when KXIP needed one to w
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Image Source: IANS News
    The Esports Club launches pro league for Counter-Strike
    Bengaluru, September 21 (IANS): The Esports Club, a Bengaluru-based esports tournament platform, has announced its latest esports event, the Dell Gaming TEC Pro League for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The Dell Gaming TEC Pro League powered by WD Black is op
    Sports / 21st September 2020
  • Players of ‘Neighbourhood Boys’ with Vanguard FC officials.
    Neighbourhood Boys win Futsal tourney 2020
    Kohima, September 20 (MExN): Neighbourhood Boys from Tseminyu village defeated Sporting FC 'A' from Tesophenyu village by a solitary goal in the final of Futsal Tourney 2020 at Tseminyu village on Saturday. Nyithong Magh of Sporting FC team bagged indivi
    Sports / 21st September 2020

QUOTATION

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly
– Richard Bach

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INDIA

  • Can't hamper academic year of 2L students: SC asks CBSE-UGC to coordinate
    India / 22nd September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 22 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the CBSE to declare results of compartment exams of around 2 lakh students as soon as possible, so that they could apply in colleges by the cut-off date. A bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna urge
  • Time to be future-ready, future-fit: PM to IIT grads
    India / 22nd September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 22 (IANS): Pointing out that a nation's future depends on what its youths think today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it was time for them to be future-ready and future-fit. "I firmly believe that the future of the nation is what its youths th
  • India trials for Russia's 'Sputnik-V' vaccine could start in next few weeks
    India / 22nd September 2020 /
    BENGALURU, September 22 (Reuters): Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd could begin late-stage Indian clinical trials of Russia's potential coronavirus vaccine in the next few weeks, an executive at the Indian drugmaker said on Tuesday. Indian trials of the Sputnik-V vaccine candida
  • LS passes Bill making Aadhaar mandatory for NGOs to receive foreign funds
    India / 22nd September 2020 /
    NEW Delhi, September 22 (IANS): The Lok Sabha on Monday unanimously passed a Bill making Aadhaar mandatory for registration of organisations receiving foreign funds and to give the government powers to stop utilisation of foreign funds by an organisation through a "summary enquiry&quo
  • Explainer: Why many farmers and politicians oppose India's farm laws
    India / 22nd September 2020 /
    NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 22 (Reuters): India's parliament has approved new farm bills that the government says will unshackle farmers from having to sell their produce only at regulated wholesale markets and make contract farming easier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ca

BUSINESS

  • Ducati launches Scrambler 1100 Pro range in India
    Business / 22nd September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 22 (PTI): Italian superbike maker Ducati on Tuesday said it has launched all-new Scrambler 1100 Pro and the 1100 Sport Pro in India, priced at Rs 11.95 lakh and Rs 13.74 lakh, respectively (ex-showroom). The bikes come with an 1100-cc engine mated to a six speed gea
  • 2-year wait for states not opting for GST compensation formula
    Business / 22nd September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 22 (IANS): States which failed to submit their options before the GST Council meeting in October will have to wait for at least two years to get compensation on Goods and Services Tax collection shortfall expected during the transition period, Finance Ministry sou
  • No compulsion to invest in small/mid caps, schemes must be 'true to label': SEBI Chief
    Business / 22nd September 2020 /
    MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 22 (IANS): As the market regulator's recent change in norms regarding constitution of multi-cap funds continues to cause some discomfort among mutual funds, SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi on Tuesday said that the regulator is not forcing anyone to invest in mid or small cap
  • Lenovo launches ThinkBook Plus notebook, targets Indian SMBs
    Business / 22nd September 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 22 (IANS): Lenovo on Tuesday launched ThinkBook Plus, a dual screen notebook built for enhancing productivity for the modern workforce, in India at a starting price of Rs 99,990. The move comes even as the leading laptop and PC leader slowly transitions into an end-
  • ASUS forays into commercial PC market in India
    Business / 21st September 2020 /
    MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 21 (IANS): ASUS India, the Indian arm of Taiwanese IT major, on Monday forayed into the commercial PC market in India with launching "Expert Series" brand with 11 devices across laptops, desktops and All-in-Ones, targeting the key enterprise segments in the coun

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HEALTH

  • Study suggests dengue may provide some immunity against COVID-19
    Health / 22nd September 2020 /
    RIO DE JANEIRO, September 22 (Reuters) - A new study that analyzed the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil has found a link between the spread of the virus and past outbreaks of dengue fever that suggests exposure to the mosquito-transmitted illness may provide some level of immunity against CO
  • Breast cancer drug shows promise to change prostate cancer treatment
    Health / 21st September 2020 /
    London, September 21 (IANS): A drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can extend the lives of some men with prostate cancer, showed results of a major trial which could change clinical practice. Final results from the trial showed that olaparib -- a pioneering type of drug called
  • Over 60K sign up for Russian Covid vax, 700 injected
    Health / 21st September 2020 /
    Moscow, September 21 (IANS): More than 60,000 people have applied to volunteer for the coronavirus vaccine trials in Moscow and over 700 people have been injected with the coronavirus vaccine, the media reported. Sputnik V, an adenovirus vector-based vaccine, was developed by the Gamale
  • Certain cancer treatments up death risk from Covid-19: Study
    Health / 20th September 2020 /
    New York, September 20 (IANS): A team of US researchers has found that certain treatments for cancer may increase the chance of death if they contract Covid-19. The study by the researchers at the University of Cincinnati, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Virtual C
  • 8 risk factors that can lead to heart failure
    Health / 20th September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 20 (IANSlife): Heart failure is one of the most under-diagnosed heart diseases in our country, contributing to a high number of death rates. The National Heart Failure Registry recently revealed its one-year data, which shows that close to 17 percent of patients die wi

FEATURED NEWS

  • How writing became a tool for self-discovery, empowerment for these women
    Featured News / 22nd September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 22 (IANSlife): Being a female author can come with its own set of challenges, especially when one is trying to juggle a career in the demanding field along with a personal life. From burning the midnight oil to pursue writing, to managing multiple roles, budding author
  • Fierce, frequent, climate-fueled wildfires may decimate forests worldwide
    Featured News / 22nd September 2020 /
    LONDON, September 22 (Reuters) - Wildfires among ponderosa pines and Douglas firs of the U.S. West have long been part of nature's cycle of renewal, as much as the changing of the seasons. But as climate change makes the region more arid, wildfires have grown more frequent and feroc
  • Post-370, public sector recruitment in J&K sparks outrage among youth
    Featured News / 21st September 2020 /
    New Delhi/Srinagar, September 21 (IANS): A year after the central government's assurances that the nullification of Article 370 would lead to transparency and accountability, Jammu & Kashmir's public sector recruitment remains a major source of disillusionment. "We were
  • Silences of the abandoned
    Featured News / 20th September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 20 (IANS): She captures frames of the greatest migration since Partition, but what strikes is not the movement, but in fact an uncomfortable stillness -- not just of the people but the entire city. A post-war capital -- abandoned, but still standing tall, unable to com
  • Chinese imperialism poses incurable threat to the world
    Featured News / 18th September 2020 /
    BY BINAY KUMAR SINGH IANS | September 18 Two viruses have taken over the world. One, a minuscule creature called Covid-19, has killed more than 8,00,000 people around the globe, but is slowing down and will most likely be eliminated in the coming months. Vaccines have already been deve

LIFE AND STYLE

  • Raveena Tandon on B'wood drug probe: High time for clean up
    Life & Style / 22nd September 2020 /
    Mumbai, September 22 (IANS): As the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) intensifies its probe into the alleged Bollywood-drug nexus post Sushant Singh Rajput's demise, actress Raveena Tandon seems impressed with the move. On Tuesday, Raveena took to Twitter and demanded punishment for th
  • Meghan did not cooperate with biography, lawyers tell court
    Life & Style / 22nd September 2020 /
    LONDON, September 22 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, said on Monday a claim by a tabloid paper she is suing for invasion of privacy that the royal couple cooperated with a recent book about them was "manifestly false". Meghan, officially
  • 'New Education Policy will bring rise in demand for tailored courses'
    Life & Style / 21st September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 21 (IANSlife): The New Education Policy (NEP) has infused a new wave of optimism with the vision of strengthening the education system, branching out into varied dimensions of skill-based learning to empower the Indian youth with the new age dynamism. The policy has ar
  • Manoj Bajpayee: Don't ask actors about things not related to them
    Life & Style / 20th September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 20 (IANS): Bollywood celebrities are asked for their opinions on just about everything these days, National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee notes. How is it possible to give a satisfactory answer on something he is not related to or well-versed about, he wonders.
  • Stopped speaking on phone due to spam calls: Samantha Akkineni
    Life & Style / 19th September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 19 (IANSlife): For a celebrity, it's not uncommon to receive fan calls and messages, which can be quick to spam. Indian actress Samantha Akkineni says that over the years, she has stopped speaking over phone due to unwanted calls, and even her friends and fami