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'PFA must apologise': Campaign against India’s largest animal welfare organisation
12th July 2020 /
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11th July 2020 /
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Keeper of traditional craft knowledge
11th July 2020 /
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9th July 2020 /
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Football uninterrupted: Nurturing young talents in the time of Coronavirus
9th July 2020 /
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8th July 2020 /
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North East Matters Campaign for ‘One India’
8th July 2020 /
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Travelling mela stuck in Tuensang for 4 months
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6th July 2020 /
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INDIA

  • Bihar announces total lockdown from July 16 to 31
    India / 14th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 14 (PTI): There will be a total lockdown in Bihar from July 16-31 to contain the spread of COVID-19, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday announced.   On his official Twitter handle, Modi said the 15-day lockdown will remain in force at all municipa
  • Will vacate govt accommodation by August 1: Priyanka
    India / 14th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 14 (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said she would be vacating her government accommodation in Lodhi Estate in New Delhi by August 1, terming as "fake news" reports that she had sought more time to do so.   The government had on J
  • Sachin Pilot removed as Rajasthan dy CM, PCC chief
    India / 14th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 14 (PTI): The Congress on Tuesday sacked Sachin Pilot from the posts of Rajasthan's deputy chief minister and the party's state unit chief.   Cracking the whip on the rebel party leader, the party also removed his loyalists Vishvendra Singh and Ramesh Mee
  • Puri hits back at Priyanka again, reveals identity of caller
    India / 14th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) An IANS story has dominated the political discourse since this morning. In what has turned out to be a political game of brinkmanship, a tit for tat, Minister for Urban Development Hardeep Singh Puri has called it like it should be.   With Priyanka Gand
  • Union Ministers Puri to Irani: Govt 'factchecks' Priyanka, backs IANS
    India / 14th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Moments after Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra labelled an IANS story as "fake news", she was confronted with facts by key union ministers that contradicted her claim.   Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, backing the

BUSINESS

  • TDSAT denies relief to Voda on TRAI's blocking of premium plan
    Business / 14th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 14 (IANS): In a setback for Vodafone Idea, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has refused to stay TRAI's directive blocking the telco's premium plan 'RedX'.   Citing violation of norms and likely impact on the quality o
  • India faces power deficit despite low demand on Covid-19
    Business / 14th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 14 (IANS): The Covid-19 pandemic and slowdown in demand across sectors has not eased the country's power supply deficit situation which widened to 0.5 per cent in April-June quarter of 2020, up from 0.4 per cent in the same period last year.   According to po
  • Samsung bets big on 6G, expects roll out as early as 2028
    Business / 14th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 14 (IANS): South Korean tech giant Samsung has started working on the sixth next generation cellular technology and it expects completion of the 6G standard and its earliest commercialisation date could be as early as 2028.   Mass commercialisation of 6G may occu
  • With rising diesel prices more trouble for transport sector
    Business / 13th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 13 (IANS): Unexpected rise in diesel prices despite slower demand has put the transport sector at a big disadvantage as rising fuel cost has further shrunk its margins.   With 11 paise hike in diesel price in New Delhi on Monday while petrol prices remained stead
  • Google to invest Rs 75,000 crore to boost digitisation in India
    Business / 13th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 13 (IANS): Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced a Google for India digitisation fund through which, the company will invest Rs 75,000 crore or approximately $10 billion over the next five to seven years to help India go digital.   "We will do this th

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HEALTH

  • Only 3% Indians realise the importance of consuming adequate protein: Study
    Health / 14th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 14 (IANSlife) Although 95 per cent of Indian mothers claim to know protein as a macro-nutrient, only three per cent of the population really understands the prominent functions of protein or why one should consume it daily, reveals a new study.   Across cities, 8
  • WHO warns that coronavirus crisis may get 'worse and worse and worse'
    Health / 13th July 2020 /
    GENEVA/ZURICH, July 13 (Reuters) - The new coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.   "Let me be blunt, too many countries are headed in the w
  • Stress hormone linked to higher blood sugar in diabetics
    Health / 13th July 2020 /
    New York, July 13 (IANS) Researchers have showcased a clear link between the stress hormone cortisol and higher blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.   Previous research has shown that stress and depression are two of the major causes of a flatter cortisol profile.
  • Itolizumab: New anti-Covid drug at Rs 8000/vial
    Health / 13th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 13 (PTI): Bengaluru-based biotech major Biocon on Monday announced that its drug Itolizumab, which will hit the market as Alzumab has received permission from the Drugs Controller General of India for use in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients.    "It
  • Avoid skin allergies caused by masks
    Health / 13th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 13 (IANSlife) Wearing a mask is a must, but this has led to many complaining of various skin issues. Masks create a hot and moist environment inside it, becoming the perfect breeding ground for bacteria and germs. These bacteria make the skin itchy and acne and rashe prone.

FEATURED NEWS

  • Digital play with Indian business models
    Featured News / 12th July 2020 /
    BY TAPONEEL MUKHERJEE IANS | July 12 The last decade has seen rapid digitisation. However, the last three months have seen the pace of digitisation accelerate rapidly. Even as the world adjusts to a new normal, the ability to leverage digitisation to improve, create and innovate busi
  • How New Delhi tamed China
    Featured News / 11th July 2020 /
    BY LT GEN CHERISH MATHSON  New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A resolute, unruffled leadership and India's multi-pronged, hard stance, from the borders to financial markets, has forced China to tone down its aggression it had initiated since early May 2020. While India's military
  • World Population Day: Bringing back the 'choice, voice debate' on family planning during COVID-19
    Featured News / 11th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 11 (IANSlife) Family planning is central to gender equality and womens empowerment, and it is a key factor in reducing poverty. Millions of girls and women in India can transform their lives if needs for family planning - to delay, space and limit the number of children tha
  • It's 'Vocal for Local' in Rajasthan on Raksha Bandhan this year
    Featured News / 9th July 2020 /
    Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) The 'Raksha Bandhan' festival this year will be celebrated with local flavour in Rajasthan, as many organisations in the state are following the Prime Minister's call for 'Vocal for Local'.   They have started making handmade 'rakhis
  • PM Modi's visit to his village Nimo, comforts 1962 war veteran
    Featured News / 9th July 2020 /
    Nimo/Leh, July 9 (IANS) In a quaint little village with tall poplars swinging gently in the summer bloom against the bare lofty mountains, 1962 war veteran Tsering Tashi giggles with exuberance over the thought that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his village just a week ago.  

LIFE AND STYLE

  • An online career community for women
    Life & Style / 13th July 2020 /
    BY PUJA GUPTA  New Delhi, July 12 (IANSlife) During the COVID-19 pandemic the focus has been on women supporting each other to help build financial security. In these uncertain times and an economic slowdown, women are working harder than they ever did, both at home and at work.
  • Habits you need to teach your child in a COVID-19 world
    Life & Style / 12th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 12 (IANSlife) The fight against COVID-19 continues to take place all over the world. With most of us homebound owing to the home-sheltering and social restrictions, we have been able to spend quality time with the family.   For those with young children, managing
  • WHO launches initiative to help 1.3bn people quit smoking
    Life & Style / 11th July 2020 /
    Geneva, July 11 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was launching an initiative to help 1.3 billion global tobacco-users quit the habit during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.   The Access Initiative for Quitting Tobacco will help people freely access the
  • Tahira Kashyap completes her fourth book during lockdown
    Life & Style / 11th July 2020 /
    Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Writer-filmmaker Tahira Kashyap Khurrana has completed her fourth book, "The 12 Commandments Of Being A Woman", during the coronavirus lockdown.   "I've finally finished writing 'The 12 Commandments Of Being A Woman' and it's
  • Hate desk job? It may be good for your mental health
    Life & Style / 10th July 2020 /
    London, July 10 (IANS) People who work in jobs that require less physical activity - typically office and desk-based jobs - are at a lower risk of subsequent poor cognition than those whose work is more physically active, according to a study.   Lack of physical activity and exe