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14th January 2021 /
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SPORTS

  • Image Source: IANS News
    NorthEast end seven-game winless run with 2-1 win over Jamshedpur
    Vasco (Goa), January 17 (IANS): NorthEast United got off to a good start under new head coach Khalid Jamil with a 2-1 win over Jamshedpur FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Sunday. This is NorthEast's first win seven games. Ashutosh Mehta scored his first
    Sports / 17th January 2021
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    East Bengal, Chennaiyin searching for wins
    Margao (Goa), January 17 (IANS): Both Chennaiyin and East Bengal have proven themselves to be tough teams to beat thus far in the Indian Super League (ISL). However, wins have been difficult to come by for both teams and they would be hoping to come on top when the
    Sports / 17th January 2021
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    4th Test: Thakur-Sundar rearguard keeps India in the game
    Brisbane, January 17 (IANS): A brilliant batting partnership between Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar on Sunday made sure India remained in the game after the end of Day Three of the fourth and final Test against Australia at The Gabba. Thakur and Sundar sha
    Sports / 17th January 2021
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    Govt decides to name upcoming SAI facilities after sportspersons
    New Delhi, January 17 (IANS): The sports ministry has decided to name all upcoming and upgraded sporting facilities of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), after renowned athletes, who have contributed to sports in India. In the first leg, the newly built air-co
    Sports / 17th January 2021
  • PV Sindhu: I have learnt a lot more from my losses
    New Delhi, January 17 (IANS): World badminton champion PV Sindhu was disappointed when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year, but she utilised the free time to work on rectifying her mistakes. The ace Indian shuttler recently returned to the court at the Thai
    Sports / 17th January 2021
  • Juggernauts emerged as winners of the 25th edition of the Winter Cricket Challenge (WCC) after defeating Imperials on January 16.
    Wokha: Juggernauts edge Imperials to lift 25th WCC trophy
    Wokha, January 16 (MExN): Defending champions Juggernauts emerged as winners of the 25th edition of the Winter Cricket Challenge (WCC) played at local ground, Wokha on January 16.  In the final match, Imperials won the toss and elected to bat first. Abemo K
    Sports / 16th January 2021
  • 6th edition of Unity Cup underway
    Dimapur, January 16 (MExN): The 6th Unity Cup T-20 cricket tournament, organized by Nepali Baptist Church (NBC) Chümoukedima sports ministry, kicked off in Chümoukedima on January 16 under the theme ‘Solidarity for Peace’. With 25 teams in
    Sports / 16th January 2021
  • CVA emerged as the champion of the 3rd Supongmeren Memorial Volleyball Trophy 2021
    Changtongya Volleyball Association (CVA) emerged as the champion of the 3rd Supongmeren Memorial Volleyball Trophy 2021 after beating Clark Memorial Club (CMC), Molungkimong in the final match on January 15. CVA prevailed over CMC in the deciding fifth set after bo
    Sports / 16th January 2021
  • Hyderabad hold Mumbai City to goalless draw
    Bambolim (Goa), January 16 (IANS): Hyderabad FC held Mumbai City to a 0-0 draw in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the GMC Stadium on Saturday. Hyderabad put up a solid performance in defence to restrict Mumbai from establishing their superiority and ended up threa
    Sports / 16th January 2021
  • Thailand Open badminton: Axelsen, Marin through to finals
    Bangkok, January 16 (IANS): Danish fourth seed Viktor Axelsen will face Hong Kong's seventh seed Angus Ng Ka Long in the men's singles final of the Thailand Open badminton on Sunday. In the women's final, world No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei will f
    Sports / 16th January 2021
  • IPL auction: Feb 4 registration deadline; no player agent allowed
    New Delhi, January 16 (IANS): The Indian cricket board has said that it would deal and communicate directly with the state associations and not with any player agents in case of individual players wishing to register themselves for the Indian Premier League (IPL) p
    Sports / 16th January 2021
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    NorthEast, Jamshedpur hope to get back into top 4
    Vasco (Goa), January 16 (IANS): NorthEast United face Jamshedpur FC in their first match since the departure of coach Gerard Nus in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Sunday at the Tilak Maidan Stadium. A recent slump in form has resulted in both clubs falling out of
    Sports / 16th January 2021
  • Indian fan complains of racism at SCG
    Sydney, January 16 (IANS): Even as authorities at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) are investigating reports from the Indian team that pace bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were subjected to racist comments, they have received another complaint from an Indi
    Sports / 16th January 2021
  • Momota resumes training after testing Covid positive
    Tokyo, January 16 (IANS): Kento Momota, the world's top-ranked men's singles badminton player, has resumed training 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. Japan's state broadcaster NHK said that Momota has returned to practice by himself after
    Sports / 16th January 2021
  • Imperials to take on Juggernauts in WCC final
    DIMAPUR, JANUARY 15 (MExN): Imperials and Juggernauts will clash in the final match of the Winter Cricket Challenge (WCC) being held in Wokha.  In the first semi final match on January 14, Imperials defeated KLSU by 9 wickets.  Earlier, KLSU had won
    Sports / 15th January 2021

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Any new beginning is forged from the shards of the past, not from the abandonment of the past
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INDIA

  • Sanskrit emerges as 5th most widely used language in Rajya Sabha
    India / 17th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 17 (IANS): The use of regional languages during Rajya Sabha proceedings has increased more than five times and parliamentarians spoke in 10 of the 22 scheduled languages for the first time during 2018-20 with Sanskrit emerging as the fifth most widely used Indian la
  • 2, 24,301 beneficiaries given COVID-19 vaccine so far; 447 cases of adverse effect reported: Govt
    India / 17th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January an 17 (PTI): A total of 2,24,301 beneficiaries have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine so far, out of which only 447 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were reported, the Union Health Ministry said on day two of the nationwide vaccination drive on Sunday.
  • At 103, India's first voter casts vote in HP panchayat polls; over 70 pc turnout recorded
    India / 17th January 2021 /
    Shimla, January 17 (PTI): Despite his failing vision and aching knees, India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi reached his polling booth in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur to exercise his franchise in the state's panchayat elections, for which over 70 per cent turnout was recorded on S
  • Farmers ready to protest till May 2024: Union leader
    India / 17th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 17 (PTI): Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said farmers are prepared to protest against the Centre's new farm laws "till May 2024", and termed the ongoing agitation by peasants at Delhi borders as an "ideological revolution".
  • PM flags off 8 trains to Statue of Unity in Gujarat
    India / 17th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 17 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off eight trains connecting major destinations in various states of the country with the Statue of Unity in Gujarat's Kevadiya, via video-conferencing. The trains will connect Kevadiya to Varanasi, Dadar, A

BUSINESS

  • Will agitate against complex, arbitrary GST system: CAIT
    Business / 17th January 2021 /
    NEW DELHI, JANUARY 17 (IANS): The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has announced that it will launch a nationwide movement against the present Goods and Services Tax (GST) system which it claims has become "extremely complicated" because of several "arbitrary"
  • Bank credit to manufacturing muted amid pandemic
    Business / 17th January 2021 /
    NEW DELHI, JANUARY 17 (IANS): Bank credit to manufacturing sector has remained muted in the current financial year amid the pandemic, while few sectors, including construction and trade, have witnessed resilient flows. According to the Financial Stability Report of the Reserve Bank of I
  • Haryana Police arrest 89, recover Rs 112 cr in GST fraud
    Business / 17th January 2021 /
    Chandigarh, January 17 (IANS): In a well-coordinated operation against Goods and Services Tax (GST) scamsters, Haryana Police on Sunday said it busted four major gangs related to issuing or registration of bogus firms involved in fake invoice bills scam which defrauded the government exche
  • Petrol, diesel prices remain static 3 days in a row
    Business / 17th January 2021 /
    NEW DELHI, JANUARY 17 (IANS): Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Sunday after oil marketing companies decided to wait and watch the global oil price movement before taking the next course of action. Accordingly, in the national capital, petrol continued to be sold at the new
  • 'Senior citizens feel economic issues major concern for India'
    Business / 17th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 17 (IANS): Majority of the senior citizens of the country believe that current state of the economy is among the biggest issues that India needs to address immediately. The other top concern is unemployment, showed a survey by Antara, a Max Group entity. Further, f

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HEALTH

  • Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
    Health / 17th January 2021 /
    Beijing, January 17 (AP): The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. The Daqiaodao Food Co, Ltd in Tianjin, adjacent to Beijing, was sealed and its employees were being tested for the
  • Chinese health experts call to shun Pfizer's mRNA-based Covid vaccine
    Health / 15th January 2021 /
    Beijing, January 15 (IANS): Amid the news of deaths of 23 elderly Norwegian people who received Pfizer's mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine, Chinese health experts have called on Norway and other countries to suspend the use of it, especially among elderly people due to the vaccines' safe
  • DNA test can identify pneumonia in patients with severe Covid
    Health / 15th January 2021 /
    London, January 15 (IANS) Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in Covid-19 patients, who have double the risk of developing pneumonia while on ventilation. For patients with the most severe forms of Covid-19, mechanical ventilation is often the
  • Discrimination ups anxiety risk regardless of genetics
    Health / 15th January 2021 /
    New York, January 15 (IANS): Regardless of genetic risks, exposure to discrimination in life plays a significant role in developing anxiety and related disorders, suggests a new study. Published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences journal, the study determined that even a
  • Depression, stress can reduce vaccine efficacy
    Health / 14th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 14 (PTI): Depression, stress and loneliness can weaken the body's immune system, and lower the effectiveness of certain vaccines, including the new Covid-19 preventives that are in development and the early stages of global distribution, scientists say.  Acco

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LIFE AND STYLE

  • Biden-Harris inauguration ceremony kicks off with 'Kolam'
    Life & Style / 17th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 17 (PTI): Kolam, a traditional Indian art form of drawing geometric patterns on the floors as a sign of welcome, was part of the virtual kick-off ceremony of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris, who traces her origin to Tamil Nadu w
  • Two sisters ask Delhi to listen, go viral
    Life & Style / 17th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 17 (IANS): Even as "Sun Dilliye Ni Sun Dilliye", a song written, composed and sung by the two young sisters on the ongoing farmers' agitation continues to grab thousands of hits on social media from people across the world, the duo maintains that while all
  • Online abuse cannot be normalised, says Zoya Akhtar on cyberbullying
    Life & Style / 16th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 16 (IANSlife): Director and producer Zoya Akhtar's success with titles like 'Made in Heaven', 'Luck by Chance', 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' and 'Gully Boy' has not protected her from intense cyberbullying and trolling. Zoya recently
  • Kajol: Understood my mother after I had my daughter
    Life & Style / 16th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 16 (IANS): Bollywood star Kajol cherishes her special bond with her mother, veteran actress Tanuja, and says she truly understood her only after she had a daughter. The actress says she realised her mother's sacrifices after having her duaghter Nysa. "I only
  • 'Demand for organic, vegan chocolate increasing in India'
    Life & Style / 15th January 2021 /
    New Delhi, January 15 (IANSlife): The artisanal, bean-to-bar chocolate making will further gain feet in India in the coming years. An evolving palate of Indian consumers will help the rise of India-made chocolates and brands that use honest, natural ingredients and practise small-batch han