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Travelling mela stuck in Tuensang for 4 months
6th July 2020 /
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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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INDIA

  • CBSE to reduce syllabus by 30% for Class 9, 12
    India / 7th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 7 (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education has rationalised the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 for the academic year 2020-21 by up to 30 per cent to make up for academic loss caused due to COVID-19, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced on Tue
  • India will bounce back from COVID-19: Amitabh Kant
    India / 7th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Noting the emergence of "green shoots" in the economy, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Tuesday emphasised that India will soon bounce back from the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 crisis.   Citing examples of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), he
  • India’s COVID-19 tally, fatality rate per million population lowest in world: Health Ministry
    India / 7th July 2020 /
    India has ramped up its hospital infrastructure to adequately and effectively manage coronavirus cases, the Ministry said. New Delhi, July 7 (PTI): India’s total number of coronavirus cases and fatalities per million population is one of the lowest in the world, the Union Health M
  • Bihar CM's relative, staying at his official residence, tests positive for Covid
    India / 7th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 7 (PTI): A close relative of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who had been staying at his official residence in Patna, has tested positive for COVID-19, highly placed sources said on Tuesday. They said test reports of the relative, niece of the chief minister, came out on
  • NIA makes seventh arrest in Pulwama terror case
    India / 7th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said it has made the seventh arrest in the Pulwama attack case, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed in an IED blast on February 14, 2019. NIA arrested the seventh accused named, Bilal Ahmed Kuchey, whom the agen

BUSINESS

  • HDFC Bank cuts interest rates on loans by 20 bps
    Business / 7th July 2020 /
    MUMBAI, JULY 7 (IANS): The HDFC Bank has reduced the marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) on loans across tenors by 20 basis points with immediate effect.   Following the reduction, MCLRs of the bank will range from 7.10 per cent to 7.65 per cent.   The b
  • Gold may cross Rs 52,000 per 10 grams by Diwali
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 6 (IANS): The price of gold in the spot and futures markets remained soft for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, but during the corona period the fundamentals of the precious metal are strong due to which it may touch a new high later this year.   The demand f
  • North Korean hackers stealing online shoppers' data in US, Europe
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 6 (IANS): North Korea-based hackers have engaged in a large scale digital skimming activity since May 19, breaking into online stores like international fashion chain Claires to insert malicious code that steal payment card details of the users in the US and Europe, a n
  • Rs 90k cr package for discoms not enough, dues cross Rs 1 lakh cr
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 6 (IANS): The Centre's Rs 90,000 crore liquidity window to financially stressed state discoms for clearing their mounting dues to power generation companies may not be sufficient to clean up their books and clear all outstanding.   The reason is that power di
  • Honda Siel Power Products now named Honda India Power Products
    Business / 6th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 6 (IANS): Power products maker Honda Siel Power Products Ltd (HSPP) on Monday announced the change in its name to Honda India Power Products Limited (HIPP) with immediate effect.   Subsequent to the cessation of the joint venture agreement with its longtime partn

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HEALTH

  • Mylan to launch Remdesivir@Rs 4,800 a vial
    Health / 7th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): Global pharmaceutical major Mylan has got approval for its remdesivir from the Drug Controller General of India and will launch a generic version of Gilead Sciences' COVID-19 anti-viral in the country at Rs 4,800 for 100 mg/vial. The drug will be launched
  • 8 in 10 Indians think satisfaction of life would make them live longer
    Health / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) How happy are Indians? What makes people happy? How do they define happiness? At a time when the world is suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic and India is turning into one of the worst-hit countries, everyone is looking for reasons to be happy, a reason to smile.
  • 'Aug 15 for COVID-19 vaccine launch unfeasible'
    Health / 6th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 6 (PTI): The Indian Academy of Sciences, a Bengaluru-based body of scientists, has said the Indian Council for Medical Research's  target to launch a coronavirus vaccine by August 15 is "unfeasible" and "unrealistic".   The IASc said
  • 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

FEATURED NEWS

  • US envoy admires Dalai Lama for seeking freedom for Tibetans
    Featured News / 6th July 2020 /
    Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS) Reaffirming Washington's continued support to the Tibetan cause, US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Ian Juster, on Monday greeted Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on his 85th birthday by admiring his tireless efforts to seek freedom for Tibetans and bringi
  • 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

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