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Facebook, Twitter not affecting face-to-face contact with friends: Study

New York, February 16 (IANS) Debunking a popular belief that use of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter alienates people from friends and family, a new study claims that this is not the case.

/ 16th February 2018
I am an outsider in politics, says Modi

New Delhi, February 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he considers himself an outsider in politics and that he is not a politician from within. "I entered politics rather late.

/ 16th February 2018
Looking at BJP's allegations against Meghalaya DGP: EC

Shillong, February 16 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat on Friday said they are yet to establish the facts on the allegations of the BJP accusing Swaraj Bir Singh, Meghalaya Director General o

/ 16th February 2018
Iran ready to simplify visa procedure: Rouhani

Hyderabad, February 16 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday announced that Tehran is ready to simplify visa procedures and hoped India will reciprocate to facilitate easy movement of people between

/ 16th February 2018
Finding NiMo: Bollywood takes dig at Nirav Modi, bank, politicians

Mumbai, February 16 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities Rishi Kapoor, Richa Chadha and Vivek Agnihotri have raised questions about the major banking fraud carried out by billionaire diamond trader Nirav Modi, who left

/ 16th February 2018
PNB should reveal due diligence on Rs.1,700 cr loan to Nirav Modi: AIBEA

Nirav Modi Chennai, February 16 (IANS) Only the naive would believe that just two officials were involved in the $1.8 billion fraud in Punjab National Bank (PNB) and that the whole bank was in the da

/ 16th February 2018
SC reduces Tamil Nadu's Cauvery water share

New Delhi, February 16 (IANS) In a setback to Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Friday reduced its share of the Cauvery river water to 177.25 thousand million cubic feet (TMC), down from 192 TMC allocated by a T

/ 16th February 2018
BJP using 'terror collaborator' to oust Left government in Tripura: CM Manik Sarkar

Agartala, February 16 (IANS) Manik Sarkar, who has been Chief Minister of Tripura for the past 20 years and is attempting a fifth term, has accused the Modi government of being in cahoots with the separatist tr

/ 16th February 2018
With poetry and song, Tripura's poll campaigning gets colourful

Agartala, February 16 (IANS) Patriotic songs by Lata Mangeshkar and other artistes clash with India's national song "Vande Mataram" as they blare out of loudspeakers at street corners and from atop campaign veh

/ 16th February 2018
Can offline expansion bring growth for smartphones in India?

By Faisal Kawoosa IANS | February 16 Are all smartphones in India sold online? Not really. This is something which should come as a surprise to the cyber-savvy buyers of gadgets and gizmos. A s

/ 16th February 2018
In aftermath of shooting, a community mourns and wonders why

Students grieve at Pine Trails Park for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged wit

/ 16th February 2018
Napoli lose at home, Arsenal and Milan win away in Europa League

Soccer Football - Europa League Round of 32 First Leg - OGC Nice vs Lokomotiv Moscow - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - February 15, 2018 Lokomotiv Moscows Vladislav Ignatyev in action with Nice's Mario Balotell

/ 16th February 2018
No 'bloody nose' plan for North Korea - U.S. official, senators

WASHINGTON, February 16 (Reuters) - The senior U.S. diplomat for Asia, Susan Thornton, said on Thursday she understood the Trump administration had no strategy for a so-called bloody nose strike on North Korea,

/ 16th February 2018
Olympics: South Korea's 'Iron Man' wins first Asian sliding gold

Skeleton – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Mens Competition – Olympic Sliding Centre - Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 15, 2018 - Yun Sung-bin of South Korea in action during the heat. REUTERS/Ed

/ 16th February 2018
NDPP-BJP alliance to get absolute majority in Nagaland: Rio

Peren (Nagaland), February 16 (IANS): Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's (NDPP) Chief Ministerial candidate Neiphiu Rio on Thursday voiced confidence that the NDPP-BJP alliance will come to power wi

Nagaland / 16th February 2018
Want to be known as a good actor, not just the wink queen: Priya Prakash Varrier

Thiruvananthapuram, (PTI) Her cute wink and coquettish smile may have made Priya Prakash Varrier the national crush but the debutante, who is enjoying her newfound fame, hopes to have a lasting acting career

/ 16th February 2018
Startling orangutan population decline recorded in Borneo

FILE PHOTO: An orangutan hold its baby at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island on January 11, 2004. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad/File Photo WASHINGT

/ 16th February 2018
Tillerson meets Turkey's Erdogan for 'open' talks after weeks of strain

U.S. Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis poses with Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vi

/ 16th February 2018
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announce separation

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, Justin Theroux, left, and Jennifer Aniston arrive at the Oscars in Los Angeles. The couple announced Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, that they have separated. (Photo by Jordan

/ 16th February 2018
Nagaland Elections: 14 cases of pre-poll clashes so far

CEC informs that 96 FIRs have been registered KOHIMA, FEBRUARY 15 (MExN): The Election Commission of India (ECI) today informed that so far 14 cases have been registered in connection with election related o

Nagaland / 15th February 2018