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Trump set to exchange views with Pope Francis at Vatican

ROME, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Vatican on Wednesday for talks with one of his most high-profile critics, Pope Francis, after the two men exchanged sharp words during the preside

/ 24th May 2017
Myanmar's Suu Kyi seeks to revive peace process with fresh talks

YANGON, May 24 (Reuters) - Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi will open a new round of talks with some of the country's myriad ethnic groups on Wednesday, looking to revive a stuttering peace process after a tou

/ 24th May 2017
China urges North Korea talks, skirts questions on U.S. sanctions push

UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (Reuters) - China on Tuesday pushed for dialogue with North Korea and the full implementation of United Nations sanctions over Pyongyang's ballistic missile and nuclear tests, skirting qu

/ 24th May 2017
Philippines' Duterte warns terrorists: "I'll be harsh"

MANILA, May 24 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he will deal harshly with terrorism and that martial law on the island of Mindanao would remain in place for a year if necessary

/ 24th May 2017
Duterte declares martial law in Phillipines island

Manila, May 24 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in the entire island of Mindanao and nearby island provinces, following clashes between government forces and armed Maute group.

/ 24th May 2017
24 dead as bus plunges into gorge in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, May 24 (IANS) At least 24 persons were killed and eight others injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand late on Tuesday, police said. The acci

/ 24th May 2017
Katy Perry wants Taylor Swift to finish feud

Los Angeles, May 24 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry, who has been embroiled in a feud with singer Taylor Swift since a long time now, says the latter should finish the fight as she started it. Things got

/ 24th May 2017
Trump vows resolve against terrorism following Manchester attack

Washington, May 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump reassured British Prime Minister Theresa May that the resolve will "never waiver" in the face of terrorism, following a multiple-death bomb attack in Manchest

/ 24th May 2017
Sharapova handed wild card for Rogers Cup in Toronto

May 24 (REUTERS) - Maria Sharapova's comeback from a doping ban will include an appearance at the Rogers Cup in August after the former world number one was granted a wild card by the organisers of the Toronto

/ 24th May 2017
UK bomber trained abroad, had Al Qaeda links: Official

Manchester, May 24 (IANS) The British man believed to have killed 22 people in a suicide-bomb attack here, had ties to Al Qaeda and had received terror training abroad, a US intelligence official said.

/ 24th May 2017
Biodiversity Conservation Area comes under threat from hunters

Community efforts have led to increase in wildlife in Longleng Limasenla Jamir Yaongyimchen | May 23 A community biodiversity conservation area set up as an asylum for wildlife and aquatic species

Nagaland / 23rd May 2017
‘Language has the power to bring souls together’

47th Tenyidie Pederüchü underway in Kohima Morung Express News Kohima | May 23 The 47th Tenyidie Pederüchü began today, May 23 at Ura Academy Badi, Kohima and will continue til

Nagaland / 23rd May 2017
'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' declared tax-free in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 23 (IANS) The upcoming biopic on cricket legend and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar -- "Sachin: A Billion Dreams" -- has been declared tax-free by the Odisha government. State Financ

/ 23rd May 2017
Nagas in Arunachal seek Centre’s Intervention to grant autonomous council in three districts

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS): The Naga community in Arunachal Pradesh has urged the Centre to intervene in the long-delayed matter of granting autonomous council status to Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) distri

/ 23rd May 2017
NWU declares names of new elected members

Tahamzam, May 23 (MExN): The Naga Women’s Union (NWU) in Manipur has elected new office bearers for the tenure 2017 – 2019. They were elected on May 4 at the Conference Hall, Namdunlong Baptist Church, Imph

/ 23rd May 2017
Leakage of MBoSE results attributed to technical snag

Newmai News Network Shillong | May 23 The leakage of the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE) SSLC results 2017 (top 20 merit list) which attracted criticisms from various quarters is owed

/ 23rd May 2017
Bodies of Manipur activists killed in 2015 violence to be buried May 24

Imphal, May 23 (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday said the bodies of eight tribal activists killed in mob violence in September 2015 in the state's Churachandpur district will be buried on

/ 23rd May 2017
IAF Sukhoi fighter jet with two pilots goes missing near Indo-China border

X Fighter jet goes missing/Guwahati, May 23 (PTI):A Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force with two pilots on board went missing after taking off from the Tezpur IAF base in Assam during a routine t

/ 23rd May 2017
Lightning injures 9 in Laii Village including pregnant woman

Newmai News Network Senapati | May 23 Nine persons including one pregnant woman were reportedly injured when a bolt of lightning struck near Laii (Vafiimai) village under Paomata sub-division in S

/ 23rd May 2017
Unplanned urbanisation – Choking oneself?

Moa Jamir On the eve of statehood in 1961, Dimapur had a population of 15,767 persons which galloped by over 166% to 42,002, a decade later in 1971. By 2011, at the total of 3, 78,811 persons, it was

Editorial / 23rd May 2017