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  • Village beats drought, one raindrop at a time
    Ralegan Siddhi has remained water-sufficient for four decades, even in the severe droughts of 2014 and 2015 that triggered thousands of farmer suicides in Maharashtra   Roli Srivastava Thomson Reute
    / 12th March 2017
  • Do you support the decision of the hohos who have resolved in principle to forming a Nagas of Nagaland platform? Why?
    Some of those who voted YES had this to say: •    It seems like we are doing many things without thinking. In the last couple of years we have seen many Nagaland based groups like CNTC,
    Weekly Poll Result / 12th March 2017
  • BJP to stake claim in Manipur
    Imphal, March 12 (IANS) BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday said the party will meet Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla to stake claim to forming the new government in the state with the support of the Nati
    / 12th March 2017
  • Gomez, Mendes take home major prizes at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
    Los Angeles, March 12 (IANS) Singer Selena Gomez took home one of the biggest prizes at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards winning the Favourite Female Singer award while Shawn Mendes received that for the Fav
    / 12th March 2017
  • Malala receives offer to study at UK university
    London, March 12 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner and education activist Malala Yousafzai has received an offer to study at a British university after applying to Oxford.   Yousafzai made the announce
    / 12th March 2017
  • Bodos on hunger-strike decline medical help
    Kokrajhar (Assam), March 12 (IANS) On the third day of their hunger strike to press for a separate state for the community, the Bodos on Sunday said they would not accept any medical aid until the government ac
    / 12th March 2017
  • Congress accuses BJP of abducting independent MLA in Manipur
    New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday accused BJP of "playing a dangerous game of subverting democracy" and abducting an independent MLA from Manipur by misusing the CISF at Imphal airport.  
    / 12th March 2017
  • Poor sleep may lead to behavioural problems
    New York, March 12 (IANS) Children between age 3 and 7 who do not get enough sleep are more likely to have problems with attention, emotional control and peer relationships, says a study.   "We found
    / 12th March 2017
  • Childhood bullying may up heart disease, diabetes risk
    New York, March 12 (IANS) Being bullied during childhood might have lifelong health effects related to chronic stress exposure, including an increased risk for heart disease and diabetes in adulthood, a study h
    / 12th March 2017
  • Exercise may cut side-effects of chemotherapy
    London, March 12 (IANS) Walking or jogging either three times a week for 50 minutes or five times a week for 30 minutes may help patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer to cope better with the side effec
    / 12th March 2017
  • Not making Sikkimese film to uplift North-East, says Madhu Chopra
    New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra's mother Madhu says the decision to make Sikkimese film "Pahuna" comes with a motive to "assimilate knowledge about the state", not essentially to uplift the N
    / 12th March 2017
  • Mirza in Paribas Open quarters, Paes crashes out
    Indian Wells (US), March 12 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova scored a straight sets win to enter the women's doubles quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open 2017 tennis tournament here o
    / 12th March 2017
  • Tripura rubbishes Ram Madhav's claim on central funds
    Agartala, March 12 (IANS) Tripura's Left Front government rubbished BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav's claim that Rs 1 lakh crore have been pumped into the state government over the past three years.
    / 12th March 2017
  • Idea offers free incoming on domestic roaming, overseas value packs
    Mumbai, March 12 (ANS) Mobile major Idea Cellular on Sunday announced that it will start providing free roaming facility on incoming calls to customers in the country from April 1.   The company has
    / 12th March 2017
  • Modi most dominant leader, says Chidambaram
    New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday said the BJP's landslide electoral wins in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand showed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "is the most dominant
    / 12th March 2017
  • Who will take power in Manipur? Congress or BJP?
    Imphal, March 12 (IANS) Uncertainty looms large on government formation in Manipur although the ruling Congress is the single largest party in the new assembly with 28 seats.   Independent candidate
    / 12th March 2017
  • New India is emerging: Modi
    New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a new India which stands for development is emerging.   "A new India is emerging, which is being powered by the strength and ski
    / 12th March 2017
  • China's population to reach 1.45 billion by 2030
    Beijing, March 12 (IANS) China's population is expected to peak at 1.45 billion in 2030, then drop to 1.4 billion by 2050 and to 1.1 billion by the end of this century, authorities said.   Wang Pei'a
    / 12th March 2017
  • 322 of new UP MLAs crorepatis, 143 face criminal cases
    New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) A whopping 322 of the 403 new lawmakers elected to the Uttar Pradesh assembly are 'crorepatis' (multi-millionaires) while as many as 143 have criminal cases, including of murder, pend
    / 12th March 2017
  • BJP landslide humbles rivals, allies in Kashmir
    Jammu, March 12 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ruffled many a feather by saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide in Uttar Pradesh had shattered the opposition hopes of
    / 12th March 2017
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