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  • Corruption eating into the vitals of our society
    Corruption in a civilized society is a disease like cancer, which, if not detected in time, is sure to malignance the polity of our country leading to disastrous consequences. Today uncontrolled corruption has
    Public Space / 11th March 2017
  • The Naga Fight for Gender Equality: Is It well Justified?
    The recent gender episode in our society is a shocking development not only for the locals but also the outsiders who once praised the status of women in Naga society.   In this huge world, Nagas are se
    Public Space / 11th March 2017
  • Pliskova rallies past Puig to avoid Indian Wells upset
    Indian Wells, March 11 (Reuters) - Karolina Pliskova roared back from a set down to outlast Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig 1-6 6-4 6-4 as the Czech third seed avoided a major upset at the BNP Paribas Open in
    / 11th March 2017
  • Zika virus may have adverse effects on heart
    New York, March 11 (IANS) The deadly Zika virus, which is already known to cause birth defects and a neurological condition that can lead to paralysis, may have serious adverse effects on the heart, says a stud
    / 11th March 2017
  • Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 259 runs in first Test
    Galle, March 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 259 runs in the first Test match at the Galle International Stadium here on Saturday.   Spinner Ragana Herath picked up 6 for 59 as Bangladesh
    / 11th March 2017
  • Milan livid after Juve win with stoppage time penalty
    MILAN, March 11 (Reuters) - AC Milan came within seconds of ending Juventus' 17-month run of home league wins before a hugely controversial penalty gave the Serie A leaders a 2-1 win in a stormy match on Friday
    / 11th March 2017
  • Akhilesh Yadav meets Governor, resigns
    Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) After his Samajwadi Party's poll drubbing, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday met Governor Ram Naik and submitted his resignation.   Akhilesh Yadav met t
    / 11th March 2017
  • Fish eyes may help find cure for blindness
    New York, March 11 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a chemical in the zebra fish brain that helps reveal how it regrows its retina, a finding that can potentially cure blindness in humans.   The fin
    / 11th March 2017
  • Pakistani actress Veena Malik gets divorce
    Lahore, March 11 (IANS) Pakistani actress Veena Malik, known in India for her stint in reality TV show "Bigg Boss 4", has been granted divorce from businessman Asad Khattak, her husband of three years, at a cou
    / 11th March 2017
  • In Trumpland: The art of the foil!
    (Washington Diary)   Washington, March 11 (IANS) The 45th tenant of the White House was livid. His newly minted Attorney General's failure to disclose a couple of meetings with Moscow's envoy had rai
    / 11th March 2017
  • India test-fires BrahMos missile with 450 km range
    New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India on Saturday successfully test-fired the BrahMos missile with an extended range of 450 km, with officials calling it a "text book launch".   The enhanced version of th
    / 11th March 2017
  • Manipur headed for hung assembly as Congress, BJP clash for top spot
    Imphal, March 11 (IANS) Manipur seemed to be inching towards a hung assembly with the ruling Congress and the BJP locked in a tantalisingly close fight to emerge as the single-largest party with the vote count
    / 11th March 2017
  • Meghalaya Congress legislator holds doctor at gunpoint
    Shillong, March 11 (IANS) Meghalaya Congress legislator Sengnam N. Marak has been accused of holding a doctor at gun point, a police official said on Saturday.   Police said that Sandipani Malla Buja
    / 11th March 2017
  • Humbled, overwhelmed by continued support to BJP: Modi
    New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he was humbled as well as overwhelmed by the continued support of the people to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the assembly election
    / 11th March 2017
  • 11 CRPF men killed in Maoist attack in Sukma
    Raipur/New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Eleven CRPF personnel were killed and five injured as Maoists ambushed a patrol party with gunfire and explosives in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. The Maharashtra
    / 11th March 2017
  • Rahul congratulates Modi, says Congress will continue its fight
    New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP for the party's victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assembly polls and said th
    / 11th March 2017
  • UP EVMs were 'managed' to favour BJP: Mayawati
    Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) Terming the Uttar Pradesh election results as "very surprising", Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday alleged that voting machines had been "managed" to favour the BJP and tha
    / 11th March 2017
  • Congress heads for big win in Punjab, AAP ends as opposition
    Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) The Congress was on Saturday headed for a two-third majority in the 117-seat Punjab assembly, with veteran Amarinder Singh set to return as Chief Minister of the border state. &nb
    / 11th March 2017
  • U.S. civil liberties group, ACLU, seeks to tap anti-Trump energy
    NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union is launching what it bills as the first grassroots mobilization effort in its nearly 100-year history, as it seeks to harness a surge of energy
    / 11th March 2017
  • Assad says yet to see real steps on Islamic State by Trump, U.S. forces "invaders"
    BEIRUT, March 11 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he had yet to see "anything concrete" from U.S. President Donald Trump over his vow to defeat Islamic State and called U.S. forces in Syria "in
    / 11th March 2017
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