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  • Liezietsu to be new Nagaland CM, Zeliang seeks time to step down
    Kohima, February 16 (IANS): Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang on Thursday appealed to the agitating tribal groups to give him two-three more days to step down to ensure smooth transition of power, after ruli
    Nagaland / 16th February 2017
  • Excess weight in youth can cause stomach cancer later
    New York, February 16 (IANS) An overweight youth in his early 20s is three times more at risk of developing cancer of either the oesophagus (food pipe) or upper stomach in adulthood, researchers have warned.
    / 16th February 2017
  • 48-hour shut-down cripples life in Tripura, tension runs high
    Agartala, February 16 (IANS) Normal life was severely affected in the tension-ridden Gandacherra sub-division in Tripura on Thursday, as a local tribal party called for a48-hour shut-down to protest "police hig
    / 16th February 2017
  • Carlos regrets saying Beyonce isn't singer
    Carlos Santana landed in a soup after criticizing singer Beyonce Knowles. The legendary musician says his comment was taken out of context. Following the Grammy Awards which saw Adele winning the most coveted A
    / 16th February 2017
  • Smurfs join hands with UN
    The popular Smurf characters have been brought on board by United Nations to encourage children, young people and adults to make the world happier, more peaceful, equitable and healthy, via a campaign. The 'Sma
    / 16th February 2017
  • U.N. wants to negotiate with U.S., Canada to resettle Rohingya refugees
    COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, February 16 (Reuters) - The United Nations' refugee agency has asked Bangladesh to allow it to negotiate with the United States, Canada and some European countries to resettle around 1,
    / 16th February 2017
  • Amitabh completes 48 years in Bollywood
    Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has completed over four decades of his cinematic journey and says he became an "official entrant" in Bollywood on February 15, 1969. The 74-year-old on Wednesday night wrote on his blo
    / 16th February 2017
  • New U.N. team aims to bring Syria war crimes to court
    GENEVA, February 16 (Reuters) - A new body is being set up at the United Nations in Geneva to prepare prosecutions of war crimes committed in Syria, U.N. officials and diplomats said on Thursday.   T
    / 16th February 2017
  • Shah Rukh Khan to host TED Talks India: Nayi Soch
    After months of speculation, it is confirmed that Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan will soon host the Hindi version of popular international show TED Talks. Star India will air the Indian version - TED Talks India
    / 16th February 2017
  • India may cut potash subsidy in potential blow to demand
    MUMBAI, February 16 (Reuters) - An Indian ministry has proposed slashing potash subsidies by 17 percent in the next financial year to reduce the fiscal deficit, officials said, a move that would hit demand in o
    / 16th February 2017
  • Karlie Kloss apologises for geisha-themed vogue shoot
    Karlie Kloss has apologised for taking part in a Japanese geisha-themed photoshoot for US Vogue magazine. The 24-year-old model received backlash after images from the shoot, which show her dressed in tradition
    / 16th February 2017
  • Louisa Johnson unveiled as the face of L'Oreal's Colorista
    She's tried a variety of different hair styles and colours since finding fame as the winner of the X Factor back in 2015. And Louisa Johnson was at it again as she showed off her new aqua hairdo on Wednesday. T
    / 16th February 2017
  • Newspapers aim to ride 'Trump Bump' to reach readers, advertisers
    NEW YORK, February 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's combative view of traditional news media as the "opposition party" and "fake news" is turning out to be the best hope in 2017 for newspapers struggli
    / 16th February 2017
  • US government supports setting up F-16 facility in India: Lockheed Martin
    Bengaluru, February 16 (IANS) Lockheed Martin on Thursday said it is getting all support from the US government for its plan to move the production facility of its F-16 next generation fighters to India. &nb
    / 16th February 2017
  • Pope Francis Says Native People Have Rights Over Their Lands
    VATICAN CITY, February 16 (AP)— Pope Francis insisted Wednesday that indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands, a view that conflicts with the Trump ad
    / 16th February 2017
  • NATO European allies to jointly buy planes, set up new elite HQ
    BRUSSELS, February 16 (Reuters) - European NATO allies agreed on Thursday to jointly buy planes and submarines and possibly open a new command headquarters for elite troops as Europe seeks to show the United St
    / 16th February 2017
  • No wage issue in merger of associate banks: SBI chief
    Mumbai, February 16 (IANS) On the heels of the Cabinet approval for the merger into State Bank of India (SBI) of its five associate banks, the public lender on Thursday said there are no wage-related issues wit
    / 16th February 2017
  • Hard time for 'restless' Sasikala in Bengaluru jail
    Bengaluru, February 16 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala had a hard time in the Central Jail here as she could not sleep and was restless at night, a party leader said on Thursday.   "Chi
    / 16th February 2017
  • 173 Bn CRPF conduct Civic Action Prog in Dimapur
    Dimapur, February 16 (MExN): The 173 Bn CRPF, under the aegis of Vikram Sahgal, IGP Manipur and Nagaland and supervision of Sarbjit Singh, DIG (Ops) CRPF, Kohima, conducted various Civic Action Programmes in di
    Nagaland / 16th February 2017
  • Manipur CM files nomination papers for assembly polls
    Imphal, February 16 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Thursday filed his nomination papers for the upcoming state assembly polls.   He said that the Congress party will return with a
    / 16th February 2017
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