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Congress expels Manipur legislator for joining BJP ministry

Imphal, March 15 (IANS) The Congress in Manipur on Wednesday expelled newly-elected party legislator T. Shyamkumar for six years after he was sworn in as a cabinet minister during the day. Thounaoj

/ 15th March 2017
Government will ensure safety of diaspora: Sushma

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday that India has raised the recent incidents of violence with Indian citizens in the U.S. at the highest level and assured that

/ 15th March 2017
Bringing Rock n’ Roll back

Morung Express Feature When talented musicians in Nagaland get together and jam, one thing is inevitable. No matter which rhythm you sway to - good old classic rock is always bound to pop up at so

/ 15th March 2017
NPP's pullout threat looms large over Manipur government

Imphal, March 15 (IANS) Even as N. Biren Singh was sworn in as Manipur's new Chief Minister on Wednesday, the threat of BJP ally National People's Party (NPP) to pull out in case portfolios of its choice are no

/ 15th March 2017
Pitbull to Receive Global Ambassador Award

Grammy-winning artist Pitbull will receive the first-ever Global Ambassador Award at the 48th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards ceremony on June 15. The special accolade, which will

/ 15th March 2017
BBC viral interview family: 'We are happy with the blooper...it brought laughter to so many'

The man at the centre of a viral BBC interview who was unceremoniously interrupted by his children live on air said on Wednesday he was flattered by the many "gentle sentiments" his family had received after mi

/ 15th March 2017
US govt says 12.2 million consumers in Obamacare individual plans

NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Wednesday that 12.2 million Americans across 50 states had selected an individual insurance plan as of Jan. 31, 2017, one-third of whom were new to thi

/ 15th March 2017
Bowie Stamps launched into space

A set of commemorative David Bowie stamps were launched into space in a fitting tribute to the late galactic space rocker. The stamps honoring Bowie's most-beloved albums were sent into the stratosphere on heli

/ 15th March 2017
Engineering sales lift India's exports for sixth month in Feb

NEW DELHI, March 15 (Reuters) - India's exports rose in February for the sixth straight month, helped by a pick-up in engineering sales despite fears of protectionist and anti-trade sentiment in the United Stat

/ 15th March 2017
U2's 'Pop': A Reimagining of the Album 20 Years Later

U2 are going all out to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree this year, complete with a new super-deluxe box set and a stadium tour where they'll play the 1987 LP straight through. Lost in all the

/ 15th March 2017
'Despicable Me 3' introduces Gru's twin brother

New trailer of animated comedy film "Despicable Me 3" gives a sneak peak of the character Gru's twin brother. While the first trailer highlights the film's villain Balthazar Bratt (voiced by Trey Parker), the n

/ 15th March 2017
No famine in Yemen but over half on the brink -U.N.-backed report

Yemen is one of four current famine or near-famine situations, along with South Sudan, northeast Nigeria and Somalia, with more than 20 million people at risk of starvation in the next six months G

/ 15th March 2017
Cleaner air could save 3 million early deaths in China each year – study

JAKARTA, March 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - China could prevent three million premature deaths a year if it enforced tighter air quality standards in accordance with United Nations guidelines, according to

/ 15th March 2017
Syria sanctions indirectly hit children's cancer treatment

DAMASCUS, March 15 (Reuters) - In the cancer ward at Damascus Children's Hospital, doctors are struggling with a critical shortage of specialist drugs to treat their young patients - and it's not just due to th

/ 15th March 2017
Indian stocks hit record high, rupee rallies on Modi's election in Uttar Pradesh

MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Nifty rose as much as 2.1 percent to a record high while the rupee hit a 16-month peak on Tuesday, as a big win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in a key Indian state el

/ 15th March 2017
Britain's May "good at getting it wrong", says France's Le Pen

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has criticised British Prime Minister Theresa May for hosting her main rival, centrist Emmanuel Macron, while apparently snubbi

/ 15th March 2017
FIFA ethics chiefs facing uncertain future

ZURICH, March 15 (Reuters) - The two FIFA ethics chiefs responsible for banning some of the sport's most prominent figures following a corruption scandal face an uncertain future and may not have their mandates

/ 15th March 2017
Life of Dalits hasn't changed since Ambedkar's times: Chidambaram

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Revisiting the death of Rohith Vemula and the assault against Dalits in Gujarat's Una, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that people of India should hang their heads in s

/ 15th March 2017
New Manipur CM assures Naga blockade will be lifted

Imphal, March 15 (IANS) Manipur's new Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday said his first priority is to get lifted the indefinite economic blockade of the state imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC).

/ 15th March 2017
Writers and innovative scholars important to us: President

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has said that writers and Innovation Scholars are special because they have innovative, sensitive and imaginative minds which transcend the boundaries of ti

/ 15th March 2017