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  • Moatsü festival heralds ‘Unity and Progress’
    Morung Express News Mokokchung | May 1   The Ao community all over today kick-off their three day premier festival – Moatsu – at different places and villages; in Mokokchung village too, th
    Nagaland / 1st May 2017
  • Pakistan mutilates bodies of two Indian soldiers
    New Delhi/Jammu, May 1 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Monday killed an Indian soldier and a BSF trooper and mutilated their bodies near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army said, and war
    / 1st May 2017
  • Diet myths busted
    New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Portions don't matter, eating fat makes you fat -- shun such myths if you're going on a diet, say experts.   Anita Mirchandani, a registered dietician, and chef Ganesh Krishna
    / 1st May 2017
  • Turkey keen on free trade deal with India
    New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) India and Turkey on Monday agreed to boost bilateral trade and investment relations, with various institutional mechanisms being initiated towards this end.   "I agreed with P
    / 1st May 2017
  • SBI cuts term deposit rates by up to 50 bps
    Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) State Bank of India has cut its term deposit rates by up to 50 basis points (bps) for amounts below Rs one crore with maturity period ranging from two to 10 years.   For deposits
    / 1st May 2017
  • 'RBI can't escape responsibility for bad loans of banks'
    Chennai, May 1 (IANS) With its nominee Directors on boards of all the government-owned bank, the RBI cannot escape its responsibility for the huge non-performing assets of the banks, said a top union leader sai
    / 1st May 2017
  • Five policemen, two bank employees killed in Kashmir
    Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) Militants attacked a cash van and shot dead five policemen and two bank employees in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday, police said.   The incident took place in Po
    / 1st May 2017
  • Civilian casualty toll could complicate Iraqi reconciliation
    BAGHDAD, May 1 (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition has come under increasing scrutiny by monitoring groups regarding civilian casualties in the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, a turn that is worrying
    / 1st May 2017
  • U.N. rights boss says Egypt crackdown 'facilitates radicalisation'
    CAIRO, May 1 (Reuters) - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said on Monday that heavy-handed security measures by Egypt were fostering the very radicalisation it was looking to curb.
    / 1st May 2017
  • Kim Jong-un threatens to sink US aircraft carrier
    Seoul, May 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened to destroy USS Michigan, an American naval submarine, if it gets any closer to the Communist nation's waters.   The Ohio-class nucle
    / 1st May 2017
  • Exercise now to keep bones healthy in old age, say experts
    New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) If you want to have a pain-free ride in your golden years, better ditch the couch now and get walking. According to health experts, failing to adopt regular exercise regime early may lea
    / 1st May 2017
  • Facebook may announce it has 1.9 bn monthly users
    New York, May 1 (IANS) Ahead of its first quarter results of 2017 on Wednesday, media reports say Facebook may announce it has nearly 1.9 billion users who log onto the social media platform every month. &nb
    / 1st May 2017
  • Ranbir, Katrina step out holding hands
    Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif stepped out of studio hand-in-hand after wrapping up the shooting of Anurag Basu's much-delayed directorial "Jagga Jasoos".   Basu shared th
    / 1st May 2017
  • Maruti Suzuki's April sales up 19.5%
    New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Monday reported a surge of 19.5 per cent in April sales.   The sales during the month rose to 151,215 units from 126,569 units in the c
    / 1st May 2017
  • Tripura gets new Chief Electoral Officer
    Agartala, May 1 (IANS) The Election Commission has appointed Tripura government's Principal Secretary Sriram Taranikanti as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state, an official said here on Monday.
    / 1st May 2017
  • 'Baahubali 2' collects over Rs 400 crore in opening weekend
    Chennai, May 1 (IANS) S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus "Baahubali 2: The Conclusion" has raked in over Rs 400 crore at the ticket windows in its opening weekend worldwide, according to trade experts.   T
    / 1st May 2017
  • Alert to dangers of high salt intake, many modify diets
    Charu Bahri IANS/Indiaspend   Indians, aware of the dangers of excessive salt intake, are modifying their diets unlike other international communities like Australians who are sticking to high-salt
    / 1st May 2017
  • Aggrieved home buyers yet to understand RERA benefits
    New Delhi/Noida, May 1 (IANS) With the much-awaited Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) coming into effect from Monday, some buyers are hopeful it will end their woes but many are unaware about
    / 1st May 2017
  • Nepal local polls in doubt amid political turmoil
    KATHMANDU, May 1 (Reuters) - Nepal's faltering democratic transition has been thrown into turmoil by a clash between the Himalayan nation's Maoist-led government and the head of the Supreme Court that could der
    / 1st May 2017
  • Defiant North Korea hints at nuclear tests to boost force 'to the maximum'
    SEOUL, May 1 (Reuters) - North Korea suggested on Monday it will continue its nuclear weapons tests, saying it will bolster its nuclear force "to the maximum" in a "consecutive and successive way at any moment"
    / 1st May 2017
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