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  • Bolt and Jamaica team mates ordered to return relay medals
    KINGSTON, January 27 (Reuters) - Usain Bolt and his Jamaican team mates who won the 4 x 100m relay at the 2008 Beijing Games have been told by the country's Olympic Association to return their gold medals follo
    / 27th January 2017
  • Barcelona thrash Real Sociedad to reach King's Cup semis
    BARCELONA, January 27 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were on target as holders Barcelona thrashed Real Sociedad 5-2 to reach the King's Cup semi-finals for the seventh successive year with a 6-2 aggre
    / 27th January 2017
  • Trump would favour Senate rule change if Supreme Court choice blocked
    WASHINGTON, January 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump would favour Senate Republicans changing voting rules to allow a simple majority of the Senate to approve his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court if
    / 27th January 2017
  • Sanctuary cities see legal holes in Trump's immigration orders
    January 27(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's executive order directing federal agencies to take away funding from self-proclaimed sanctuary cities had one big exemption for one of his favourite constituencies
    / 27th January 2017
  • Asia shares steady, dollar and oil hold onto gains
    SINGAPORE, January 27 (Reuters) - Asian shares were steady on Friday and were on track for a solid advance this week, while oil and the dollar held onto gains in the wake of strong U.S. corporate earnings. &
    / 27th January 2017
  • U.S.-Mexico crisis deepens as Trump aide floats border tax idea
    PHILADELPHIA/MEXICO CITY, January 27 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday floated the idea of imposing a 20 percent tax on goods from Mexico to pay for a wall at the southern U.S. border, sending the peso tu
    / 27th January 2017
  • Trump says he wants to cut Navy submarines' price - Fox News interview
    WASHINGTON, January 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States needs more submarines but he wants to buy them at a lower cost, resuming his push to get defense contractors to cut the pric
    / 27th January 2017
  • Meghalaya Governor resigns
    Shillong, January 26 (IANS) Meghalaya Governor V. Shanmuganathan resigned on Thursday in the wake of accusations of inappropriate behaviour and hurting the decorum and prestige of the Raj Bhavan, official sourc
    / 27th January 2017
  • Media should keep its mouth shut: Trump strategist
    Washington, January 27 (IANS) Stephen K. Bannon, US President Donald Trump's Chief White House strategist has said the media should "keep its mouth shut".   Bannon laced into the American press durin
    / 27th January 2017
  • Change through the power of cartoons
    Cartoonist for The Morung Express, Sandemo Ngullie to receive Governor award on Republic DayMorung Express NewsDimapur | January 25  Slavery still exists. The difference between yesterday and today is… t
    Nagaland / 26th January 2017
  • Iranian actor to boycott Oscars to protest Trump's 'racist' travel ban
    Tehran, January 26 (IANS) The Iranian star of the Oscar-nominated film 'The Salesman' on Thursday announced she would boycott the awards in protest against US President Donald Trump's "racist" ban on Muslim imm
    / 26th January 2017
  • Bring on Rafa, says excited Federer, ahead of final push
    MELBOURNE, January 26 (Reuters) - Roger Federer reached his first Australian Open final in seven years on Thursday and then made it as clear as he politely could that he would welcome the chance to renew his ep
    / 26th January 2017
  • India, UAE give boost to anti-terror cooperation
    New Delhi, January 26 (IANS) Taking forward their cooperation in the fight against terror, India and the UAE on Thursday condemned efforts to use religion to justify and sponsor terrorism against other countrie
    / 26th January 2017
  • England beat India by seven wickets in first T201
    Kanpur, January 26 (IANS) England defeated India by seven wickets in the first Twenty-20 International (T20I) cricket match at the Green Park stadium here on Thursday.   With this win, England now le
    / 26th January 2017
  • Seven blasts in Assam
    Guwahati, January 26 (IANS) Seven explosions took place on Thursday in three districts of Assam, with police sources blaming the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).   No one was injured in any of
    / 26th January 2017
  • Meghalaya committed to fight corruption: Sangma
    Shillong, January 26 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said the government was sincerely committed to fight corruption in the state.   "Fight against corruption needs comprehen
    / 26th January 2017
  • 2 software technology parks to open in Tripura
    Agartala, January 26 (IANS) Two Software Technology Parks (STP) would soon open in Agartala to boost information technology in the northeastern region and to reach out to people of rural and remote areas with e
    / 26th January 2017
  • Mizoram has assisted 131,940 families in settled farming: Governor
    Aizawl, January 26 (IANS) Mizoram has financially assisted 131,940 families in doing settled farming instead of the traditional 'jhum' cultivation, Mizoram Governor Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma (retd.) said here on
    / 26th January 2017
  • Two blasts in Manipur
    Imphal, January 26 (IANS) Two explosions took place in the Manipur capital on Thursday but did not disrupt the Republic Day celebrations, police said.   The first blast took place in Singjamei area a
    / 26th January 2017
  • President hands over Ashok Chakra to awardee soldier's widow
    New Delhi, January 26 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday awarded the Ashok Chakra posthumously to Havildar Hangpan Dada for displaying exemplary valour and self-sacrifice while fighting terrorists in
    / 26th January 2017
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