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Australians cling to roofs as floodwaters swamp towns

SYDNEY, March 31 (Reuters) - Flooding rivers swamped towns along Australia's east coast on Friday forcing tens of thousands of people to be evacuated as fast-flowing waters cut roads and destroyed bridges after

/ 31st March 2017
Philippine media groups cry foul over Duterte's diatribes

MANILA, March 31 (Reuters) - Philippine media organisations have hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte for an expletive-laden speech that lashed out at a domestic newspaper and a television network, saying thre

/ 31st March 2017
Rosneft-led deal to buy India's Essar delayed, seen closing in April

NEW DELHI/MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - The purchase of Indian refiner Essar Oil by a consortium led by Russian oil company Rosneft has been delayed, the two sides said on Friday, because some Indian lenders to

/ 31st March 2017
Festival drives Indian gold demand; higher prices curb buying elsewhere

BENGALURU/MUMBAI, March 31 (Reuters) - Gold demand in India rose this week due to a festival and as local prices adjusted to an appreciating rupee, while higher prices kept a check on demand elsewhere in Asia.

/ 31st March 2017
China opposes India hosting Dalai Lama in disputed border region

BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - China on Friday said it opposes plans by Indian government officials to host Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in a sensitive border region controlled by India but claimed by

/ 31st March 2017
Eat a billion bacteria daily for better health

By Charu Bahri IANS/ IndiaSpend Food is comforting, it can be a heady gastronomical experience, and many traditional systems of medicine believe various foods can help prevent and cure disease. Now, new r

/ 31st March 2017
SpaceX successfully launches first recycled rocket booster

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 31 (Reuters) - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket recovered at sea from its maiden flight last year blasted off again from Florida on Thursday in the first successful launch of a recycled orbi

/ 31st March 2017
South Korea court approves warrant to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye

SEOUL, March 31 (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Friday approved a warrant to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye, the country's first democratically elected leader to be thrown out of office, on accusatio

/ 31st March 2017
INSIGHT - Terror threats transform China's Uighur heartland into security state

KASHGAR/HOTAN, China, March 31 (Reuters) - Three times a day, alarms ring out through the streets of China's ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar, and shopkeepers rush out of their stores swinging government-issue

/ 31st March 2017
In Afghanistan, martial arts league a distraction from war, poverty

KABUL, march 31 (Reuters) - In a custom-built arena in Kabul, crowds cheered as young Afghan men punched, kicked, and wrestled in the country's first professional mixed martial arts league, a welcome distractio

/ 31st March 2017
Venezuela's Maduro decried as 'dictator' after Congress annulled

CARACAS, March 31 (Reuters) - Opposition leaders branded Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro a "dictator" on Thursday after the Supreme Court took over the functions of Congress and pushed a lengthy

/ 31st March 2017
Trump says trade gap will make China meeting 'a very difficult one'

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump set the tone for a tense first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week by tweeting on Thursday that the United States could no lo

/ 31st March 2017
Wozniacki beats second seed Pliskova to reach Miami final

March 31(Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki capitalised on her renowned endurance as she made few unforced errors in wearing down Karolina Pliskova to win 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the Miami Open semi-finals on Thursday. &n

/ 31st March 2017
Nagaland CM assures to look into excess appointments

Our Correspondent Kohima | March 30 Nagaland State Chief Minister, Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu today stressed on the need to take a closer look into the problem of excess appointments in the state. &nbs

Nagaland / 30th March 2017
Nagas migrated from China: GK Text Book

Chapter on the North East raises storm Morung Express News Dimapur | March 30 Nagas migrated from China and the term ‘Naga’ is derived from the Burmese word ‘Naka’ m

Nagaland / 30th March 2017
‘Govt belongs to the people’

Kohima, March 30 (MExN): The final day of the 15th session of the twelfth Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) was held today with discussions conducted on the Budget for the year 2016-2017. Remarking

Nagaland / 30th March 2017
Naga girl dies in Hyderabad

Morung Express News Dimapur | March 30 A Naga girl died in a Hyderabad hospital on Wednesday. Identified as Khomniu Khiamniungan from Noklak, Tuensang, the girl – reportedly in her mid 20s – h

/ 30th March 2017
TASU serves ultimatum to state government

DIMAPUR, MARCH 30 (MExN): The Tizit Area Students’ Union (TASU) has issued an ultimatum to the Nagaland State government to fulfill its demands regarding roadwork and the construction of a bridge before A

Nagaland / 30th March 2017
Intention behind "Maatr" is not commercial success: Raveena Tandon

Mumbai, (IANS) Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, whose next film "Maatr" deals with crime against women in society, says the clear intention behind making the film is to create awareness among the audience.

/ 30th March 2017
Angelina Jolie was drug-tested for 'Lara Croft'

Los Angeles, (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie reportedly had to undergo drug tests to prove herself worthy for the title role in 2001 film "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider". According to an upcoming biograp

/ 30th March 2017