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  • ‘Small cities unprepared for population flood’
    Sophie Hares Thomson Reuters Foundation   As the world's giant cities fill up, the brunt of migration to urban areas will fall on smaller cities that are not ready to deal with big influxes of peopl
    / 25th January 2017
  • The Missteps in Handling Women Reservation and Municipal Election
    Our Naga men’s position in regard to the Women Reservation (WR) is based on tradition of the past, not on logic or rationality of modern time; whereas our women’s position is based on social justice
    Perspective / 25th January 2017
  • Writer-activist from Assam bags Padma Shri
    New Delhi, January 25 (IANS) Known for her significant contribution to children's and women's literature, noted writer-activist Eli Ahmed was on Wednesday named a Padma Shri awardee.   The Padma wwar
    / 25th January 2017
  • Inequality: “It Will Take 170 Years for Women to Be Paid as Men Are”
    Baher Kamal Inter Press Service   While just eight individuals, all of them men, own the same wealth as 3.6 billion people — half of worlds total population — it will take 170 years for women to
    / 25th January 2017
  • Right to Information Dead on Arrival at UN
    Thalif Deen Inter Press Service   The 193-member UN General Assembly has been dragging its feet on a proposal that has been kicked around the corridors of the United Nations for over 10 years: a Fre
    / 25th January 2017
  • Bicycle sold for Rs. 10 Lakh on 'The Kapil Sharma Show'
    A bicycle, which action star Jackie Chan and actor Sonu Sood rode to make an entry on the "The Kapil Sharma Show", was reportedly sold for Rs. 10 lakh on the TV show's set. "Sonu and Jackie came on set on a hum
    / 25th January 2017
  • Bolt loses 'treble treble' as team-mate tests positive for doping
    Lausanne (Switzerland), January 25 (IANS) Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt will be stripped of one of his nine Olympic gold medals after team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance on Wednesd
    / 25th January 2017
  • Kate Moss launches David Bowie-inspired fashion range
    Model Kate Moss has launched a clothing range for equipment inspired by the late singer-songwriter David Bowie. The 43-year-old has unveiled her 19-piece Spring/Summer 2017 collection with the French fashion ho
    / 25th January 2017
  • Oscar nomination overwhelming for Dev Patel
    Indian-origin British actor Dev Patel is feeling an 'overwhelming sense of gratitude' for receiving Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nomination for 'Lion'. He is up against actors like Mahershala Ali ('Moo
    / 25th January 2017
  • Nick Cannon To Release New Movie On Youtube
    The America's Got Talent host directed and stars in King of the Dancehall, which features rapper Busta Rhymes, Whoopi Goldberg, and Louis Gossett Jr., and Cannon has now teamed up with bosses at YouTube Red to
    / 25th January 2017
  • CPI-M seeks apology from Tripura Governor for derogatory remarks against party
    Agartala, January 25 (IANS) The CPI-M, the main constituent of Tripura's ruling Left Front, on Wednesday sought a public apology from Governor Tathagatha Roy for making "derogatory" comments against the party b
    / 25th January 2017
  • China's population to reach 1.45 bn by 2030
    Beijing, January 25 (IANS) China on Wednesday said its population is likely to touch about 1.45 billion by 2030.   China is the world's most populous nation. As of 2015, its population was 1.375 bill
    / 25th January 2017
  • Tolerance still being put to test by vested interests, says President
    New Delhi, January 25 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that country's pluralistic culture and tolerance were still being put to test by vested interests, while also noting that the time was r
    / 25th January 2017
  • Pipeline opponents face high legal hurdles challenging Trump
    NEW YORK, January 25 (Reuters) - Opponents of two controversial oil pipelines face a long and difficult legal path if the U.S. government approves their construction, experts said after the Trump administration
    / 25th January 2017
  • Create a language people can connect with
    In Conversation with Pulitzer Winner Henry Threadgill and Naga songwriter Senti Toy Threadgill   Morung Express News   A live conversation with Sentienla Toy Threadgill, Naga songwriter and
    / 25th January 2017
  • Factbox - Dakota Access Pipeline's long journey
    January 25(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday allowing the Dakota Access Pipeline to go forward, after months of protests from Native American groups and climate activis
    / 25th January 2017
  • DJ Zedd to perform in India
      Grammy Award winning DJ Zedd will be back in India to perform at the fourth edition of electronic dance music (EDM) festival Vh1 Supersonic 2017. The Russian-German music producer last performed in In
    / 25th January 2017
  • Padma Shri for Kohli, Sreejesh, Sakshi, Deepa Malik, Thangavelu
    New Delhi, January 25 (IANS) Cricket captain Virat Kohli, hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh, 2016 Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik, and para-athletes Deepa Malik and Mariyappan Thangavelu were on Wedne
    / 25th January 2017
  • HRW questions freedom of expression in Myanmar
    Yangon, January 25 (IANS): Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday questioned the repression on freedom of expression in Myanmar and urged the government to take steps to protect it, a media report said. The HRW
    / 25th January 2017
  • NFR to run pilot engines ahead of passenger trains till R-Day
    Guwahati, January 25 (IANS) In view of the security constraints ahead of the forthcoming Republic Day celebrations on Thursday, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has arranged for running a goods train or pil
    / 25th January 2017
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