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  • Zika virus can live in tears: Study
    New York, September 7 (IANS) A team of researchers, including one of Indian orgin, has found that Zika virus can live in the eyes and have identified genetic material from the virus in tears of mice.  
    / 7th September 2016
  • Twins delivered at 37 weeks' may prevent stillbirths: Study
    London, September 7 (IANS) Twins should be delivered at the 37th week of a mother's pregnancy period to reduce the risk of stillbirths and newborn deaths, say researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist. &
    / 7th September 2016
  • Yoga helps in resilience against non-communicable diseases
    Colombo, September 7 (IANS) Yoga can contribute to resilience against non-communicable diseases and can be used for preventing and controlling many other lifestyle diseases, Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on W
    / 7th September 2016
  • Samsung trips on quality control in rush to pip Apple
    * Samsung issued unprecedented global recall for Galaxy Note 7 * Samsung says working to improve quality control * Probably rushing to beat new iPhones to market -analysts * Supply chain issues led to
    / 7th September 2016
  • Urra Uvie: the Nagas’ Legal Rights versus the British claims
    Mazie Nakhro   Before the year 1832, the Nagas were never disturbed by any foreign power, except the Thai invasion in 1228. It appeared that they crossed the Naga territory to enter Assam. While the Aho
    Public Space / 7th September 2016
  • Rich countries should take development goals seriously
    Lyndal Rowlands   The UNs new Sustainable Development Goals apply to all 193 UN member states, yet one year in some say that rich countries arent taking their critical role quite as seriously as they
    / 7th September 2016
  • New Maternity Benefits Act Criticised as Elitist
    Neeta Lal Inter Press Service   The passage of the landmark Maternity Benefits Act 1961 by the Indian Parliament, which mandates 26 weeks of paid leave for mothers as against the existing 12, has ge
    / 7th September 2016
  • Seven Indian institutes listed in top 400 in world: Survey
    Indian universities continue to lag behind in the global top 200, with Indian Institute of Science dropping five notches to 152 from 147 last year and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi at 185 from 179 in 20
    / 7th September 2016
  • Voice of the people
    What Steps should be taken to Improve the Quality of Education in Schools/Colleges in Nagaland? From my point of view, those end semester and final exams cannot solely determine the future of the students.
    Morung Learning / 7th September 2016
  • Quiz #25
    1. Who is the newly appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? [A] Amitabh Kant                               [B] Anand Sinha [C] SS Mundra                            
    / 7th September 2016
  • An Ode to Teachers?
    It is one of the greatest misfortunes of our society that where the meaningful significance of life is to be nurtured, there we find the cultivations of such to occurinthe most uninspiring vacuousmilieu. As a t
    Morung Learning / 7th September 2016
  • Understaffed, underserved: Human problems of India's public health system
    IANS Prateek Mittal & Vartika Singh   On August 15, 2016, in his Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a safety net of up to Rs 100,000 for families who lived below t
    / 7th September 2016
  • Bhupen Hazarika: Cultural colossus from India's northeast
    (Sep 8 is Bhupen Hazarika's 90th birth anniversary)   By Sirshendu Panth IANS | September 7, 2016   How does one analyse the genius of a multi-faceted icon like Bhupen Hazarika? The bigge
    / 7th September 2016
  • Still don't think I completely fit in Bollywood: Sunny Leone
    New Delhi, September 7 (IANS) She ventured into Bollywood in 2012 with the erotic "Jism 2" thriller and has been on a roll since then. Indo-Canadian actress Sunny Leone says she felt like an outsider when she i
    / 7th September 2016
  • Delivery by caesarean section raises kid's obesity risk
    New York, September 7 (IANS) Individuals born by caesarean section were 15 per cent more likely to be obese as children, than those born by vaginal birth, says a study adding that the risk might persist through
    / 7th September 2016
  • Dalai Lama hails canonisation of Mother Teresa
    Dharamsala, September 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday hailed the canonisation of Mother Teresa, saying he was an admirer of her service to the poorest of the poor.   "I
    / 7th September 2016
  • Playing Neerja taught me compassion, patience: Sonam
    Mumbai, September 7 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor, who portrayed the late valiant flight attendant Neerja Bhanot in the film "Neerja", says the character inspired her in many ways.   Remembering Neerja
    / 7th September 2016
  • Opinion poll shows Clinton leading in key states
    Washington, September 7 (IANS) A major opinion poll of thousands of voters in all the 50 American states showed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with leads in key states enough to claim victory
    / 7th September 2016
  • Indian scientists discover link between obesity, diabetes
    Kolkata, September 7 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Indian scientists have zeroed in on key disease events triggering type 2 diabetes in obese people.   They say the novel findings open up avenues f
    / 7th September 2016
  • Actions in Kashmir will be in national interest: Rijiju
    New Delhi, September 7 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday all actions in Jammu and Kashmir, including steps against separatists, will be taken keeping "national interest" in mind.
    / 7th September 2016
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