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Chungking Mansions, where nationalities, continents merge

Jaideep Sarin IANS It's a 17-storey building on one of Hong Kong's busiest streets that brings together under one roof the business of commerce and hospitality as also citizens from all the habita

/ 21st August 2016
Iraq executes 36 for killing hundreds of soldiers

Baghdad, August 21 (IANS) Iraqi authorities on Sunday executed 36 insurgents of the Islamic State militant group held guilty of the 2014 Camp Speicher massacre in which nearly 1,700 air force cadets were killed

/ 21st August 2016
Alcohol almost killed me: Phil Collins

Musician Phil Collins says he came very close to dying due to alcohol. The 65-year-old has opened up about his battle with alcohol in his new memoir "I'm Not Dead Yet". "The book is honest, it's self-deprecatin

/ 21st August 2016
The Time is Ripe to Act against Drought

Monique Barbut Inter Press Service The author is the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which co-organized with the Namibian government the Af

/ 21st August 2016
Turkey's Erdogan blames child suicide bomber for wedding attack that killed 51

GAZIANTEP, Turkey, August 21 (Reuters) - At least 51 people were killed when a suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 attacked guests dancing on the street at a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep nea

/ 21st August 2016
Tripura govt withdrew AFSPA after 18 years in 2015, shouldn’t Nagaland govt do the same and withdraw AFSPA from the State?

Some of those who voted YES had this to say: • Yes. The Center can declare Disturbed Area only on the recommendation of the State government. In the mid-90s while SC Jamir was the Chief Minister, it was his

/ 21st August 2016
Assam Police eye skill centres for Bodo youth

New Delhi, August 21 (IANS) Assam Police have suggested that skill development centres be created across the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) to keep youngsters away from militancy, a top police office

/ 21st August 2016
Defence of Kashmir stone pelters is petty politics: Jaitley

Jammu, Aug 21 (IANS) Those advocating the cause of stone pelters in the Kashmir Valley are playing petty politics, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here on Sunday. Addressing a public meeti

/ 21st August 2016
People closer to family less likely to die early

New York, August 21 (IANS) Those old adults who have family members closer to them are less likely to die early than those who have friends around them, a study has found. "We found that older indi

/ 21st August 2016
Brother of Syrian boy pictured in Aleppo dies of his wounds

BEIRUT, August 21 (Reuters) - The older brother of a Syrian boy whose image, dazed and bloodied after an air strike, shocked people around the world, has died in Aleppo from wounds sustained in the same inciden

/ 21st August 2016
State-run Tripura power plant faces losses as ONGC delays gas supply

Agartala, August 21 (IANS) A state-owned company's third largest gas-based power plant near here, mandated to provide 100 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, has been incurring losses due to delays in supply of ga

/ 21st August 2016
Two northeast girls vying to be 'India's Next Top Model'

Guwahati, August 21 (IANS) Following in the footsteps of several others from the region, two girls from the Northeast are competing to make a mark in the world of glamour and fashion. Jantee Hazari

/ 21st August 2016
Dipa Karmakar, coach Nandi braved 'conspiracies' to reach the top

Agartala, August 21 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisheswar Nandi had once sought the intervention of the Tripura government to "save the career" of the promising gymnast from "unnerving conspiracies".

/ 21st August 2016
Urjit Patel's naming as RBI chief to comfort markets as continuity seen

By Neha Dasgupta and Rafael Nam NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, August 21 (Reuters) - India's incoming central bank governor Urjit Patel will aggressively fight inflation and continue a policy of a stable rupee

/ 21st August 2016
Maternal language shapes infants cry melodies

London, August 21 (IANS): The crying of babies exhibits characteristic melodic patterns influenced typically by their mother's language, finds a study. During the last quarter of pregnancy, the bab

/ 21st August 2016
Philippines President threatens to quit U.N. after drugs war censure

Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte railed against the United Nations on Sunday after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs, saying he might leave the

/ 21st August 2016
Conor McGregor beats Nate Diaz in UFC 202

LAS VEGAS, August 21 (AP): Conor McGregor has avenged his only loss in the UFC with a majority decision victory over Nate Diaz on Saturday night at UFC 202. In a highly-anticipated rematch of their

/ 21st August 2016
My book exposes the systemic corruption that warps our democracy: Josy Joseph

Preetha Nair IANS From unearthing the unholy nexus between the underworld and politicians to the staggering might of middlemen, investigative journalist Josy Joseph reveals the dark side of Indi

/ 21st August 2016
After 16 years, Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ Irom Sharmila meets mother

Imphal, August 20 (IANS): Irom Sharmila, who recently ended her fast-unto-death, had a pleasant surprise on Friday when her mother, Sakhi, came to meet her after 16 years. // Sharmila said,

/ 21st August 2016
NE student alleges assault at Pune college

Pune, August 20 (PTI): A 17-yr-old youth from Arunachal Pradesh, studying at the Government Polytechnic here, was allegedly attacked by 4 to 5 persons in the college premises, police said today. Police has re

/ 21st August 2016