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  • Blackmail in the Hornbill Market
    Now that the dusts have settled over the festivity and merry making, allow me to pen down here a few afterthoughts on our recent tryst with another annual so-called festival of festivals.   To make m
    / 21st January 2016
  • To cut Delhi's air pollution, pinpoint the source
    Eric Dodge & Rohini Pande IANS   This winter, Delhis government and the judiciary have implemented several policies aimed at cutting the national capitals air pollution. The just-concluded odd-e
    / 21st January 2016
  • Tennis-Street-fighter Hewitt goes down swinging in Melbourne
    MELBOURNE, January 21 (Reuters) - Andre Agassi did not think much of the 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt when he marched out for their first match on a broiling hot day in South Australia in 1998.   A sho
    / 21st January 2016
  • Uneasy calm in Manipur after violence over renaming of place
    Imphal, January 21 (IANS): An uneasy calm prevailed in Manipur on Thursday in the wake of prohibitory orders which were clamped following clashes between two groups over the state government's plan to rename a
    / 21st January 2016
  • ZUF extends Gaan-Ngai greetings
    Dimapur, January 21 (MExN): The Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) has extended best wishes to the Zeliangrong people living in the three states of Manipur, Assam and Nagaland on the auspicious occasion of Chakaan
    / 21st January 2016
  • Three NE states celebrate their Foundation Days
    Agartala/Imphal/Shillong, January 21 (IANS): Three northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya on Thursday organised numerous programmes and events to celebrate their Foundation Days.   Pri
    / 21st January 2016
  • Intellectuals arise
     Dr. Sao Tunyi American cultural critic Chris Hedges said, “Cultures that endure carve out a protected space for those who question and challenge national myths. Artist, writers, poets, activists,
    Public Space / 21st January 2016
  • I will not dance at marriage functions: John Abraham
    John Abraham says that one of the principles in his life is to avoid dancing at marriage functions. For the actor-producer, the act is below his dignity.   "Definitely, one thing that I will not do a
    / 21st January 2016
  • Tabu is a director’s dream
    Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor, who roped in Tabu to play a prominent role in Fitoor, says she is a director's dream.   Veteran actress Rekha was initially roped in to play the character of Begum in Fitoo
    / 21st January 2016
  • Abba reunites for the first time in eight years
    They're one of the most commercially successful music groups in history, with hits that have survived five decades. But ABBA havent been glimpsed as a group together for over seven years. That all changed last
    / 21st January 2016
  • 'Airlift' to release across 70 screens in Middle East
    Actor Akshay Kumar is "delighted to inform" that his forthcoming film "Airlift" has been cleared for release in the UAE. The "Khiladi" actor also adds that the film, which is based on Kuwait-based Indians' evac
    / 21st January 2016
  • Big B and PC are brand ambassadors of 'Incredible India'
    Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra will replace Aamir Khan as new ambassadors of the Incredible India campaign to market the country to tourists abroad. //   Bollywood veteran Mr Bachchan,
    / 21st January 2016
  • Sons of god in heaven and sons of India on earth?
    Kaka D. Iralu In his welcome address to the President of the Baptist World Alliance in 1993, Tubu Kevichiisa, the then General Secretary of the NNC wrote the following words:   We take this opportun
    / 21st January 2016
  • Naga-Assamese, Nagamese
    Nagas are always proud and talk highly of their history and identity. If you are really proud of your history, give credit to your forefathers. If you are really proud of your identity, do you understand what t
    Public Space / 21st January 2016
  • Significance of Tsungkamnio Festival
    Normally, the festival falls between December and January. However, at present, it is observed for a single day, that is, 16th of January. The festival is closely associated with the accomplishment of agricultu
    / 21st January 2016
  • Pawan Hans declares Rs.7.76 cr dividend
    New Delhi, January 21 (IANS): State-run chopper operator Pawan Hans (PHL) on Thursday declared a dividend of Rs.7.76 crore for 2014-15.   The Minister for Civil Aviation P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju recei
    / 21st January 2016
  • IMF opens search for top job
    Christine Lagarde offers to serve again     Washington, January 21 (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund said it plans an open selection process for its top job and will begin accepting no
    / 21st January 2016
  • New Mexico sues VW over emissions scandal
    Albuquerque, January 21 (PTI): New Mexico has become the first US state to sue Volkswagen and other German automakers over an emissions cheating scandal that involves millions of cars worldwide.   At
    / 21st January 2016
  • ‘Star Wars’ toys generate more than $700 million in sales in 2015
    Star Wars" toys generated sales of more than $700 million in the United States in 2015, making them the No.1 property in the toy industry during the year, a retail research group said.   Sales of toy
    / 21st January 2016
  • Hollywood's female filmmakers share their horror stories
    With the ongoing clamour over gender parity in Hollywood, women in the film industry offered bracing tales of what to expect -- and encouraging words to keep at it -- to an audience of young, largely female stu
    / 21st January 2016
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