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6th October 2025 ‘FALLING APART’: CCPO demands action against contractor over crumbling Pfutsero–Phek road

6th October 2025 Nagaland University develops flexible supercapacitor

6th October 2025 Manipur: Flight operations temporarily suspended at Imphal airport after drone sighting

6th October 2025 Bihar Assembly election schedule announced: Voting on Nov 6, 11; Results on Nov 14

6th October 2025 US, Japanese scientists awarded 2025 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovery on immune system

6th October 2025 Eight killed in ICU fire at SMS Hospital in Jaipur; CM orders probe

5th October 2025 BSNL’s indigenous 4G network to be upgraded to 5G in next 6-8 months: Minister

5th October 2025 Centre directs states to ensure rational use of cough syrups

5th October 2025 Bengal landslide: Death toll rises to 20, rescue operations underway

5th October 2025 Nagaland: 'Our voices are so important'

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78.9% households in West Bengal have bicycles, highest in country: NFHS

Kolkata, May 17 (PTI) In West Bengal, 78.9 per cent of the households have bicycles, the highest in the country, as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5). While the national average is 50.4 percent,

Life & Style / 17th May 2022
Sweden signs NATO request, Finns to formally endorse move

Stockholm, May 17 (AP) Sweden on Tuesday signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the 30-member military alliance. In neighbouring Finland, lawmakers a

World / 17th May 2022
Landslides snap road, rail links to southern Assam, parts of Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur

Guwahati/ Haflong May 17 (PTI) Surface links to Assam's Barak Valley and Dima Hasao district and to neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur remained snapped on Tuesday as incessant rains trigger

North-East / 17th May 2022
Landslides wreak havoc in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar, May 17 (PTI) Landslides triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc in Arunachal Pradesh, snapping connectivity in many areas, officials said on Tuesday. Road connectivity between Itanagar and Ziro in L

North-East / 17th May 2022
Sensex, Nifty zoom over 2.5 pc in surprise rally as global stocks advance

Mumbai, May 17 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty on Tuesday spurted by over 2.5 per cent to log their best single-day gains in three months, propelled by heavy buying in metal, energy and banking stocks

Business / 17th May 2022
LIC sees lacklustre debut in stock market, lists at over 8% discount

Mumbai, May 17 (PTI) The country's largest insurer LIC on Tuesday made a lacklustre debut on stock exchanges on Tuesday, listing at over 8 per cent discount after a successful initial public offering (IPO)

Business / 17th May 2022
Ukraine working to pull last fighters from Mariupol mill

Kyiv, May 17 (AP) Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters defending the last holdout in Mariupol were evacuated to areas controlled by Russian-backed separatists and officials worked Tuesday to get the rest out, signall

World / 17th May 2022
Musk: Doubt about spam accounts could scuttle Twitter deal

London, May 17 (AP) Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter can't move forward unless the company shows public proof that less than 5% of the accounts on the social media platform are fake or spam.

Business / 17th May 2022
North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis

Seoul, May 17 (AP) North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits, as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and m

World / 17th May 2022
KKR eye big win to keep slim hope alive, LSG look to seal play-off berth

Navi Mumbai, May 17 (PTI) Kolkata Knight Riders need a big win in their final round-robin match to keep their slim IPL play-off hopes alive, while Lucknow Super Giants will look to seal their position in the to

Sports / 17th May 2022
India reports 1,579 new Covid cases, 19 deaths

New delhi, May 17 (PTI): The daily rise in new coronavirus infections fell below 2,000 after 28 days taking India's tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,25,370, while the active cases dipped to 16,400, according

Health / 17th May 2022
Tilak Varma could be an all-format India batter: Sunil Gavaskar

Mumbai, May 17 (PTI) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has seconded Mumbai Indians' skipper Rohit Sharma's opinion that young Tilak Varma could be an all-format batter for India. Verma, who h

Sports / 17th May 2022
India reports 1,579 new Covid cases, 19 deaths

New delhi, May 17 (PTI): The daily rise in new coronavirus infections fell below 2,000 after 28 days taking India's tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,25,370, while the active cases dipped to 16,400, according

Health / 17th May 2022
US special representative for Tibet Uzra Zeya to visit India, Nepal this week

New delhi, May 17 (PTI): US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya will travel to India and Nepal this week to deepen cooperation on human rights and democratic governance goals with the two nations,

India / 17th May 2022
Smriti Irani faces Cong-NCP protests over price rise in Pune

New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): The Nationalist Congress Party's Pune city unit on Monday alleged an office-bearer of the party was assaulted by the Bharatiya Janata Party workers inside an auditorium during a fac

India / 17th May 2022
Jury sees pics of Heard’s swollen face after fight with Depp

FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 17 (AP) — Jurors in Johnny Depp’s libel trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, saw photos Monday of her with red marks and swelling on her face after their final fight before

Entertainment / 17th May 2022
Thakur to lead biggest Indian contingent at Cannes red carpet event

New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur is in France to attend the Cannes Film Festival, where India has been named as the 'country of honour' for 'Marche du Film

Entertainment / 17th May 2022
Army completes Court of Inquiry into killing of Nagaland civilians

Guwahati, May 16 (PTI): The Indian Army's Eastern Command chief on Monday said that the force has completed the Court of Inquiry into the firing incident in Nagaland where soldiers gunned down over 12 civil

Nagaland / 17th May 2022
Nagaland: The link-road between Peren Town and Tesen

Nagaland / 17th May 2022
RPP calls out NDPP for live debate

DIMAPUR, MAY 16 (MExN): The Rising People’s Party (RPP) has called out the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) to a live debate on their claim that the party stands for transparency, accountab

Nagaland / 17th May 2022