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Myanmar diaspora goes global with anti-coup protests

NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 16 (IANS): The Myanmar diaspora has gone global in their protests against the military coup in their homeland by staging demonstrations in countries like Japan, Taiwan, India and Thailand.

World / 16th February 2021
4 detected with SA Covid variant, 1 with Brazil strain: Govt

New Delhi, February 16 (PTI): Four people were detected with the South Africa variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India in January, while one tested positive for the Brazil variant in the first week of February, the Centr

India / 16th February 2021
4 detected with SA variant of COVID-19 in India, one with Brazil strain

New Delhi, February 16 (PTI): For the first time in India, four people were detected with the South Africa variant of SARS-CoV-2 and one tested positive for the Brazil variant in the country, the Centre said on

India / 16th February 2021
WTO appoints Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as new director-general

GENEVA, FEBRUARY 16 (IANS): Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed by consensus to appoint Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance minister of Nigeria, as the next director-general, said the WTO in

World / 16th February 2021
India's fight against COVID-19 is inspiring the world: PM Modi

Hyderabad, February 16 (PTI): India's fight against COVID-19 is inspiring the world, though at the beginning of the pandemic other countries were worried about the countrys situation, Prime Minister Narendr

India / 16th February 2021
Leader of fake Covid vaccine scam arrested in China

BEIJING, FEBRUARY 16 (IANS): The leader of a multi-million dollar scam that passed off saline solution and mineral water as Covid-19 vaccines has been arrested in China. The man, identified as Kong, had rese

World / 16th February 2021
Aus Open: Williams beats Halep, faces Osaka in semi-finals

Melbourne, February 16 (IANS): American 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams on Tuesday reached the semi-final of the 2021 Australian Open after beating Romanian world No.2 Simona Halep in straight sets

Sports / 16th February 2021
Coronavirus origin-tracing mission in Wuhan independent: WHO

GENEVA, FEBRUARY 16 (IANS): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the international expert team on the Covid-19 origin-tracing mission in Wuhan was "independent" and had no affiliation.

World / 16th February 2021
42 freed by govt forces from Taliban jail in Afghanistan

KABUL, FEBRUARY 16 (IANS): The Afghan National Army commandos have freed 42 people from a Taliban detention centre in Baghlan province, the country's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. "During a spec

World / 16th February 2021
Satellite images show fire devastation on Afghan-Iran border

Herat (Afghanistan), February 16 (AP): Investigators began sifting through the ruins of a massive fire that destroyed hundreds of fuel tankers parked at a major crossing at the Afghanistan-Iran border, the gove

World / 16th February 2021
B'desh anti-terrorism tribunal sentences 5 to death for killing blogger Avijit Roy

Dhaka, February 16 (PTI): A special anti-terrorism tribunal on Tuesday sentenced five members of a banned Islamist militant group, including a fugitive army major, to death and a sixth man to life in prison for

World / 16th February 2021
Economic recovery accelerates Sensex's race to 55K

MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 16 (IANS): India's barometer equity index -- S&P BSE Sensex -- is expected to reach the 55,000-point mark within a short span of time, as investors bet big on the economy's fast pac

Business / 16th February 2021
Manipur's iconic all-women market reopens after 11 months

Imphal/Agartala, February 16 (IANS): World's largest all-women-run market 'Ima Keithal' or the 'Mother's Market', located in the Manipur state capital, was formally reopened on Monday af

North-East / 16th February 2021
3 new COVID-19 cases push Mizoram's tally to 4,3951

Aizawl, February 16 (PTI): Three more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram in the last 24 hours, pushing the state's tally to 4,395, an official said on Tuesday. The three fresh cases we

North-East / 16th February 2021
Aizawl civic polls held peacefully

Aizawl, February 16 (PTI): Election to the 19 wards of the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) was held peacefully on Tuesday, election officials said. Around 47.71 per cent of the 2.18 lakh voters exercised

North-East / 16th February 2021
Average assets of re-elected Assam MLAs increased by 95 per cent

Guwahati, February 16 (PTI): Assam Tourism Minister Chandan Brahma registered the highest growth rate of assets while Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and former chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta also fi

North-East / 16th February 2021
COVID-19 caseload in Arunachal climbs to 16,833, over 24,000 inoculated

Itanagar, February 16 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 caseload rose to 16,833 after one more person tested positive for the virus, a senior health department official said on Tuesday. The northeaster

North-East / 16th February 2021
When dogs bark, are they using words to communicate?

Clive Wynne, Arizona State University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.co

Morung Learning / 16th February 2021
Modernity: Boon or Curse?

The world isn't slowing down since the beginning of time. In this fast changing world, almost every change is considered and accepted as the nature and character of modernity. It will sometimes be good to retro

Morung Learning / 16th February 2021
SIT to probe grenade attack on newspaper office: Manipur CM

Imphal, February 16 (PTI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the recent grenade attack on the office of Imphal-based news

North-East / 16th February 2021