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7th October 2025 Nagaland Govt clarifies on exclusion of non-Naga Tribes in police recruitment

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

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Working in shops and cafes, refugees hardest hit by coronavirus jobs cuts

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Often working in shops, cafes and factories, refugees have been harder hit by coronavirus-triggered job cuts than citizens in their host countries, U.S. dev

World / 8th July 2020
Soderling says free of anxiety after nine-year struggle

(Reuters): Former world tennis number four Robin Soderling says he has come through a nine-year battle with anxiety and panic attacks and has called for athletes' mental health to be given more focus.

Sports / 8th July 2020
Watford's Pearson says Welbeck's hard work paying off

(Reuters): Watford striker Danny Welbeck will view his goal in Tuesday's 2-1 Premier League victory over Norwich City as a step in the right direction after an injury-plagued start to life at the club,

Sports / 8th July 2020
Australian snowboarder Pullin drowns while spear fishing

MELBOURNE, July 8 (Reuters): Australia's double world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin drowned while spear fishing off a Gold Coast beach on Wednesday, plunging the country's winter sports communit

Sports / 8th July 2020
Millions of Australians brace for lockdowns amid Melbourne virus outbreak

SYDNEY, July 8 (Reuters): Five million Australians face a heavy police clampdown from midnight on Wednesday to contain a flare-up of coronavirus cases, with checkpoints to be set up around Melbourne to ens

World / 8th July 2020
SC notice on DMK leader plea on disqualification petition of 11 MLAs

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice on a plea by DMK leader R. Sakkrapani seeking a direction to the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly to immediately decide on disqualification

India / 8th July 2020
Sourav Ganguly to pit wits against Indian fans in fantasy competition

(Reuters): BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly will don the selector's hat when he picks his best 11 players from the England and West Indies squads for a fantasy cricket competition

Sports / 8th July 2020
Chelsea close in on Champions League spot with 3-2 win at Palace

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters): Chelsea kept up their push for a top-four finish in the Premier League and Champions League football next season with a 3-2 victory at London rivals Crystal Palace on Tuesday than

Sports / 8th July 2020
Golf: Ryder Cup to be postponed to 2021: ESPN

(Reuters): This year's Ryder Cup will be postponed to 2021 and next year's Presidents Cup will also be moved back by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN reported on Tuesday. T

Sports / 8th July 2020
India arrests South Korean CEO, 11 others for gas leak at LG Polymers

CHENNAI, July 8 (Reuters): Indian police have arrested 12 LG Polymers officials, including its South Korean Chief Executive Sunkey Jeong, an officer said on Wednesday, two months after a gas leak at the

India / 8th July 2020
Capital Complex SP office in Arunachal sealed after woman constable tests COVID-19 positive

Itanagar, July 8 (PTI): The office of the Superintendent of Police in Arunachal Pradesh''s Capital Complex region, where a week-long total lockdown is underway, has been sealed after a woman constable d

North-East / 8th July 2020
Chinese PLA moves back at Patrolling Points 14, 15

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): The Chinese People's Liberation Army troops have pulled back around 2 kilometres at Patrolling Point 14 and Patrolling 15 in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh while the process o

India / 8th July 2020
Don't offer sacrifice on roads in Bakrid: JIH to Muslims

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): The Jammat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has urged Muslims to take precautions during Eid ul-Adha (Bakrid), to be celebrated in the last week of July, and has issued guidelines on offering praye

India / 8th July 2020
IMF head urges pandemic response that tackles climate crisis

GENEVA, July 8 (Reuters): International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers on Wednesday to use their response to the coronavirus pandemic to tackle climate change. &

World / 8th July 2020
Tablighi Jamaat case: Foreigners including Chinese granted bail

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to Chinese, Brazilian, Australian, Fijian, and Philippines nationals who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz h

India / 8th July 2020
Assam reports five more COVID-19 fatalities; death toll rises to 21

Guwahati, July 8 (PTI): Assam reported five more COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, taking the state''s death toll due to the disease to 21 while the total number of cases stood at 13,336, Health mi

North-East / 8th July 2020
No registration of BS-IV vehicles sold after March 31: SC

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday recalled its March 27 order, where it had allowed the sale of BS-IV compliant vehicles for 10 days, barring in Delhi-NCR, after the lifting of the nation

Business / 8th July 2020
EU reaches deals with Roche, Merck for supply of COVID-19 drugs - source

BRUSSELS, July 8 (Reuters): The European Commission has reached agreements with pharmaceutical companies Roche and Merck KGaA to supply experimental drugs that can be used to treat COVID-19 pati

World / 8th July 2020
SBI reduces MCLR by 5-10 bps in shorter tenors

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday announced reduction in its marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) on loans by 5-10 basis points (bps) in the shorter tenors -- up to t

Business / 8th July 2020
Investments for building long-term presence in India remain intact: Coca-Cola

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): Beverage major Coca-Cola's long-term investment plans in India remain intact despite coronavirus-induced economic turbulence, a key company executive said. Accordingly

Business / 8th July 2020