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

7th October 2025 Over 3000 apply within a day of Nagaland Police recruitment portal launch

7th October 2025 3 scientists from US bag 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics for experiments in quantum technology

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

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Dozens injured in Belgrade rioting sparked by new virus lockdown

BELGRADE, July 8 (Reuters): Dozens of demonstrators and police were injured in overnight rioting in Belgrade, triggered when a crowd stormed Serbia's parliament in protest at plans to reimpose a lockdo

World / 8th July 2020
Landslide in China's Hubei buries nine after heaviest rain in years

BEIJING, July 8 (Reuters): A landslide buried nine people on Wednesday in China's Hubei province, the People's Daily newspaper reported, after some of the heaviest rain in decades brought floods th

World / 8th July 2020
China says U.S. holds key to breaking stalemate on Korean Peninsula

BEIJING, July 8 (Reuters): China said on Wednesday the United States holds the key to breaking the stalemate on the Korean Peninsula, amid renewed tensions as Pyongyang refuses to return to denuclearisatio

World / 8th July 2020
PM Modi to address global audience on Thursday

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be making the inaugural address at the India Global Week 2020 on Thursday, his first speech to a global audience in the post Covid-19 era.

India / 8th July 2020
SC plea says police use 'colonial coercive machinery', seeks norms to curb custodial death

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): In the backdrop of the alleged custodial death of father-son, Jayaraj and Bennix, in Tamil Nadu, a plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking laying down of guidelines to prevent

India / 8th July 2020
In Africa, lack of coronavirus data raises fears of "silent epidemic"

NAIROBI, July 8 (Reuters): When the new coronavirus hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John Magufuli called for three days of national prayer to seek God’s protection from the scourge. Barely a mon

World / 8th July 2020
In Africa, lack of coronavirus data raises fears of "silent epidemic"

NAIROBI, July 8 (Reuters): When the new coronavirus hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John Magufuli called for three days of national prayer to seek God’s protection from the scourge. Barely a mon

World / 8th July 2020
Instagram brings TikTok-like short videos to India with 'Reels'

NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): With the ban on TikTok creating a huge vacuum for the 15-second videos in the Indian Internet space, Facebook-owned Instagram on Wednesday announced the extension of the testing of Ree

Business / 8th July 2020
Covid-19: Airborne transmission can't be ruled out, says WHO

Geneva, July 8 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the Novel coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. The airborne t

Health / 8th July 2020
India may see 2.87 lakh Covid cases a day by winter 2021: MIT study

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) In the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine or drugs, the researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have warned that India might record 2.87 lakh coronavirus cases per day b

India / 8th July 2020
Anushka Sharma: Pandemic taught me we are all co-dependent

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Actress-producer Anushka Sharma says the Covid-19 pandemic has taught her that all are co-dependent on one another even if it is clearly not seen. "I think what this p

Entertainment / 8th July 2020
China is 'greatest threat' to US, says FBI director

Washington, July 8 (IANS) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray has said that acts of espionage and theft by China's government pose the "greatest long-term threat" to th

World / 8th July 2020
Global COVID-19 cases top 11.7mn: Johns Hopkins University

Washington, July 8 (IANS) The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to more than 11.7 million, while the deaths have soared to over 543,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

World / 8th July 2020
US formally withdraws from WHO

New Delhi, July 8 (PTI): The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, officials said, breaking off ties wit

World / 8th July 2020
HCQ has become highly politicised in US but India uses it widely: WH

New Delhi, July 8 (PTI): The use of hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients has become highly politicized in the United States but it is used widely in India, a top White House official has said, asser

Health / 8th July 2020
With over 20k cases, India Covid tally crosses 7.4 lakh

New Delhi, July 8 (PTI): With 22,752 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's COVID-19 caseload increased to 7,42,417 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 20,642 with 482

India / 8th July 2020
Today in History July 8

Reuters 1937 - Non-aggression treaty signed between Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq and Turkey. 1943 - Jean Moulin, hero of the French resistance, died. Known as "Max", he coordinated resistance in occu

Infocus / 8th July 2020
Reflections: July 8, 2020

Reflections / 8th July 2020
COVID-19: Nagaland records highest single-day recovery of 60 cases

Dimapur, July 7 (MExN): Nagaland recorded the highest single-day recovery of 60 COVID-19 patients on Tuesday, taking the total number of recoveries to 303. The recovery rate in the state now stands at 47%.

Nagaland / 8th July 2020
Kohima: Canteen employee tests positive, Commissioner’s office sealed

Morung Express News Dimapur/Kohima | July 7 The detection of a COVID-19 positive case at a colony under Ward-7 in Kohima resulted in the sealing of the office of the Commissioner, Nagaland on July 7.

Nagaland / 8th July 2020