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17th October 2025 Wildlife optimism meets road reality in Satoi

17th October 2025 From student fieldwork to a public museum: The FAC Entomology Project

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17th October 2025 ‘Assam deserves truth’: Rahul Gandhi demands transparent probe into Zubeen Garg’s death

17th October 2025 Centre’s funding of projects in northeast jumped 74 pc to Rs 3,447 crore in FY 25

17th October 2025 Amit Shah meets Nitish Kumar; JD(U) says everything within NDA smooth

17th October 2025 PM Modi doing best for India, don’t expect you to understand, says Mary Millben to Rahul Gandhi

16th October 2025 ‘World of Work’ workshop prepares Nagaland students for future jobs

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16th October 2025 IMF chief hails India’s ‘very significant' reforms, says it ‘substantially’ fuels global growth

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Hong Kong leader Lam does not rule out Beijing help, as economy suffers

A woman looks at a vandalised metro station entrance that remains closed in Causeway Bay district, in Hong Kong, China on October 8. (REUTERS Photo) HONG KONG, October 8 (Reuters): Hong Kong's emba

World / 8th October 2019
Turkey says it's ready for Syria push, Kurds signal Damascus talks

Turkish and U.S. troops return from a joint U.S.-Turkey patrol in northern Syria, as it is pictured from near the Turkish town of Akcakale, Turkey on September 8, 2019. (REUTERS File Photo) IS

World / 8th October 2019
Near-term outlook of Indian economy fraught with risks: RBI

New Delhi, October 8 (IANS): The Indian economy which has largely been subdued in the past few quarters and signs of a slowdown have cropped up, is likely to face several more risks in the near term, according

Business / 8th October 2019
Microsoft aims to bring Internet to 40mn people by 2022

San Francisco, October 8 (IANS): In a bid to connect billions of people that do not have access to Internet connectivity, tech giant Microsoft, through its Airband Initiative, now aims to extend Internet access

Business / 8th October 2019
Banning Huawei may raise Indian telcos' capex on 5G: Fitch

New Delhi, October 8 (IANS): If the Indian government does not allow Huawei to build a fifth-generation (5G) network in the country, then Indian telecom operators may have to spend more on 5G infrastructure, US

Business / 8th October 2019
Amazon, Flipkart sales generate Rs 19,000 crore in 6 days

New Delhi, October 8 (IANS): Led by Amazon and Flipkart, e-tailers in India achieved a record $3 billion (nearly Rs 19,000 crore) of Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) in the first six days of the festive sale from

Business / 8th October 2019
40 Attorneys General to join anti-trust probe against Facebook

San Francisco, October 8 (IANS): Nearly 40 state attorneys general are set to join probe against Facebook's anti-competitive business practices. They met officials from the Justice Department and F

Business / 8th October 2019
RBI not looking at liquidity facility for NBFCs: Dy Guv

Mumbai, October 8 (IANS): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has ruled out any special liquidity facility for Non Banking Financial Institutions (NBFCs) saying there is enough in the system to meet their needs for bor

Business / 8th October 2019
Athletics: Black to stand down as Britain's performance director

LONDON, October 8 (Reuters): Neil Black is to stand down as performance director of British Athletics at the end of the month, the governing body announced on Tuesday. Black had been reported

Sports / 8th October 2019
Bento only has eyes for Sri Lanka in build-up to North Korea clash

HONG KONG, October 8 (Reuters): South Korea coach Paulo Bento will aim to keep his players' minds focused on their Sri Lankan opposition on Thursday as the tension mounts ahead of their historic World Cup

Sports / 8th October 2019
China's ANTA sports says it will immediately halt contract renewal negotiations NBA

A man walks past an NBA logo at an NBA exhibition in Beijing, China October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee BEIJING, October 8 (Reuters): China's ANTA Sports Products Ltd said on Tuesday it will ha

Sports / 8th October 2019
You gave us 300 seats, we scrapped Art 370: Amit Shah

Beed (Maharashtra), October 8 (IANS): Bharatiya Janata Party President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the historic step of uniting the country wi

India / 8th October 2019
Peebles, Mayor and Queloz win 2019 Nobel Prize for physics

STOCKHOLM, October 8 (Reuters): Scientists James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics for ground-breaking work in astronomy, the award-giving body said on Tuesday.

World / 8th October 2019
Murray to make Grand Slam singles return at Australian Open

(Reuters): Former world number one Andy Murray will play at next year's Australian Open in what will be his first Grand Slam singles appearance since undergoing hip surgery, organisers confirmed on Tuesday

Sports / 8th October 2019
US women's team fights back against governing body's pay claims

NEW YORK, October 8 (Reuters): U.S. women's national soccer team players pushed back in a court filing on Monday against claims by the U.S. Soccer Federation that some members earn more than their male cou

Sports / 8th October 2019
Smith, Warner in Australia T20 squad for Sri Lanka, Pakistan series

(Reuters): Australia on Tuesday named Steve Smith and David Warner in their Twenty20 squad for home series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan as selectors firm up plans for next year's World Cup on home soil.

Sports / 8th October 2019
Rihanna to release visual autobiography

Singer Rihanna is all set to launch her visual autobiography. Titled "Rihanna", the book will have over 500 pages and will follow the singer and entrepreneur's life through photographs from her childhood in

Entertainment / 8th October 2019
Robert Pattinson to compete for Lead Actor Oscar next year

Actor Robert Pattinson will compete for an Oscar in the lead actor category for his role in "The Lighthouse" at the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony. According to variety.com, A24 will submit Pattinson in the le

Entertainment / 8th October 2019
Aditya Narayan launches new single 'Lillah'

Singer Aditya Narayan is back with the new single, "Lillah". On Monday, he unveiled the romantic track, which is touted as an ode to the golden era of IndiPop. Talking about the single, Aditya said: "It h

Entertainment / 8th October 2019
Barca players handed 92 million in bonuses last season

BARCELONA, Octoner 8 (Reuters): Barcelona paid out 92 million euros (82.1 million pounds) in collective bonuses to its players for winning the Spanish league and Super Cup titles last season, the club's an

Sports / 8th October 2019