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  • Universal basic income proposal a leap of faith: Sikkim MP
    New Delhi, February 17 (IANS): PD Rai, the lone Sikkim member of the Lok Sabha, has said that Chief Minister Pawan Chamling's promise to introduce a unique Universal Basic Income (UBI) if voted back to power w
    / 17th February 2019
  • Germany cool on Trump appeal to take back IS fighters from Syria
    Islamic State billboards are seen along a street in Raqqa, eastern Syria, which is controlled by the Islamic State on October 29, 2014. The billboard (R) reads: "We will win despite the global coalition". (REU
    / 17th February 2019
  • Sikkim announces Rs 3 lakh each for families of Pulwama martyrs
    Gangtok, February 17 (IANS): Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on Sunday announced Rs 3 lakh each for the families of the 49 CRPF personnel who were killed in the Pulwama terror attack last Thursday.
    / 17th February 2019
  • Man City end Newport's Cup dream to reach quarter-finals
    Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez scores their fourth goal. (Action Images via Reuters) Reuters Manchester City endured some anxious moments but escaped from fourth-tier Newport County with their FA Cup hop
    / 17th February 2019
  • Sparing a thought for Naga Hoho search team
    Khekiye K. Sema IAS (Retd) Dimapur Although one vaguely wonders which Organization took the initiative to mandate the Search Team, it is nevertheless a comforting relief, in a sense, to know that such a
    / 17th February 2019
  • La Liga: Real suffer shock home defeat to Girona, derailing title bid
    Real Madrid's Gareth Bale in action with Girona's Raul Garcia Carnero. (Reuters Photo) MADRID, February 17 (Reuters): Real Madrid's resurgent La Liga run skidded to a halt as they fell to a shock 2-1 defea
    / 17th February 2019
  • Griezmann helps below-par Atletico scrape win over Rayo
    MADRID, February 17 (Reuters): Antoine Griezmann's deflected volley earned Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Saturday, ending a run of two consecutive defeats for Diego Simeone's side.
    / 17th February 2019
  • Mertens stuns Halep to lift Qatar Open title
    Belgium's Elise Mertens poses with the trophy as she celebrates after winning the final. (Reuters Photo) DOHA, February 17 (Reuters): Belgium's Elise Mertens rallied from a set down to beat top seed Simona
    / 17th February 2019
  • Bundesliga: Poulsen brace helps Leipzig to win over VfB Stuttgart
    Stuttgart, February 17 (IANS): Denmark forward Yussuf Poulsen scored a brace of goals for RB Leipzig, leading his side to a 3-1 victory over host VfB Stuttgart in a Bundesliga match held here. With the win
    / 17th February 2019
  • Messi penalty helps under-par Barca beat Real Valladolid
    BARCELONA, February 17 (Reuters): Lionel Messi scored one penalty and missed another as Barcelona beat Real Valladolid 1-0 on Saturday to open up a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga. The Catalans played
    / 17th February 2019
  • Athletics: Wanders and Hassan set world 5km records in Monaco
    Reuters Julien Wanders and Sifan Hassan won the inaugural 5 kilometre Herculis in Monaco on Sunday and in doing so claimed the official male and female world records respectively. The distance has only b
    / 17th February 2019
  • Boat races in Kerala to have IPL-like C’ship
    Thiruvananthapuram, February 17 (IANS): The Kerala government has floated the Champions Boat League (CBL) for making state's hugely popular boat races into a world-class experience for tourists and creating a
    / 17th February 2019
  • Is the ban on Plastics effective in Nagaland?
    Some of those who voted YES had this to say: • Yes, ban on plastics is being effective, comparing to the past years use of plastic has become comparatively low in Nagaland but it doesnt mean that we a
    / 17th February 2019
  • Naga boy features in US concert
    Rüguoser Gogo Liegise performing at the 59th Annual Concerto-Aria Concert on February 16. A 21-year old Naga boy, Rüguoser Gogo Liegise performed at the 59th Annual Concerto-Aria Concert on February 1
    / 17th February 2019
  • Netanyahu gives up role as Israel's foreign minister
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on February 17. (REUTERS Photo) JERUSALEM, February 17 (Reuters): Israel's Prim
    / 17th February 2019
  • IS 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria as Trump urges Europe to do more
    Jiya Furat, commander of the assault on the last jihadist enclave in eastern Syria, talks during a press conference near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria on February 16. (REUTERS Photo) NEAR BAGHOU
    / 17th February 2019
  • Trump's choice for U.N. ambassador withdraws - State Department
    Spokesperson Heather Nauert (L) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dialogues with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico on October 18, 2018. (REUTERS File Photo) WASHINGTO
    / 17th February 2019
  • UK's May to speak to every EU head in bid for Brexit deal changes
    European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker shakes hands with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on February 7, 2019. (REUTERS photo) L
    / 17th February 2019
  • World: News in brief
    Bangladesh slum fire kills at least 8 CHITTAGONG, February 17 (Reuters): A fire gutted more than 200 slum houses in the Bangladeshi port of Chittagong on Sunday, killing at least eight people and injuring
    / 17th February 2019
  • Guwahati teacher suspended over Facebook post on Pulwama attack
    Guwahati, February 17 (IANS): A college teacher was suspended here for a Facebook post over the February 14 suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama that claimed the lives of 49 CRPF troopers. In h
    / 17th February 2019
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