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Imphal: Lata Mangeshkar's melodious voice has won hearts and souls of several generations of people in the Indian subcontinent and people of Manipur in the eastern most corner of the country have a special reason for remembering her.She...

By N SatyajeetImphal: Women are always at the forefront in Manipur in most fields, but that does not include electoral politics.The major political parties have given nominations to only a handful of women candidates for the coming...

New Delhi: The country's forest cover has increased by 12,294 square kilometre over the last seven years, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday.There has been increase in forest cover in some States while there has been decrease...

Imphal: There are over 749 voters in Manipur who are above 100 years of age. The Election Commission will be providing them special facilities, including that of postal ballot service to vote. Senapati district has the maximum number of...

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has de-commissioned its Communication Satellite INSAT-4B after 14 years of its operations.ISRO, in a statement said, as part of India's continual efforts towards preservation of the long-term sustainability of outer space,...

London: UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss said on Monday that the United Kingdom “completely” rejects any questions over its sovereignty of the Falkland Islands following a joint statement by Chinese president Xi Jinping and his Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez...

London: The United Kingdom has sent more than 100 special forces advisers to Kiev to train and aid the Ukrainian military as tensions rise over Ukraine, the British newspaper Mirror reported on Sunday, citing a military source.“UK special...

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Winter Olympics, calling for stronger cooperation between China and the United Nations."The Secretary-General expressed his appreciation for China's strong...

Shillong: The Indian government is still trying to find out the whereabouts of an Arunachal citizen, who is believed to have been abducted by the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) of China in 2015 from the Line of Actual Control...

Kathmandu: Beijing has denied entry to 225 Nepal students, who are pursuing MBBS in China, to complete their degree, the media reported on Saturday.According to The Himalayan Times, the students' vaccination certificates are not being accepted, though, most...