Year: 2018

PM MODI INAUGURATE THE EVENT `UP INVESTORS SUMMIT’ 2018

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LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the event on February 21 and the President Ram nath Kovind will be here on the concluding day February 22. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley would also address the closing ceremony on February 22. Over 5,000 delegates have already registered for the Summit. A trilingual robot will be the prime attraction at the Investors’ Summit which begins here on February 21. Some of the partner countries at the Summit include Netherlands, Japan, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia and Mauritius. Besides, UP state Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) is in the…

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Himachal Launches Electric Taxi Service In Shimla

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: After successfully launching electric vehicles on Manali Rohtang route, the state transport Corporation has now launched  electric taxies in public transport network of Shimla city and the fleet of electric taxies and vehicles will be further strengthened in the State, told Transport Minister Gobind Singh Thakur here today. He said that electric taxies inducted three days back in the city had successfully covered 275 kilometers on the very first day on the identified routes. Himachal Pradesh is the first State in Country which…

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Growing Up With The Kolkata Book Fair

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By: Dipanwita Gupta Deb KOLKATA: One of the most awaited events in the capital city of Bengal is definitely the famous International Kolkata Book Fair.In fact,the enthusiasm with which people here welcome the commencement of the fair and the mass participation in it has given the fair, the character and charm  of a festival. Even for the uninitiated, the annual  Kolkata Book Fair held at the junction of Winter and Spring is a melting pot of books of every publisher and every subject under the sun.This year the Book fair…

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PNB Scam: Ex-Bank Official Gokulnath Shetty And Nirav Modi’s Company Executive Arrested By CBI

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The first case was registered by the CBI on January 31 and a lookout notice issued against the star diamond jewellery designer counted among India’s richest. NEW DELHI: Two bankers and a top official in celebrity designer Nirav Modi’s company seen to be at the centre of a massive Rs. 11,300 crore bank fraud have been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Enforcement Directorate, which has seized over 5,600 crores worth of diamonds, jewellery and gold, is continuing the searches at showrooms and offices linked to firms run by Nirav…

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Relations Between India And Iran Are Far Beyond Trade And Diplomatic: Hassan Rouhani

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India is already routing a consignment of 1.1 million tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan through Chabahar port.  NEW DELHI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is on a three-day visit to India, said that the current century belongs to Asia where New Delhi and Tehran have a very important role to play. Irani President Hassan Rouhani arrived in New Delhi on Saturday and was greeted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ram Nath Kovind. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the Hyderabad House in Delhi.In Hyderabad,…

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LONELY AS A CLOUD

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem ( Chief News Editor-ICN Group ) ( A short story ) It was a very unpleasant and harsh morning. The rain laden clouds had gathered in the sky. And it looked that the rain might start any time, soon. Strong icy winds were also blowing continuously. I was sitting on a bench in a park nearby my colony, fully covered with my woollen gears. It was the only park where we could go and walk and take a breath of fresh air. We were not so…

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At Least 17 Dead In Florida School Shooting, Former Student In Custody

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The US, which has less than five per cent of the world’s population, has between 35 to 50 per cent of the world’s civilian-owned guns. America also has the highest homicide-by-firearm rate among the world’s most developed nations. 17 people have been killed in Florida after a gunman opened fire on a local high school.Police say the suspect is 19-year-old Nikolas Cruzwho was expelled from high school for disciplinary problems. He was taken into custody shortly after the shooting.The gunman, armed with a semiautomatic AR-15 rifle, a gas mask, smoke grenades and…

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Governor Takes Up Developmental Issues With Union Minister Of State DoNER

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  ITANAGAR: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of DoNER called on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on 14thFebruary, 2018. They discussed the ongoing and the projected development plans for the North East with special reference to Arunachal Pradesh. The Governor emphasised the inescapable requirement of early road, rail and air connectivity for the State. He also stressed on the requirement of foolproof and undisturbed communication…

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J P Dutta wraps up PALTAN shoot in Chandigarh !

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It’s a wrap for the cast and crew of J P Dutta’s PALTAN in Chandigarh. The veteran filmmaker and his movie team including actors Sonu Sood, Arjun Rampal, Harshvardhan Rane, Luv Sinha, Siddhant Kapoor, Gurmeet Choudhary, Jackie Shroff, Esha Gupta, Monica Gill and Dipika Kakar have recently completed the extensive shoot schedule in Chandigarh. After making a grand announcement of the ambitious war drama in July last year, JP Dutta has shot the multi-starrer across the exotic landscapes of Ladakh region followed by Chandigarh. In an attempt to push the…

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Valentine’s Day: When Cupid’s Arrow Strikes

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By: Barnali Bose ( Sr. Associate Editor ICN Group ) KOLKATA: The youth of today celebrate the 14th of February as the day of love. Those blessed with partners reinforce their love by giving gifts and uttering words of everlasting love .New relationships commence with proposals of love made on this special day and gifts are showered on new found love. Men offer red roses to their beloved  when Cupid’s arrow strikes them and infuses them with the nectar of love. In Classic mythology,Cupid is the son of the Roman…

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