Year: 2018

Sushant Singh Rajput on this month’s cover of The Man !

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Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput on this month’s cover of The Man ! MUMBAI : Epitomizing the great Indian dream, Sushant Singh Rajput in the short span of his career has already established himself as a talent to watch out for ! Not the one to take the conventional route , the young Gen-X has taken risks every step of the way , metamorphosing into his versatile characters with chameleon-like ease, something he enjoys doing. Sushant Singh Rajput celebrates the spirit of young India on this month’s cover of The Man, as he…

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My family is my inspiration and strength: Garima Arora

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Garima Arora

My family is my inspiration and strength: Garima Arora MUMBAI : The Bollywood is full of glamour and glitz but still today the small town’s family has double standards about the girls working in this industry but actress Garima Arora who has set herself in TV and films in a very short time, her biggest achievement is her family who believe in her. Garima Arora got her notable break in star plus show pardesh mein hai mera dil, Chandra Nandini and in Chakradhari Ajaykrishna Ganesh’s wife Sidhi. After modeling, video…

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BJP Seals Nagaland Poll Deal With New Regional Party NDPP

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KOHIMA: Ahead of the Nagaland assembly elections, the BJP today announced that it would contest the polls in alliance with the newly formed National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio. NDPP will contest 40 of the 60 assembly seats, and the BJP will field its candidates on 20 seats. Nagaland votes on February 27. Rijiju said, “NDPP and BJP are going to have absolute majority. So there is no need for speculation”. The NDPP is led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who was earlier…

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Union Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Calls On Arunachal Governor

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh) ITANAGAR: Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Law and Justice She Ravi Shankar Prasad and Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) discussed various issued related to the state in the areas of mobile and telecommunications, internet connectivity, Information Technology and Law & Justice when the former called on the later at Raj Bhavan, here today. The Governor emphasised on allocation of adequate funds for the infrastructure for more district and subordinate courts to provide easy…

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Thousands Protest Over UK National Health Service (NHS)

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The demonstration outside Cornwall’s largest hospital was part of a national day of action against cuts to the national health service. LONDON: Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in support of the country’s embattled National Health Service (NHS), which is straining under the weight of winter demand. Protesters carrying placards reading “NHS not for sale”, and “Hands off our NHS”, braved the cold and rain to demand that the government pump more money into the system, and roll back the influence of the private sector in the public-funded…

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Sonali Bendre Behl’s #SBCMasterclass is here!

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Sonali Bendre

MUMBAI : Sonali Bendre Behl is one of the first Indian actresses to have a book club on Facebook with a following that has only been growing with time. What started as an attempt to revive her own joy of reading turned into a go-to portal for bibliophiles and aspiring writers called, Sonali’s Book Club. With masterclasses, discussion on reading trends and giveaways, Sonali has popularised contemporary Indian authors and made reading ‘cool’. It turns out that efforts in the direction of propagating reading are in full swing as Sonali has packs a…

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A Very Important Budget, With Clear Intent

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  NEW DELHI: “This is a very important Budget because of three things: One, it recognizes the crippling agrarian crisis that grips India today. Two, it provides a very substantial security net for health, in the form of the health insurance scheme. And three, it gives poor tribals and forest dwellers a win-win option by supporting development of the bamboo sector,” said Sunita Narain, director general, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), commenting on the Union Budget of 2018, presented…

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BJP Suffers Setback In Rajasthan And West Bengal Bypolls

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JAIPUR/KOLKATA: Congress won the Lok Sabha seat in Alwar by over 1.96 lakh votes and the seat in Ajmer by over 84,000 votes. The party won the Mandalgarh assembly seat by nearly 13,000 votes. All three seats were previously held by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The elections were crucial for Vasundhara Raje government as it is facing a huge anti-incumbency factor, which could damage the party’s chances in upcoming Assembly elections due later this year. Congress president Rahul Gandhi hailed the party’s Rajasthan unit for its impressive show in the bypolls…

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India Beat South Africa By Six Wickets

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Virat Kohli blasted his 33rd century and Ajinkya Rahane’s 79 helped India beat South Africa by six wickets in Durban to take a 1-0 lead in the series.  India won the first ODI against South Africa by six wickets by chasing down a target of 270 runs with Virat Kohli scoring his 33rd ODI century.After losing two wickets early, Kohli and Rahane got together and gave no chance to South Africa bowlers of taking a wicket. The strong Indian batting line-up chased down 270 runs with 27 balls remaining. South…

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Quality Protein Maize: A Solution for Nutritional Security

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By: Prof. R K Yadav (Deptt of Genetics and Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group) and Dr. Shweta (Asstt. Professor) KANPUR: Maize (Zea mays), known in some English speaking countries as corn. In India, maize ranks 3rd after rice and wheat. Maize grown throughout the country ranging from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Improving nutritional quality of agricultural crops is a noble goal. Improving nutritional quality in cereal crops is particularly important as the benefits can easily spread to hundreds of millions of people in…

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