Year: 2018

SJVN Director (Finance ) Honoured

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Amarjit Singh Bindra, Director (Finance), SJVN Limited has been conferred with the prestigious BHARAT JYOTI Award by India International Friendship Society.Ex-Governor of Chhattisgarh Shekhar Dutt presented this award at a function held at New Delhi.Apart from his professional excellence, Amarjit Singh Bindra is a philanthropist at heart and is very sensitive towards the needs of the underprivileged and social upliftment of deprived sections of  the society. Since his days in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), he has always been a proactive participant in…

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Excellence With G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 8

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: You must be wondering, that in the last 7 articles, not even a single word has been uttered about G.O.P.T.A., while the title of our series is ‘Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.©’. The reason is that in previous articles, I was working on the mindset towards time utilisation patterns (part 1-4) and goals orientation in life (part 5-7), as I believe that without changing our attitude towards time utilisation patterns and goals-orientation, ‘tips’ are of no use. Today, I will talk about G.O.P.T.A.…

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Money Series: Part 42

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group ‘Money Back’ Policies are also very popular in such schemes wherein the insurance company returns the insured money into installments in the interval in the plan period. Let’s now take a look at India’s major and popular life insurance and general insurance plans available: Major policies related to life insurance The policies of this area take responsibility for the financial security of our lives. There are two types of insurance plans available in this group: Term insurance policy Nearly all life insurance companies…

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To Call A Spade, A Spade Or To Spin A Yarn: Exploring The Truth Behind A Lie

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By : Barnali Bose, Editor ICN-Group Many of us will  remember the fairy tale character of Pinocchio, whose nose grew longer every time he lied. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen in real life otherwise, I can say with much conviction that everyone would see Pinocchio’s image in the mirror. Elders never tire trying to inculcate the  moral value of truthfulness in children, do they?  And is there anyone who  has not heard of the proverbial saying that  nothing can be better than honesty? But in real life, speaking the truth would…

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World’s First Baby Born Via Womb Transplant From Dead Donor

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The first baby has been born following a womb transplant from a deceased donor, a study published in The Lancet has revealed. The successful transplant, performed by surgeons in Brazil, could greatly broaden access for women with uterine infertility to the treatment, without the need for live donors. The procedure to transfer the uterus from donor to recipient lasted more than 10 hours.The surgery involved connecting the recipient’s veins and arteries, ligaments and vaginal canals with the donated uterus. The woman’s previously fertilized and frozen eggs were implanted after seven months and…

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India’s Heaviest Satellite GSAT-11 Launched Successfully From French Guiana

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GSAT-11, weighing 5,854 kg, is ISRO’s heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite.The next generation satellite is going to help ramp up internet speeds.  BENGALURU: India’s heaviest communication satellite GSAT-11 has been successfully launched into orbit a few minutes past 2 am IST on Wednesday. After a 30-minute flight, GSAT-11 separated from the Ariane 5 upper stage in an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. GSAT-11 is a large planned Indian geostationary communications satellite.GSAT-11 is India’s heaviest satellite.ISRO Chairman K Sivan said soon after the launch, describing the GSAT-11 as the “richest space asset”…

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To Call A Spade, A Spade Or To Spin A Yarn: Exploring The Truth Behind A Lie

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: I was watching ‘Liar Liar’, a 1997 American fantasy comedy film starring Jim Carrey and I began to wonder if it is but a good idea to speak the truth always or is it, at times, wiser to fabricate reality? The film is about a successful lawyer whose entire career is woven around a web of lies. His career  takes an ugly turn when his son wishes for him  not to lie for a day and the wish is fulfilled. Hilarious indeed is the…

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French PM Edouard Philippe Suspends Fuel Tax Rise

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PARIS: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says the tax increases have been suspended for six months.The new tax would have seen petrol prices rise by four cents per litre from January. Many are criticising the president for pursuing policies they claim favour the richest members of French society.The movement has grown via social media and has supporters across the political spectrum. The protests, which started on 17 November, were focused on denouncing a squeeze on household spending brought about by Macron’s taxes on diesel, which he says are necessary to…

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Massive Fire Breaks Out Near Mumbai’s Aarey Colony Forest, No Casualty Reported

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The Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) region has a variety of big and small wildlife including leopards, peacocks, deers, hogs, besides a variety of insects, birds and plant life. MUMBAI: A massive fire erupted in the forests of Aarey Colony in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) precincts, near Goregaon suburb of north-west Mumbai, here on Monday evening, officials said.The fire was reported at 6.21 pm on Monday. Aarey forest is Mumbai’s biggest green patch and has been under the scanner as the government wants to clear it for constructing…

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“Khamiyaza” film is about corruption and brutal system : Deekshit Kaul

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Mumbai : RD Bioscope and Once More International are presenting a thriller movie, “Khamiyaza – Journey of a common man” whose trailer and music has been launched on 3rd December, 2018 in Mumbai.  The event is attended by Pankaj berry, Roopali Kadyan, Suryakant Tyagi cameraman, Ajay Varma editor, cast Hermab Tripathi, Pyali Munsi, Alok Chaturvedi, Vijay Aidesani, Shakku Rana. Khamiyaza is a story of corruption and brutal system. The story is based on a common man Abhimanyu who dares to save a life of a social worker Satya Prakash without knowing that…

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