The Trip to Western & Central Europe 2017

By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Shoubhik and Debanjana, senior engineers in software companies of repute in Bangalore love travelling in India and abroad. They take time out to share their experiences through their travelogues. Innsbruck, Austria We reached Innsbruck by a train from Salzburg. The 2-hour journey tripled to a 5-hour journey because of unexpected disruptions in the train route. Innsbruck was the the venue of winter olympics ! Day 1 Out of the 2 nights we stayed, the first night we spent at the town center listening to open air…

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What Made Benjamin Franklin So Great?

By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: A question arises so simply here, that why should we read, and know about a man and his works, who have died some two centuries back, and lived not on this land, but many oceans far away? But, I do believe, that, some men and women have always a great power to attract and allure us with their treasure trove of wisdom and knowledge, from where, we can get a lot of precious pearls to make our crooked path more straight and bright.…

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Excellence With G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 5

By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group Importance of goal setting KOLKATA: In the first 4 parts of the ‘Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.’ series, we worked upon our own mindset towards our own time utilisation patterns. Now, in the next few articles, we will see what is the importance of having ‘goals orientation’ in life. I would quote famous motivator Zig Ziglar in saying that “You cannot make it as a wandering generality. You must become a meaningful specific.” So, to understand about the ‘Goals Orientation’, first of all, we…

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Money Series: Part 39

By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Whatever leak proof plan we make for our future, the uncertainty of the future will have its effect on it. Answer one of my questions – ‘For whom we want to achieve success? Just for yourself or your family too?’ If you answer that you want to achieve success for you and your family as well, then I have another question from you – ‘Is it certain that in the future, how many years will you live?’ If not then what is the…

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G20 Summit 2018: PM Modi To Hold 1st Trilateral Meeting With Donald Trump, Japan’s Shinzo Abe

BUENOS AIRES: PM Modi on Friday interacted with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of the G-20 summit. U.S. President Donald Trump appreciated India’s growth story during the meet.PM Modi, Donald Trump and Shizo Abe also agreed to cooperate in various ways and together with other countries. PM Modi presented a nine-point programme on ways to take stringent action against fugitive economic offenders during the second session at G-20 Summit, which focused on international trade, financial and tax systems. PM Modi advocated strengthening…

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ANUG-“TRENCH MOUTH”

By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN This condition came to be called “Trench Mouth” because of its prevalence among soldiers fighting in the trenches during World War I.  LUCKNOW: ANUG stands for Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis. It is a common, non- contagious infection of the gums that occurs suddenly. It is also known as trench mouth, Vincent’s angina. It is characterized clinically by gingival erythema and pain, fetid odour, necrosis and sloughing of intrerdental papillae and marginal gingiva which give rise to a grey pseudomembrane formation, fever, regional lymphadenopathy…

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Shimla Gets The Largest Car Parking Facility

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: A thirteen storied car parking with a facility to park about 850 small vehicles besides four buses was inaugurated by the state Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here last evening. Built at a cost of Rs.83 crore, the parking lot also has other basic amenities for the general public. The parking building is located at the bifurcation of Shimla – Dhalli byepass on which the city’s Inter State Bus Terminus was built and is just 3 km short of Shimla town. Facilities of local…

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Finally The Historic Shimla Town Hall Building Inaugurated

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur  inaugurated the Rs. 8 crore renovated town hall complex at the Mall, Shimla last evening. Inaugurating, he said that the Town Hall, Shimla was another ambitious project which was today dedicated to the people of the state. Apart from historic Gaiety Theatre, the Town Hall building is another USP of the town. The British-era Tudor-style structure has thus been restored to its original look after more than two years The Asian Development Bank  had taken up to fund…

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Farmers’ Mega Rally: Opposition Unites As Farmers March To Parliament Street

Farmers should get the full price of their crops. All parties here say Swaminathan Commission report should be implemented. NEW DELHI: Thousands of farmers from across India marched to Parliament from Ramlila Maidan, demanding an end to the agrarian crisis in the country as well as a special sitting to discuss the situation. The demands include debt relief and an increase in the Minimum Support Price for their produce. The farmers are also demanding a special joint three-week long Parliamentary session on the agrarian crisis. The protests began on Thursday and…

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