Year: 2018

Russian Gun-Rights Activist Maria Butina Faces Charge Of Acting For Foreign Government

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Maria Butina is a Russian national and gun rights activist who was arrested Sunday and is facing criminal charges for acting as a foreign agent in the US. She studied at the American University in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON: Maria Butina, the Russian gun-rights activist who was recently arrested by the FBI and charged with conspiracy, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday on a second offense of acting as an agent of a foreign government. Maria appeared in court on Tuesday after being arrested on 15 July, where she was…

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Lavasa: A Dream Project Gone Awry

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By: Anoop Sood Pune is one of the better cities where I live and spent the best part of my professional career. Over the years I have come to admire the place and for good reasons. Nice comfortable weather round the year, safe, better infrastructure, good avenues for employment, excellent education institutions, hordes of places offering good entertainment and exciting night life- Pune has it all.   But the best part of living in Pune is that you can be trekking amidst picturesque green hills or wandering leisurely along the…

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Three Phases of Women’s Life: Part-1

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By: Dr. Nosheen Ali, Bureau Chief-ICN Madhya Pradesh          BHOPAL: Women Life Start with a ‘’Little Girl’’ A girl is a female child, Second Phase; – Start after Marriage and Third Phase; – Start when Menopause occurs.‘’ Girl’’ The point at which a child becomes an adolescent is defined by the onset of puberty or the beginning of the teenage stage Pubertal Girl: Puberty often begins earlier than parents think. Breast budding in girls—their first sign of puberty—starts at age 10 on averages, with some girls starting as early as 8 and others not start until 13. The…

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Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki Takes Oath As Governor Of Himachal Pradesh

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor of Haryana, who has been given the additional charge of the office of Governor of Himachal Pradesh, took oath of office here today. Acting Chief Justice of HP High Court, Justice Sanjay Karol administered him the oath of office in a simple ceremony held at Raj Bhawan. Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, was also present on the occasion. Earlier, the Governor was given an impressive Guard of Honour and Chief Secretary Vineet Chaudhary read out the warrant of appointment.…

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ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN VOID

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By: Maryam Hedayat Around 52.4% of the global online population access internet from their mobile devices and more than half of the global population is estimated to go online using mobile devices by 2020. LIBYA: The world is just a ‘click’ away from us. Now everything and everyone is available at the touch of a button, Bored? Just a click and all your friends in front of you, shopping mood, click and the varieties and unlimited collection on your screen, want to play video games late night, click the button and vast collection…

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HYDROPOWER PLANTS AND ROAD PROJECTS A BIG DRAIN ON FORESTS

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By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Hydropower plants and road projects are taking a heavy toll of the ever depleting forest reserves in Himachal Pradesh which is having the lowest green cover among the Himalayan hill states. Being a renewable source of energy hydropower projects are largely considered to be environment friendly but they account for bulk of the forest land diverted for non-forestry use. In fact, hydropower plants and road projects have together gobbled up 80 percent of the 12005 hectare of forests diverted since the enforcement of Forest…

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‘’ROLE OF VITAMINS IN DENTISTRY”

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By: Dr. Abhishek Kr. Pandey, Medical Correspondent-ICN LUCKNOW: All of us understand that food and water are the necessities for life but the micronutrients which the body needs on a daily basis for  sound metabolism are none other than the hard working- ‘Vitamins’. Vitamins are micronutrients which play a crucial role in general and oral health as well as in maintaining various biological processes in human body. They are essential for development, maturation and functioning of oral tissues at every stages of life. There are a number of nutritional deficiencies that…

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Anil Kapoor learns to play the trumpet for Fanney Khan !

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Superstar Anil Kapoor kickstarted his career with Woh Saat Din (1983) for which he learnt to play the harmonium .Ironically , 35 years later, the star learnt to play the trumpet for his upcoming film Fanney Khan. Says Anil Kapoor, “The trumpet is an integral part of my character in the film. My character, Fanney, plays it when he is sad or happy. So I had to make it look real. I was excited to learn a new instrument and took lessons from [professional player] Ramesh Kumar Gurung.It was challenging…

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Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter are overwhelmed with the love from their fans

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Shashank Khaitan’s Dhadak starring Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter is all set to release this week. The lead actors who are on a promotional spree for their film, have visited various cities including Jaipur, Lucknow, Pune, and Kolkata. The film was shot in Jaipur and Kolkata, so visiting these places for promotions brought back memories of the shoot for the actors. However, the love that Dhadak’s lead pair has received across cities and on social media has left them overwhelmed. Janhvi is moved with the youthful energy that welcomed her…

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Harela Celebrated With Full Zeal In Uttarakhand

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By: Alok Singh, Editor-ICN Harela is celebrated thrice in year, the first two are during both the Navratis, Chaitra Navrati in the month of Chaitra and Sharad Navratri in the month of Ashwin. This is followed by Bhaitauli or Bhitauli wherein gifts are given to girls of the family. NAINITAL: The Shravan Harela is celebrated as the first day (Kark Sankranti) of Hindu calendar month of Sravan (late July). It is also symbol for the onset of rainy season (Monsoon) as Harela literally means “Day of Green”. Agriculture-based communities in…

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