Year: 2018

A Bizarre Experience : Not True Yet True

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By Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN KOLKATA: The waiter hands you the menu card.You scan the items. You rub your eyes in disbelief. “No this cannot be true”, you say aloud. The menu reads, Plastic vegetable soup Plastic soya with plastic rice Plastic paneer wrap Plastic bamboo shoot curry Many more supposedly savory dishes are on offer. However, in all this the common ingredient is plastic.”This can’t be true”,you scream at the waiter. Then trying to keep your composure, you request for a ‘proper’ menu card. You check the calendar on your…

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Kathor is A simple and sensitive movie: -Lalit Parimoo

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Mumbai : Under the banner of Shri Balaji Global Films, the writer-director Karan Kashyap is bringing his upcoming film “Kathor” whose trailer has launched today at a suburban restaurant The View, Mumbai with much fanfare. The event is attended by the lead actor Lalit Parimoo, Director Karan Kashyap and producer Ravi Shukla along with actors Abhishek Pandey, Durga Sarkar and Akhilesh Pandey. Lalit Parimoo, Sheetal Dimri, Abhishek Pandey, Durga Sarkar and Akhilesh Pandey are in the leads. Kathor is a story of a constable (Neelkanth) whose duty is to feed the prisoner of…

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On The Dust Haze Over North India

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  NEW DELHI: Since June 12, 2018 a large part of northern India has been engulfed in a massive haze of dust. Online air quality monitors of Delhi Pollution Control Committee in Delhi show huge escalation of particulate levels. Larger particle size of 10 microns (PM10) that are highly impacted by dust, show an increase eight to nine times over the permissible level. Data from 19 air quality monitoring stations of Delhi shows a sudden spike in particulate levels during the dust…

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Eid-ul-Fitr To Be Celebrated Across India

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This year, Eid ul-Fitr in India will be celebrated across the country, except Kerala, on June 16, Saturday. The celebration of Eid al-Fitr marks the conclusion of the Muslim month of Ramadan, a 30-day period that requires those practicing to abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. Eid al-Fitr is one of the most festive periods in the religion’s calendar. Eid is often commemorated with large feasts and family time, as well as charitable acts and donations. People observe roza (fast) during the holy month of Ramadan and…

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Saif Ali Khan’s London soirée !

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Saif Ali Khan is one of the most popular Indian stars overseas and the actor today appeared as a guest on UK’s popular morning show, ITV’s Lorraine .Other celebrities to have been part of the show include  Tom Hanks, Jennifer Lawrence ,Meryl Streep, Idris Elba, One Direction ,Kate Winslet ,Sir Tom Jones,Priscilla Presley ,Russel Brand, Kelly Clarkson ,Robbie Williams,Reese Witherspoon and Gerard Butler, amongst others. Saif even went on to become the first Indian actor to promote his streaming series Sacred Games, Netflix’s first Original out of India, at the…

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Vice President Arrives At Itanagar On Two Day Visit

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  ITANAGAR,  Jun 15: Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu, on his maiden two-day tour to Arunachal Pradesh arrived at Itanagar on 15th June 2018. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu’s two-day Sikkim visit was cancelled on Friday due to inclement weather, officials said. Governor Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) received the Vice President at Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, Cabinet ministers and State senior officers were present on the occasion. A ceremonial Guard of Honour…

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India To Celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr 2018 On June 16

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By: Kauser Khan, Associate Editor-ICN  Eid is one of the two biggest festivals celebrated by Muslims worldwide. Muslims offer a special prayer in open areas like fields, community centres, etc. or at mosques.Eid Mubarak to all. The crescent of the moon is not sighted in India today. Hence, Eid ul-Fitr will not be celebrated on June 15 in India but people all across India will ring into the festival on June 16 . The auspicious festival of Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid-Al-Fitr is widely celebrated by Muslims around the globe. The date of Eid al-Fitr…

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Kicks Off In Russia

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Hosts Russia dominated the first half of the FIFA World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia at the 80,000-capacity Luzhniki stadium on June 14. The World Cup gets underway this week, with all eyes on Russiaas the country readies to stage the greatest show on earth. Host nation Russia thrashed Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match of the World Cup to start their tournament in style in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday. Russian president Vladimir Putin addressed the crowd and the worldwide television audience in a lengthy speech, calling football a uniting force.…

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Renowned Journalist Shujaat Bukhari Shot Dead In Srinagar

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Veteran journalist and Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari and his PSO were shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside the newspaper’s office in Srinagar. SRINAGAR: Senior journalist and Editor of English daily “Rising Kashmir” Shujat Bhukhari was on Thursday shot dead by militants outside his office here, police said. Bukhari, who was in his 50s, was leaving his office in Press Enclave in the city centre Lal Chowk for an iftar party when he was shot, officials said. No group has claimed the killings but police say militants are suspected to have carried…

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“Pihu” is a very emotional story : Sachin Gupta

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MUMBAI : Nowdays internet and digital revolution a large number of audiences are dragged towards watching movies and web-series on mobiles and computer. Audiences especially youth loved to watch short movies. Maker are keen to producec intresting stories to serve youth audience.Writer and director Sachin Gupta short film Pihu is also targeting todays audience. Pihu is a simple yet emotional romantic film which will be able to connect with the young viewers. In the press conference organized in Mumbai, the writer –director Sachin Gupta, actor Sumit Kaul and the senior…

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