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Words Have Wheels To Roll And Wings To Fly: Part 2

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group A delve into how European Traders communicated with Indians:   The  Portuguese traders arrived in India in 1498. By the 1600s Portuguese was a Lingua Franca in coastal cities across south East Asia A question invariably crops up  as to how the Portuguese communicated with Indian rulers and traders.Well, this is how the story goes.Vasco Da Gama, popularly known for his discovery of sea route to India, brought some Islamic traders to act as interpreters. The British first visited India in 1601, while travelling to…

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Earthquake Preparedness Needs Policy Level Changes

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN & Rebecca Brindza, Editor, ICN International A moderate intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on Richter scale hit parts of Assam on Wednesday, Sept 12th morning. The tremors were felt as far as Patna in Bihar and Siliguri in West Bengal. The quake lasted for around 15-20 seconds. More than 125 individual seismic incidents of low to moderate intensity on the Richter scale have been recorded by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) alone in India since the beginning of the year 2018. The increasing seismic activity in the…

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At Least 12 Dead As Typhoon Mangkhut Lashes Philippines

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The Philippines is no stranger to severe weather – it sees an average of 20 typhoons and storms each year.Mangkhut is the 15th – and the strongest – storm of 2018. MANILA: Typhoon Mangkhut has left at least 12 people dead in the northern Philippines, mostly in landslides and houses that got pummeled by the storm’s fierce winds and rain. China’s National Meteorological Center issued an alert saying Mangkhut would make landfall somewhere on the coast in Guangdong province on Sunday afternoon or evening. Days of evacuations and stockpiling of supplies…

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Kolkata: Massive Fire Breaks Out At Bagri Market In Canning Street, 30 Fire Engines Rushed To Spot

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KOLKATA: Massive fire broke out at Bagri Market in Canning street in the early hours of Sunday. 30 fire engines are present on the spot to dispel fire. However, no injuries have been reported so far. The fire started at ground floor of the five storied building and spread rapidly due to huge stock of inflammable articles, local media reported. The building houses several medicine shops and trading outlets.Canning Street near the Burrabazar is one of the major trading hubs of the city. “We are trying our best but firefighting…

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Terrorism Is The Most Serious Global Threat In Today’s World: Venkaiah Naidu

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The Vice President will attend an Indian Community reception hosted by the High Commissioner of India to Malta on Sunday evening. BELGRADE: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday addressed the National Assembly of Republic of Serbia. Naidu is in Belgrade as part of a three-nation tour to Serbia, Malta and Romania to boost ties with the Central European countries. While addressing the National Assembly, Naidu said, Economic reforms in India and Serbia in the 1990s have effectively converted some of the major challenges into opportunities. This year India and Serbia are celebrating…

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WHISPERS OF A SOUL

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By: Humera Sultana Published by: Magnifera Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi Edition: 2017 Price: Rs. 150/- Reviewed by: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor, ICN Group It was the last year when I received a book, “Musings” by Humera Sultana through my friend, Danish Khan, Editor, Indian Muslim Observer. It was an amalgamation of good thoughts experienced by the esteemed writer herself. I enjoyed her book immensely. This year, another book, Whispers of a Soul has come out, which is a collection of poems. She writes in the preface, “I have often felt that none of my…

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Money Series: Part 19

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Most of the people do not even dream about dreaming, and who are still dreaming, they have neither the guidance nor the ability to fulfill their dreams. You will usually find two types of people – general (non-skilled) and qualified (skilled). When a person qualifies, he becomes qualified, and then he becomes more successful than a general and non-skilled person in the field of income, and this is not only in the field of his income but every area of his life.…

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Technology: A Cause Of Digital Dementia

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By: Dr. Abhishek Kr. Pandey, Medical Correspondent-ICN LUCKNOW: Dementia often known as the disease of old. Dementia is not a single disease in itself, but a general term to describe symptoms of impairment in memory, communication, and thinking. Digital dementia is a term first coined by the neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer in his 2012 book. It was a term used to describe how overuse of digital technology relates to the breakdown of your cognitive abilities. The excess use of technology leads to unbalanced brain development, as heavy users are more likely to overdevelop their left brains, leaving…

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CM Relief Fund Being Utilized With Utmost Transparency: Mmhonlumo Kikon

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN Announces free Wi-Fi installation in Patkai campus PATKAI: “The State government is trying best to address the natural disaster caused by unprecedented rainfalls in Nagaland and is thankful to millions of people in the country who stood for Nagaland during the crisis,” said Legislator and Advisor, IT Science and Technology, New and Renewable Energy, Mmhonlumo Kikon. The utilization of CM Relief Fund is carried out with utmost transparency, Kikon added, addressing a mammoth gathering of students, faculties and staffs at Patkai Christian College on the…

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