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MOBILE MANIA: Solution To Mitigate Impact Of Cellphones On Human Health And Life

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By: Dr. Durgesh Kumar Chaturvedi, Special Correspondent-ICN  Overuse of Smartphone leads to isolated lifestyle which results into weight gain and decreased fitness level. The entry of smartphones has changed the entire communication system in our society and the gadget is being used by all section of the society irrespective of age.the entry of mobile phones has changed the entire communication system in our society and the gadget is being used by all sections of the society irrespective of age. Mobile phones have become a primary need in each and everyone’s…

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Hepatitis C: A Silent Epidemic

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By: Dr. Abhishek Kr. Pandey, Medical Correspondent-ICN Hepatitis C has been called a silent epidemic because most people with Hepatitis C do not know they are infected. LUCKNOW: Hepatitis is a general term used to describe inflammation of the liver. It is characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the liver tissue. Hepatitis can be caused due to various factors such as excessive alcohol consumption, autoimmune diseases, accumulation of fat in the liver causing fatty liver disease and microorganisms, including viruses. There are 5 different types of viruses that cause…

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Money Series: Part17

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group “The brain is our highest instrument if we can learn to use it properly,” otherwise you know the result of even the performance of a most efficient instrument in the hands of an unskilled fellow. I have heard the voice of you knocking on the door. I am opening the gate for you to reach the next stage of the journey. I am very happy to meet you again. I am fascinated by the inclusion of new features in your personality and…

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Are Breaking Records Again On Friday

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Fuel cost in India is derived by taking into consideration the international crude price, Value Added Tax (VAT), excise duty and dealer commission.The weakening of the rupee against the US dollar has contributed to the continually rising fuel prices.  NEW DELHI: The prices of petrol and diesel touched a new high on Friday with Mumbai paying the maximum among the four metros. While petrol costs Rs 87.39 a litre, diesel is priced at Rs 76.51 a litre, an increase of 48 paisa and 55 paisa respectively over Thursday’s price. In Delhi,…

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Gay Sex No Longer A Crime In India: Supreme Court

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NEW DELHI: In a historic decision, India’s Supreme Court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence.The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that upheld a colonial-era law, known as section 377, under which gay sex is categorised as an “unnatural offence”. The judgment was delivered by a Bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices Rohinton Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra. The decision to repeal the law is a major victory for India’s LGBT activists and supporters after years of determined struggle.…

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Sushma And Sitharaman Hold High-level Talks With US Secretaries Mike Pompeo And James Mattis

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NEW DELHI: India and the United States held the inaugural edition of the twice-deferred 2+2 dialogue on Thursday, with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meeting their US counterparts Michael R Pompeo and James Mattis. The talks were scheduled to last just a few hours and focus on strategic and security topics. They came amid a series of divisive issues, including Washington’s demands that India stop buying Iranian oil and a Russian air-defense system. Iran is India’s third-largest oil supplier after Iraq and Saudi Arabia.The US’…

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Money Series: Part16

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group If you are enjoying this journey and you have resolved to create the foundation of a new energetic world by awakening inactivated limitless abilities. You have seen how your inactivated savings begins to wear and diminish after some time. We have made small bricks of our small savings, but we still have to learn the art to save our bricks from reduction. To make them strong, we will have to add coat of extra income to them so that we can, at first,…

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REALISE YOUR INNER HAPPINESS….

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group Just who on earth does not want to be happy. Not only that we all are always trying to be happy, day  in and day out. The efforts alas are targetted towards materialistic possessions.   On a most common chartered path one thinks if he gets admission to a particular course and then  gets employed or start his business and then gets married and then get a son and then own a house, then a vehicle, all furnishings, all modern and electronic gadgets  and so…

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REVIEW OF THE BOOK: RABIA, THROUGH ALL JOYS AND SORROWS (A NOVEL)

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Published by Lifi Publications Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2016 Price: Rs. 295 Reviewed by: Eram Fatima, Sub Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: Mohammad Aleem ( Editor-ICN Group) the writer of the novel Rabia: Through all joys and sorrows has written a remarkable piece. No doubt! He delves unflinchingly into the confounded realities of the women through his book. This culture where we live in has certain restrictions and traditions which are constrained to its doctrines about the rules of marriages, including the choice of groom by one’s own parents only. The writer has…

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6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northern Japan

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Japan, situated on the “Ring of Fire” arc of volcanoes and oceanic trenches that partly encircles the Pacific Basin, accounts for about 20 per cent of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater. The magnitude 6.7 earthquake on Hokkaido early Thursday morning also knocked out power across the northern island. At least two people were killed and 32 were missing after a powerful earthquake paralyzed the northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents. The entire island was without power…

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