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NOIDA: A three day long international media conference on the topic ‘India and Changing Aspects of News (ICAN-2018)’ began at Delhi Metropolitan Education (DME) in Noida. This first international conference of DME was attended by eminent journalists, media academicians and experts from the field of journalism and mass communication who expressed their views on the changing aspects of news and media coverage. Veteran journalist Mr. Mark Tully, through a video message, expressed his opinion and laid emphasis on the issues prevailing in media industry such as sensationalism and ownership. He…

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By: Barnali Bose ( Sr. Associate Editor,ICN-Group) KOLKATA: That day, I had gone for a stroll along a deserted street, there being no park closeby. After walking for a while I decided to give my tired feet some rest. Spotting a bench on the way,I sat down.Suddenly I heard voices emanating from one of the buildings  behind me. I turned to look and saw two obscure figures on the balcony of a high rise. A lady was sternly telling a young boy, “How many times have I told you that…

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By: Dr. M. Aleem Siddiqui, MD, DPM ( Associate Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW: We all have physical symptoms – painful or uncomfortable feelings in the body – at different times in our lives. Usually a physical cause can be found – but sometimes it can’t, even when blood tests and x-rays or scans have been done. Symptoms like this are common. They can be called “medically unexplained symptoms”. About 1 in 4 people who see their doctors have such symptoms. Medically unexplained symptoms are really frustrating because …… • The tests…

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By: Dr. Shazia Veqar Siddiqui ( Asstt. Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW: Inhalant abuse has been reported from various parts of the world.  The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), U.S. National Library of Medicine defines volatile substance abuse (VSA) as the deliberate inhalation of volatile substances in order to achieve intoxication. Inhalants are basically chemical fumes which when inhaled produce a mind altering effect. This includes glue sniffing, inhalant abuse and solvent abuse.  They are found in substances like paint thinners, paint removers, dry cleaning fluids, glues, type writer correction fluids, gasoline,…

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By: Barnali Bose ( Sr. Associate Editor, ICN-Group ) KOLKATA: It was late afternoon and a day off from work.Lunch being over, I took a magazine intending to recline on the couch and drown myself in the luxury of a rejuvenating midday nap. The sound of a motorbike rudely jolted me into wakefulness. With a grimace, I peered through the window cursing the intrusion,under my breath. In no time, I rushed down and even before the doorbell rang, I was there at the door,a broad smile on my face. Guess…

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By: Dr. Shazia Vequar Siddiqui ( Asstt. Editor-ICN Group )  LUCKNOW: Suicide is an act of purposefully ending ones own life. According to WHO, stigma surrounding suicide leads to underreporting of data .75% of global suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. Over 800 000 people die due to suicide every year. Ingestion of pesticide, hanging and firearms are the most common methods of suicide globally. Men are “better” at suicide than women. Four times as men complete suicide, but women make more attempts. Male suicide attempts are more lethal…

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By: Sushant Kumar Singh ( Deputy Editor-ICN Group ) On 6 January 2017, Om Puri died at the age of 66, after having a heart attack at his residence in Andheri, Mumbai.He was honoured at the 89th Academy Awards in memoriam segment for his contribution in Indian and world cinema. In his biography ‘Unlikely Hero Om Puri’ the actor wrote about what it was like being a part of Bollywood after doing some of the best art cinema in India: When I first came to Bombay in 1976 to join the Hindi film industry, I had…

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By: Krishna Modi  KOLKATA: Travelling abroad for the first time is a significant moment for an Indian. Mothers are worried about the availability of proper food abroad. Fathers begin to charter sermons of do’s and don’ts. The siblings get busy making lists of gifts they expect. The grandparents start praying all to 360 million Indian gods for the safety of the traveler. A few months back, I was travelling to Johannesburg to visit my sister . With loads of advice and buckets of tears,I was promptly dropped at the airport…

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This is the first time Lucknow will have a woman mayor since the UP Municipalities Act came into being in 1916. LUCKNOW: Sanyukta Bhatia is set to become Lucknow’s first woman mayor in 100 years. The mayoral seat in Uttar Pradesh’s capital has been reserved for women. Bhatia’s main adversaries were Congress’ Prema Awasthi and Samajwadi Party’s Meera Vardhan. Bhatia’s husband Satish was a two-time MLA from Lucknow Cantonment and her son Prashant is a RSS Vibhag Karyavah (local functionary). She was a popular choice within the party and even outside it…

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