Category: INDIA

Sri Lankans Don’t Worship Ravana As A God But They Regard Him As A Great King

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According to the Ramayana, Ravana was finally killed in the Battle of Lanka with the help of his own brother Vibhishana, who was crowned new king of Lankapura by Lord Rama after the war. Sri Lanka is also important in the Dussehra celebrations because its historical name was Lanka which is considered to be the place where Ravana lived. Hence, the celebrations in this country are carried on in its full extent with the ritualistic burning of effigies. The inflammable statues of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran are burned by the arrows of…

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Himachal Governor Inaugurates Kullu Dussehra

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group KULLU: The week-long international Kullu Dussehra festival commenced with traditional fervour at the famous Dhalpur ground here today. Governor Acharya Devvrat inaugurated the festival by participating in the Rathyatra of Lord Raghunath. He was accompanied by Lady Governor Smt. Darshana Devi.   The Governor felicitated the people of the valley on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra, which symbolizes victory of the truth over evil. He said that the culture of Himachal Pradesh was unique and had a distinct identity. The fairs and festivals celebrated here round…

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PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN

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By: Dr. Ameya Tripathi, Asstt. Editor-ICN  LUCKNOW: Everything around us these days seems to be in instant and constant connectedness. People are living multiple lives both in reality as well as in virtual space. It won’t be too much to say that today people live distracted lives, especially the younger generation. With the advent and widespread use of smart gadgets and internet, one must realize that progress brings with it a huge responsibility to handle the adverse effects effectively and wisely. As per WHO data, 56675969 people in India suffer from…

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ME TOO: THEN AND NOW

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By: Tehmeena Rizvi, Bureau Chief-ICN Jammu & Kashmir The Me-Too movement (or #MeToo movement), with many local and international alternatives, is a movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault. #MeToo spread virally in October 2017 as a hashtag used on social media in an attempt to demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace. It followed soon after the sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Tarana Burke, an American social activist and community organizer, began using the phrase “Me Too” as early as 2006, and the…

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#MeToo: Editors Guild Urges MJ Akbar To Drop Defamation Case Against Journalist Priya Ramani

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The allegations of sexual misconduct against MJ Akbar date back to the years he was a journalist and newspaper editor in the 1980s and the 1990s. NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India on Thursday called upon Bharatiya Janata Party leader MJ Akbar to withdraw the criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani. In a statement, EGI said it saluted the courage shown by several women journalists in bringing to light instances of how they were sexually harassed. MJ Akbar, a former president of the guild, resigned from his position of minister…

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Karnataka’s Famous Mysore Dasara Celebrations Are In Full Swing

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By: Kauser Khan, Associate Editor-ICN Group The main attraction of the ten-day Mysore Dasara festival is the Mysore Palace which is illuminated daily with nearly 100,000 light bulbs from 7 pm to 10 pm on all days of the festival. Karnataka’s famous Mysore Dasara celebrations are in full swing. It is also called Jamboo Savari for its grand elephant procession taking place. Dasara festivities, which began with the Vijayanagar kings as early as the 15th century in Mysore City is all ready for the final day and this year it marks 408th edition.…

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Geeta Kapur Takes Over As The First Woman Director On The Board Of SJVN

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Geeta Kapur, General Manager ( HR ) and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at the public sector SJVN Limited has been appointed  as Director ( Personnel ) of the company by the Government of India. Geeta Kapur has since taken over the charge of the new position from Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director of the Company who had been holding the dual charge since his appointment as CMD in December 2017. It is significant that Geeta Kapur has become the first woman…

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Government Should Bring Law To Build Ram Mandir: Mohan Bhagwat

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NAGPUR: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today delivered his annual Vijayadashmi Speech in Nagpur. Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi attended the even as the chief guest. Union minister Nitin Gadkari and other dignitaries were also present on this occasion. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday stressed on the need to further strengthen the armed forces to ensure enhanced “internal and external security” and pre-empt any subversive attempts from within or outside to harm the country’s unity and integrity. RSS Chief Bhagwat was delivering his annual Vijyadashmi speech at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur.Bhagwat said that “urban Maoism”…

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Is Social Media Really Social ?

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By: Dr. Sanchita Ghatak, Associate Editor-ICN  Watch India Watch! Where we will head if the figures don’t improve? Yes we will just have technology walking around us and making us “developed nation”. LUCKNOW: I was just going through a report by ministry of home affairs, GOI and was rather flabbergasted to see that the male female ratio in India, as given in 2017 is just 933 females per 1000 males, and more astonishing was that it’s the urban population where it is just 900 per 1000 males. We claim that we…

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Union Minister MJ Akbar Resigns Over #MeToo Allegations

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The #MeToo movement, which began as a hashtag on Twitter in 2017 amid the Weinstein incident, has now become a global phenomenon. NEW DELHI: Union Minister MJ Akbar, accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct in a tidal wave of #MeToo stories shared on social media, has resigned. 20 women have alleged that MJ Akbar sexually harassed them when he worked as a journalist. He also filed a defamation suit against senior journalist Priya Ramani who accused him of sexual harassment. On Monday, Akbar sued Priya Ramani, the first woman to name…

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