Category: INDIA

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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Bharat Bandh Against SC/ST Act Today, High Alert In MP’s 35 Districts

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Nearly 35 upper caste bodies have called for a Bharat Bandh in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.Around 150 organisations of upper castes and OBCs will take part in the Bharat Bandh. NEW DELHI: The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha by a voice vote, had got the nod of the Lok Sabha on 6 August. As upper caste groups continue to protest against the Act that provides protections to the SC and ST community.The groups also demanded quota system…

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Hit New High

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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.Petrol and diesel prices were hiked Thursday after a one-day gap. NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, petrol was at Rs 79.31 and diesel at 71.34 per litre in Delhi. In Mumbai, a litre of petrol was retailed at Rs 86.72 and diesel at 75.74 per litre. After remaining unchanged for a day, petrol and diesel prices rose by around 20 paise across the major cities on Thursday. In Delhi…

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Our Trip To South Vietnam — 2017

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By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Shoubhik and Debanjana, senior engineers in software companies of repute in Bangalore love travelling in India and abroad. They take time out to share their experiences through their travelogues. South Vietnam On April 29, 1975 Saigon, which was under the occupation of USA, fell to the communists from North Vietnam, signalling an end to the 20 year Vietnam war. The city was renamed as “Ho Chi Minh City” after their revolutionary Ho Chi Minh who had fought for Vietnamese independence and reunification. Saigon was…

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Teacher’s Day 2018: Tributes To India’s Greatest Teacher, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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The universally accepted World Teacher’s Day is 5th October. In India, the Teacher’s Day is celebrated on 5th September and this tradition started in 1962. Teachers play a vital role not only in the development of an individual but also of the society as a whole.Teachers shape the mind of children which in turn helps them become responsible citizens. “ A good teacher is like a candle, it consumes itself to light the way for other.”  On this special day, students celebrate the contribution of teachers in their lives and shaping…

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Self-Medication: A Grave Challenge

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By: Dr. Amay Tripathi, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: Living in 21st century is filled with challenges pertaining to newer physical, biological and environmental phenomena. Humans have learned to overcome such daunting conditions since time immemorial, but there have also been times when life has been threatened with complete disaster. While global warming and adverse effects of certain technological advancements make news every other day, a dark cloud is silently looming large over the horizon in the form of drug-resistant micro-organisms and newer forms of diseases. Scientific and medical circles all over…

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OAT: A Highly Nutritious And Dual Purposes Cereal Crop

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By: Prof. R.K. Yadav, Deptt of Genetics and Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech.,Kanpur/ Executive Editor-ICN Group The health benefits of oat rely mainly on the total dietary fibre and beta glucan content, which lowers blood lipids, especially, serum total and LDL (low density lipoproteins) cholesterol. KANPUR: Oat (Avena sativa) is an economically important crop and ranks sixth in the world in cereal production following wheat, maize, rice, barley and sorghum. It is an important cereals and known as a dual purpose crop of temperate and subtropical areas.…

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The True Essence Of Childhood

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group Let the realisation that no matter how old one may grow, keeping the child within alive,is the only way to survive in this world. KOLKATA: Our lives revolve around our children. It is for children that we are able to play the role of a parent or a teacher. As Shakespeare says,life is a stage and all of us merely players . How verily said,isn’t it? I am a daughter,a sister, a wife, a mother, a teacher, all amalgamated into one. Childhood is said to be…

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