Category: INDIA

Has the World Changed since the Infamous Vietnam War (1954-75) Brutally Imposed by America?

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: It was 2006 when the Penguin Books India approached me to translate a book from English to Hindi. It was a very famous one, named, “Good Muslims, Bad Muslims” by a scholarly writer, Mahmoud Mamdani from the Columbia University. The title soon attracted my attention as it had enticed the publisher to get it translated in Hindi, so a large number of Indians could also read this book. But what was in it which made it so popular? As I think over…

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Massive Water Logging In Mumbai Due To Heavy Rainfall

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Maharashtra Education Minister declares holiday today in all schools and colleges in Mumbai Metropolitant Region due to heavy rainfall.  MUMBAI: Water logging, trains running late and traffic jams again affected Mumbai’s normalcy as heavy rains continued on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall along the western coast over the next 24 hours. Water-logging has been reported at several places including Hindmata in Parel, Milan Subway in Andheri, Kings Circle in Sion and National college area. According to reports, BEST has diverted some of the bus…

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Supreme Court Orders Private Hospitals Of Delhi To Provide Free Treatment To Poor

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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday, ordered all the private hospitals of Delhi, which built on subsidised government lands, to provide free treatment to certain percentage of patients belonging to poor financial backgrounds. The Supreme Court said that all private hospitals in Delhi, which got land at cheaper rates, shall give free treatment to 25 percent OPD and 10 percent of IPD for poor patients. The apex court said that it will monitor the functions of private hospitals in this regard and any violation of this order will be treated…

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Telangana Student Shot Dead In Kansas City Restaurant

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Koppu’s relatives have urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to bring back the dead body to India as soon as possible. HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old student from Telangana has been shot dead by an unidentified person at a restaurant in Kansas City in the U.S. state of Missouri on Friday evening. The incident in Missouri was described as an armed robbery and the police have launched a manhunt for the suspect. Sharath Koppu, who studied at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and worked at the restaurant, had moved to the US earlier…

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DEATH, NOT THE ONLY LEVELLER

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN    Suburban trains : Great leveller of sorts KOLKATA: Mother Nature has strange ways of levelling out imbalances in life.Sometimes the remnants of palatial homes and shanties floating side by side in floods while at times,both  reduced to mere rubbles in quakes are silent testimonies to this indisputable fact. The greatest leveller,of course is death. Prince or Pauper meet the same fate at his death. “Earth thou art and to earth thou shalt return” is the ultimate truth. In our daily lives ,we live through situations that…

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THE MAN WHO HELPED IN MAKING AMERICA A GREAT NATION ON THE EARTH: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

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By: Dr.Mohammad Aleem (Chief News Editor-ICN Group)  NEW DELHI: Benjamin was at heart a good writer, so he was a good observer of human feelings and sentiments also. He writes in the same chapter of the book while observing his men on the battlefield in these words: “This gave me occasion to observe, that, when men are employed, they are best contentented; for on the days they worked they were good-natured and cheerful, and, with the consciousness of having done a good day’s work, they spent the evening jollily; but on…

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Jaipur Rally: PM Modi To Lay Foundation For 13 Projects

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Over 2 lakh beneficiaries of various central government-run schemes in the state have been extended invitation to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jaipur on Saturday.  JAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Jaipur on Saturday to address a huge gathering of beneficiaries of government schemes. PM Modi arrived in a special aircraft that landed at the Sanganer airport. He was welcomed by Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress describing it as a ‘bail-gaadi’. PM Modi is…

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GEETA KAPUR TO HEAD SJVN AS DIRECTOR (HR)

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group Geeta Kapur will be the first woman Functional Director in the company born 30 years ago. SHIMLA: Geeta Kapur, General Manager ( HR ) at SJVN Limited has been selected as Director (Personnel ) of public sector SJVN Limited by the Public Enterprises Selection Board at an interview held at Delhi today. She was one among the 09 candidates including 6 from SJVN. She competed successfully against senior level candidates like Director,  Executive Director,  Chief General Manager of various PSUs including BSNL, STC, NEEPCO…

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REMEMBERING AMERICA THROUGH THE EYES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN- AN ORDINARY MAN OF EXTRAORDINARY FEATS AND TRAITS

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By: Dr.Mohammad Aleem (Chief News Editor-ICN GROUP) Benjamin Franklin was such a man of huge stature and height, and most of all, those capabilities which had the power to influence and change many lives. NEW DELHI: A question arises so simply here, that why should we read, and know about a man and his works, who have died some two centuries back, and lived not on this land, but many oceans far away? But, I do believe, that, some men and women have always a great power to attract and allure us…

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Crows: Social Birds Which Reconcile After Fighting

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By: Dr.Ripudaman Singh (Special Correspondent ICN Group) &  Dr.Hemant Kumar ( Agriculture Correspondent ICN Group) Crows have long been thought of as symbols of death. But despite their evil reputation, it appears that these clever birds also have a softer side. Researchers in Germany have found that after getting into a fight, crows attempt to ‘kiss and make up’ by touching and preening each other – even if it’s with a relative stranger. A new study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany wanted to see how unfamiliar…

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