MUMBAI, 4th August 2020: “Nations First Collective (An initiative by Creative’s Collective Trust, Mumbai) in association by Sanskar Bharti Poorvottar and Sanskriti Ganga Nyas is organising a webinar on 6th August, 2020 to pay homage to Late Smt. Sushma Swaraj on her first death anniversary by artistes and film fraternity. Due to Coronavirus outbreak the association is organising the homage SUSHMANJALI – A Tribute to Sushma Swaraj ji’ on digital platform. The renowned film maker Shri Priyadarshan is chairman of the organising committee. The artiste and filmmakers from across the…
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Lock-Down And After
By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group PART-27 None of the living beings on this planet have ever seen or imagined about the practicing, dealing or going through a situation called “Lock -Down “. Books do have elaborate mention about it but situations never became so lethal bring this entire Globe under precautions under a “Lock – Down”. Could anyone on this Earth ever relate his or her thinking to the present situation? Did any of the dreams in any person’s mind ever spell out the actual act of “Lock – Down” of…
Read MorePhoolon Ka Taron Ka Sabka Kehna Hain, Ek Hazaron Main Meri Behna Hain
Raksha Bandhan is an occasion to celebrate the eternal bond between siblings.The origin of Raksha Bandhan goes as far as the era of Gods and Goddesses. Traditionally on this day, sisters tie a sacred threat or knot around their brothers’ wrist, seeking his protection in return. They also exchange gifts and indulge in sweets and special dishes. Raksha Bandhan is observed on the last day of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Shraavana, which typically falls in August.This ritual involves lighting Diya and earthen lamps which represents the God of…
Read MoreEid-ul-Adha 2020 To Be Celebrated On Aug 1 In India
On Eid al-Adha, Muslims sacrifice an animal that is dear to them to prove their devotion and love for Allah.This year, the auspicious day would commence in India on August 1, and continue until the evening of August 3. Eid al-Adha or Bakrid is being celebrated all around the world on 31st July, according to the announcement by Saudi Arabia. However, according to the Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, the festival is celebrated in India on August 1 this year. Eid ul-Zuha or Eid al-Adha, which translates to the…
Read MoreHepatitis C: A Silent Epidemic
By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN Hepatitis C has been called a silent epidemic because most people with Hepatitis C do not know they are infected. 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 Hepatitis-…
Read MoreSwami Vivekanand,”The legend of India”
By: Mohd. Salim Khan, Associate Editor-ICN Many great souls have been born from time to time in this world who devoted their entire lives for the sake of humanity and for the welfare of global community.If in this world there is the greatest & exquisite job, then it is none exept the service of mankind. Feeding the food to hungry, providing clothes to naked & to show the right path to misguided and misleaded person are the greatest and exquisite jobs of the entire world. Almighty GOD has been sent…
Read MoreReporting Politics: Of Being Envious and Not to Be
By: Prof. Pradeep Mathur NEW DELHI: I must confess that at times I get a little envious of the present generation of journalists, many of whom are my own students. The reason is not the fat salaries they get or the positions they hold. We also did quite well in our days. The reason is that while we had to slog together facts and background to do our stories the present-day journalists get all the information at the click of a button. They do not have to go to libraries, dig…
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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group PART-26 “ To the entire mankind on the Earth” “ A Humble Submission” Suddenly an unknown virus attacks almost entire mankind on the Earth and people remained astonished as no enemy was visible or readable but people were infected , troubled and even sustaining maximum loss also. Being first of it’s kind , it troubled everyone on all possible parameters like loss of time, loss of work, loss in productions, loss of health and even life. Money and finances did suffer a lot . The entire…
Read MoreRemembering The Emperor Of Novels Munshi Premchand On His 140th Birth Anniversary
India is today celebrating the 140th birth anniversary of the famous Hindi writer Munshi Premchand. He began writing under the pen name “Nawab Rai” but switched to Premchand. Premchand’s stories imparted wisdom.They made the readers ponder over the moralities, truth and realities of the world we live in.His works include more than a dozen novels, around 250 short stories, several essays and translations of a number of foreign literary works into Hindi. Initially known as Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava, Premchand was born on 31 July 1880 in Lamhi, a village located near Varanasi,…
Read MoreBiodegradable Plastics: Finding The Market
By: Prof. Jaswant Singh, Member-Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica & Arctic, Director-Institute of Earth Sciences & Editor-ICN Group Biodegradable plastics also have versatile applications such as plastic grocery bags, disposable containers, personal care products, agricultural plastics, medical devices etc. Plastics have become a very important and essential commodity in the life of modern man because of its durability, strength, flexibility, light weight and low cost of production. Plastic in the environment has been regarded as more of an aesthetic nuisance since the material is biologically inert and nonbiodegradable. More than 90%…
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