Category: INDIA

By: Rakesh Lohumi ( Sr. Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: It has been a bad season so far at the Asia’s oldest natural ice-skating rink. The weather gods have not been kind to ice-skating enthusiasts. Prolonged dry spell and abnormally high temperatures for winters have all but completely wiped out the first half of the season which got delayed by over three weeks due to unfavourable weather conditions. Normally the skating season commences towards the end of November and in favourable conditions 30 to 35 sessions are completed by the end of…

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“We should have but one desire today. The desire to die so that India may live.” Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa. This January 23 is the 121st birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, fondly known as Netaji for being a revolutionary freedom fighter in India’s struggle for Independence. Indians pay homage to this great leader of India on this day which is also celebrated as Desh Prem Diwas. Subhash Chandra Bose was born in to a Bengali family and his father, Janakinath Bose,…

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By: Barnali Bose ( Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group ) The Gangasagar Mela which is the second biggest religious congregation in the country after Kumbh Mela. “ Thank God, Gangasagar Mela is over, ” I overheard a daily commuter say as I made my way through the crowded bus stand on my way to school. I saw throngs of people, fatigued yet chattering excitedly narrating their experiences at the mela as they waited patiently for their bus. Others pushed their way into buses which would carry them home after their pilgrimage…

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By: Garima Gaur ( Sub Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW: India is a land of diverse culture and it’s festivals promote diversity. They are full of colours, enthusiasm, creativity and also offer opportunities to feel pride for the citizens. One such festival is Vasant Panchami (also called Basant Panchami). This day welcomes the spring season, people wear yellow to mark blossoming mustard fields. It is celebrated on fifth day of Indian traditional calendar in the month of Magha, which typically falls in the Gregorian month of January and February. It is celebrated…

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SHARJAH: India created history as they beat Pakistan by two wickets to lift their second Blind Cricket World Cup title, in Sharjah on Saturday. This is India’s second championship and they join Pakistan as the only two teams to have won two Blind World Cup titles. Batting first, Pakistan scored a healthy total of 307 in 40 overs, which India achieved in 38.2 overs with two wickets intact. India comfortably chased down the target in just 34.5 overs, with Haryana’s Deepak Malik (B3 – blind level 3) scoring the highest runs…

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The government announced today that Rs. 700 crore Haj subsidy will now be used educational purposes of the children. NEW DELHI: The central government on Tuesday said it has decided to withdraw subsidy given to hundreds and thousands of Muslims for the annual Haj. Announcing the decision, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said it was in line with the government’s agenda to empower minorities without appeasing them.He said the government would utilise the funds saved from withdrawing the subsidy for education of minorities, particularly girls. He added that the Saudi Arabian…

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By: Dr. Sanchita Ghatak ( Asstt. Editor-ICN Group ) 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 are progressing, and I was frantically looking for the reason to find out what ways actually determine if a country is progressing. Is…

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