Category: INDIA

NEW DELHI: The HRD Ministry has identified around 80,000 “ghost” teachers in various colleges and universities across the country after the introduction of Aadhaar. Ghost teachers are educators who fail to show up for work, have moved away, or otherwise maintain secure employment in the field. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, however, clarified that none of these teachers are from any central universities.”There are certain ‘ghost’ teachers which use proxy methods and are apparently teaching at multiple places full time. After the introduction of Aadhaar, 80,000 such teachers have been identified and action…

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By: Rakesh Lohumi (Sr. Editor-ICN Group) The hills of Uttrakhand reverberate with melodious notes of Hindustani classical music as the Kumaonis celebrate the festival of Holi in a way very different from the rest of the country. Folk songs are integral to Holi , which is celebrated as the “festival of colours” all over. It is the rich infusion of classical music in the Holi songs that  lends the festival altogether a different dimension in the Kumaon region. The unique tradition of singing Holi songs based on different classical ragas virtually…

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Around 3 lakh doctors have come onto the streets to demonstrate against the NMC bill.The IMA has labelled the Bill as anti-poor and anti-people, and said it makes the system prone to corruption.  NEW DELHI: The doctors began their 12-hour long strike at 6 am today. The doctors contend that the decision to replace the Medical Council of India with a new body will “cripple” the industry. Union Health Minister JP Nadda, on the other hand, maintained that the provision will “benefit the medical profession.” He also added that talks were…

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The New Year has officially begun, as midnight passed in Samoa, Tonga and Christmas Island/Kiribati, the first places in the world to welcome in 2018.  The last places on Earth to see in the New Year are minor outlying US islands like Baker Island and Howland Island – although these are uninhabited. Millions of people are expected to gather in Berlin, London, Rio de Janeiro and New York to celebrate the arrival of 2018. The New Year, which falls on January 1 according to the Gregorian calendar, is one of the most popular occasions…

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By: Maryam Hedayat (LIBYA) New Year is the only occasion on which the whole world unites together and celebrates irrespective of any culture, religion or country.  “Happy New year!” I greeted warmly to one of my friends. “What are you saying! Wishing New Year is haram (forbidden)”, came her shocking reply to my address. “Haraam! But why?” I spoke surprisingly. “Because it’s the culture of the west, and we as Muslims should avoid adopting other culture.”, she expressed with confidence of Islamic belief in her heart. “I see.”, came my…

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem ( Chief News Editor, ICN Group ) Millions of cases are pending in the civil courts just to seek divorce or alimony from the respective husbands and wives. NEW DELHI: I remember the days of 1994 when I had written a stage play named, Rabia. It was based on the theme of the freedom of choice in marriage to the Muslim girls in Islam and the society at large. When I dived deep into the religious texts while researching on the subject, I came across a very famous…

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MUMBAI: At least 15 people were killed and several others injured in India’s financial hub Mumbai in the wee hours of Friday, when a fire broke out in a restaurant and spread to other areas in a multi-storey building.Fire-fighters took at least three hours and more to douse the blaze that leapt up in central Mumbai’s nightlife hub.   Several TV channel offices, including Times Now, Mirror Now, ET Now, located close to the site of the fire were affected. The fire was initially declared as a Level II fire before being…

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Chief News Editor, ICN Group NEW DELHI: Today is another important day in terms of the contentious issue triple Talaq among Muslims. It was tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad and duly passed after a long and heated debate among the members. Finally, it will go to the Rajya Sabha where it seems not so easy to be passed because of the required strength of the BJP lawmakers is not sufficient there. Many lawmakers put their views candidly with their…

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MUMBAI: Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir was angry as the doctors were on leave when he was inaugurating a medicine counter at a hospital in Maharashtra. Minister of Home State Hansraj Ahir on Monday asked the doctors of Maharashtra to join the Naxal ranks. Ahir who visited Chandrapur district to inaugurate a local hospital was met with hostility from the doctors. Minister of Home State Hansraj Ahir apparently furious at the absence of doctors at a function he was attending in Maharashtra, has provoked a controversy with his…

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PM Modi inaugurates a section of the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro today that connects Botanical Garden in Noida to Kalkaji Mandir in South Delhi.  NEW DELHI: The first-phase of Delhi Metro’s Magenta line was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The first-phase will connect Botanical Garden in Noida with Kalkaji Mandir in south Delhi. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath was also be present in the inauguration ceremony.However, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is not part of the inauguration ceremony. Good governance is the key to all-round development and…

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