Category: INDIA

Personal Hygiene For Toddlers

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By: G. P. Sinha Editor-ICN Group Good Hygiene Habits Start Early Protect yourself and others from getting sick There’s more to hygiene than hand washing, though that’s a good start. Setting up a routine of healthy hygiene when your kids are young can create habits that last throughout their lives. Use our head to toenails guide and create good hygiene habits for your kids Hair Washing Most younger children can get away with washing their hair two or three times a week. In fact, washing hair too often can dry out…

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How About Some Good News To Wrap-Up The Day

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By: Prof. Pradeep Mathur NEW DELHI: An American film that was shown in 2011 speaks of a Coronavirus-like virus that begins spreading from China to the rest of the world! The strangest thing is that at the end of the movie it turns out that the cause of infection is the bat, which is the same reason that the disease is currently spread !!The name of the film is, “Contagion” and it stars Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet.  Yes it was prophetic. -China has closed down its…

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The World Has Come to a Halt

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By: Dr Humera Sultana, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Dear All, The world has come to a HALT! And HALT it should! A little invisible virulent virus has left us paralyzed with alarm! Human emotions are careening between dread and fear. It’s not about this country or that country. It’s about the whole planet now. On a global level, the whole situation has inspired human spirit to work together and connect with people as humans. But it has left it me pensive and pondering on a personal level. I have a positive…

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Shadow of Corona Looms Large Over Navratri Festival

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By: Garima Lohumi SHIMLA: The shadow of Coronavirus, the worst global pandemic in recent times, looms large over the“Chaitra Navratri Festival” commencing from March 25, which also marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year Vikrami Samvat 2077. With the country under lockdown to check the further spread of the dreaded virus and most temples closed for devotees, the season of festivities is going to be a disappointing affair. Celebrated twice a year in the month of Chaitra and Ashwin the “Navratri” is the most important religious festival of Hindus. Cultural…

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ICS Meets World Health Organization To Discuss Impact Of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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By: Tejeshwar Singh Rana, Chief Officer-Merchant Navy & Associate Editor-ICN International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Secretary General, Guy Platten, will lead a delegation of industry leaders to meet with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva. COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the shipping sector and the industry is working closely with the WHO to ensure that guidelines for industry and governments help limit the spread of COVID-19, whilst maintaining international trade. ICS is currently working on updated guidance for industry. Guy Platten will be joined by representatives of other…

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The Secret Riot Industry

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By: Prof. Pradeep Mathur NEW DELHI: Last week’s communal riots in Delhi deeply pained  all  sensible and right-thinking people. The loss of human lives and property has been shocking beyond words. Every such incidence of  rioting makes me feel professionally  guilty  for a strange reason. How I wish I had managed time and resources to do a book I had planned to write on this subject in mid 1980s. I had drawn an outline of the book,  collected some material and had even decided on its name –The Riot Industry. However,…

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On this day, March 3 in 1887: The meeting that culminated into a miracle

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: Do you remember the Hindi movie Black, released way back in 2005? It was a cathartic story woven around a deaf,mute and blind Anglo-Indian girl  entrapped in a silent world shrouded in darkness.It is the patient intervention of a tutor in her life that magically transforms her otherwise meaningless existence.Not only did the roles  assayed by Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee in the Sanjay leela Bhansali starrer gain acclaim but the film too was a huge commercial success both in India and overseas. The film…

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Today, Every Human Being Has Become a Citizen of the Plagued Settlement

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: Delhi’s recent diabolical violence has shaken the consciousness and mind of every concerned citizen of the world. It is being said that after 1984, the city has witnessed such brutal violence again after almost thirty years. Many types of comments and reactions are pouring in constantly not only from the prominent world organizations like the OIC (Organization of the Islamic Countries) and the United Nations, but America and other countries also. The UN Chief himself criticized it vehemently. The irony is that…

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The Dirty Business of Rioting

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By: Prof. Pradeep Mathur NEW DELHI: Old timers in  Delhi can recall. In the early months of  1991 there was an incidence of communal clash in Old Delhi area near Jama Masjid. There was tension in the air and it was feared that the situation may worsen leading to large scale violence. Socialist leader Chandra Shekhar was the Prime Minister and he was informed of the  development. A genuine leader of the masses and a fearless soul, Chandra Shekhar decided to visit the area dismissing security concerns voiced by his…

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UNIQUE KUMAONI HOLI: A CELEBRATION OF “SUR” AND “TAAL”

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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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