Category: INDIA

BUDGET INTRODUCES NEW TAX REGIME TO SIMPLIFY PERSONAL INCOME TAX STRUCTURE

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World  Over the years the annual financial budgets have been offering or restructuring tax slabs as well as introducing various incentives for tax reduction the number of which had reached 112. The introduction of such incentives had made the personal tax structure so complex that one needed to avail the services of a tax Consultant for filing return. We find that the budget is always a subject of debates and discussions while the opposition parties are open to out rightly condemn it. The analysts…

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KASHMIR CALLING AGAIN….

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World  SHIMLA : Gradually all the restrictions imposed on the public life in J&K post abrogation of Article 370 are being lifted, one by one. The latest being on the use of internet, though limiting the access to a few number websites and at a speed of 2G as a continued precautionary measure. While political leaders continue to be under house arrest and certain other elements too under arrest, measures like inviting foreign parliamentarians to assess the prevailing situation in the valley are aimed…

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SJVN ACHIEVES ITS  ANNUAL POWER GENERATION TARGETS 62 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World  SHIMLA : Two months ahead of the closure of financial year 2019-20,  public sector SJVN Limited has achieved the MoU target of generating 9100 Million Units of electricity during the current financial year,  today. Excellent Operation & Maintenance of its two hydro power plants namely the 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station and 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station and favorable weather conditions and the relentless efforts of the employees have helped in achieving these targets 62 days ahead of the completion…

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India Celebrates Its 71th Republic Day 2020 With Grand Parade

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NEW DELHI: India celebrated its 71st Republic Day today with a 90-minute display of military might, cultural diversity and socio-economic progress.Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was the Chief Guest.This was the third time that a Brazilian President was the chief guest at the Republic Day. The ceremony started with PM Modi, in a first, visiting the National War Memorial instead of the Amar Jawan Jyoti, where he paid tributes to soldiers who died fighting for the country. Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Weapon- Mission Shakthi, developed by the DRDO, was also showcased at the…

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ICN World Pays Tribute To Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose On 123rd Birth Anniversary

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“We should have but one desire today. The desire to die so that India may live.”Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation, who are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa. This January 23 is the 123rd 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…

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Ruthless Exploitation Of Rivers Undermining Mountain Ecosystems

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By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group  SHIMLA: The breathtaking sights and the thunder of the fast flowing Sutlej will be lost to the posterity if all the hydroelectric projects are commissioned over the next decade as planned. The river with the highest power potential in the state will virtually vanish like the mythological Saraswati. A dry river bed dotted with manmade reservoirs built to divert water for power generation will be left as the meandering river will flow only through long tunnels bored underneath the towering mountains as and when its…

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Two Child Policy and the RSS

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor, ICN Group NEW DELHI: Recently, in a public function in Moradabad (UP), the RSS chief, Mohan Bhagwat said that we should now focus on the two child policy in the country. It should be given a constitutional status. It is necessary to control the population to make our country grow economically, socially and culturally. He also said that there should be a law formulated to implement this ambitious plan throughout the country. The chief editor of the Urdu daily, Inquilba, Shakil Shamsi has written his…

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Work and Stress

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By: Dr. Natasha Dua, Sr. Sub Editor-ICN ‘Work’ and ‘Stress’ go hand in hand, but there comes a time when you should STOP. Stress is ‘Positive’ till the time it motivates you to work, whereas, once it begins to hamper your performance, it is termed as ‘Negative’. Negative Stress may either be Acute, Episodic Acute or Chronic in nature. The sad part of the story is that we have defined a certain number of Stressors and the ones beyond them are not given enough consideration. These Stressors are fathomed as ‘Stressors’ when…

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Psychological Trauma Of A Woman

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By: Klinsa Kurien, Bureau Chief-ICN Kerala The most recent murder mystery in Kerala caused a big hullabaloo in the entire state. Famously known as the “Koodathayi murder mystery”, this involved a woman named Jolly Joseph. She was a nice personality to reckon with and interact, according to reports. Also, traditional in value system as well as a regular church goer, she was completely adhering to good mannerism at all times. Then what led her to commit this gruesome murder of all in the family?  Jolly comes from a small village in Idukki…

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Sleep – It’s Body Repair Time Series: Part 3 (What is the correct quantum of sleep)

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the last article, we knew about how GOPTA can be used to improve sleep patterns. Today, we will know what is the correct quantum of sleep.) What is the correct quantum of sleep? It is the most common question asked to me in my workshops. People want to know what is the correct quantum of sleep and whether they are sleeping less or more than the number of hours required for sleep.  My answer is that it varies from…

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