Category: NATIONAL

By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: Anupam Mishra, who breathed his last on December 19, 2016 following cancer, is feted as India’s waterman, and rightly so. His work “Aaj bhi khare hain talaab” (Ponds are still relevant) that published in 2011, is not just a book but also an inspirational reality. Through his work he made the public aware as to how people in water-scarce regions of Rajasthan preserved every drop of rain water, that it would suffice them for the entire year. Here’s my tribute to the waterman of India. I’ve…

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NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting one of the most crucial Budgets for Modi 2.0 as it will become a guide for upcoming reforms and policies in the next 5 years of the Modi govt. Sitharaman in her Budget 2019 live streaming speech outlined the intention to invest in infrastructure, reach digital economy to every sector of the economy and give a big boost to MSMEs. Sitharaman has proposed to increase public shareholding in listed companies, improve KYC norms for FPIs, get retail investors into the government treasury…

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By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN  NEW DELHI: Right from the very beginning of the formation of new government in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approach has been putting the agenda of economic diplomacy on the front seat. Keeping in view the importance of economic diplomacy, Modi has kept his diplomatic relations program rather busy. His quality of making these programs worthwhile by enriching them with a personal touch is also something that leaves a mark on people’s minds. Important Foreign Relations Modi’s first brilliant diplomatic move was to invite the Head of…

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By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: Here I write about a subject which might not directly seem to be related to economics, however if you go on reading, you would find a thread that links the two.Pick up the economic structure of any country; you’ll trace the existence of a huge proportion of unaccounted money. This article talks about the facts that remain behind the curtains in any such economic structure and the unaccounted money being generated is the outcome of nothing else but this. First of all, I would like…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: With eyes transfixed on the small screen, people waited  for the live telecast of the most unique event in recent times. Never had such a live telecast been made in the history of India. June 17, 2019 will be inscribed in the pages of Indian Political and Medical history. Not only at homes,in  restaurants and offices, but also at NRS,  junior doctors from all over the campus assembled in front of the  giant TV  screen to watch the proceedings. One could see  apprehensions outlining their…

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Doctors in Bengal have agreed to meet CM Mamata Banerjee to resolve the impasse. 12 demands of junior doctors to end strike NEW DELHI: The IMA is protesting the recent assault on doctors in West Bengal.The announcement came a day after Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asked states to consider enacting specific legislation for protecting doctors and medical professionals from any form of violence. IMA demanded a comprehensive central law in dealing with violence on doctors and healthcare staff, and in hospitals.Security measures and the determinants leading to violence should also…

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KOLKATA:  The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to intervene in the ongoing doctors’ strike in West Bengal and advised the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in the state to persuade the medical practitioners to re-join work. As many as 300 doctors, 119 from North Bengal Medical College & Hospital, Darjeeling, alone have resigned over violence against doctors in the state.Across the country, medical practitioners took out protest marches and held sit-in agitations in solidarity with West Bengal doctors. Meanwhile, doctors of AIIMS Delhi on Saturday called off their protest in solidarity…

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NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association has declared “All India Protest Day” on Friday against the incident and expressed solidarity with the striking doctors. Resident Doctors’ Association of Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi held a protest over violence against doctors in Bengal.Protests were also held in Nagpur, Raipur and Hyderabad. The organizations has started protesting against the attack on Kolkata-based residents and two intern doctors on 11th of this month.Thousands of patients in the national capital were hit hard after the doctors at AIIMS Delhi halted health services in support of Kolkata counterparts today. Union Heath…

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NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Thursday, 13 June, arrived in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan to attend the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.He is also set to hold meetings with leaders of China and Russia on the sidelines of the summit. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to meet many world leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Kyrgyz Republic and SCO Chair Sooronbay Jeenbekov. PM Modi on Wednesday said the global security situation as well as economic cooperation will be on the agenda at…

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