Category: NATIONAL

By: Subhashini 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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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group Ai Dile Nadaan tujhe hua keya hai Akhir is dard ki dawa keya hai (O my naive heart, what happened to you? And what is the remedy of your pain and agony?) NEW DELHI: It was two years ago when I got a unique chance to attend a program on the great poet, Mirza Ghalib at India International Centre, New Delhi. The allurement for me at that time was that a well-known Pakistani artist, Mr Ziya Mohiuddin was going to read the famous letters…

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By: Dr. Shazia Israr, Associate Editor-ICN Group  Churches across India are decorated with poinsettia flowers for the midnight mass. Every year, Christmas is celebrated on December 25 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ. This auspicious occasion is a prime festival of Christian community and hence, is celebrated zestfully around the world. Christmas conveys his message of love, tolerance and brotherhood. Though, it is a religious festival of Christians, it has a special significance in everyone’s life. Google wishes Happy holidays with an animated doodle. The logo of the search engine…

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The Bogibeel bridge connects the south bank of the Brahmaputra river in Assam’s Dibrugarh district with Silapathar in Dhemaji district, bordering Arunachal Pradesh.  GUWAHATI: On Christmas day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Asia’s second-longest rail-road bridge, the Bogibeel Bridge. The Bogibeel bridge, which connects Dibrugarh, Assam, on the south bank of the Brahmaputra, to Dhemaji in north Assam, was built at the cost of Rs 4,800 crore. The Bogibeel Bridge, which was a part of the Assam Accord and sanctioned in 1997-98, is likely to play a crucial role in defence…

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The Council also decided to extend the due date for the filing of the GST annual returns to June 30, 2019.The Bollywood film fraternity welcomed the move to cut GST rates of movie tickets. NEW DELHI: The GST Council reduced tax rates on 23 goods and services, including movie tickets, TV and monitor screens and power banks, and exempted frozen and preserved vegetables from the levy.The reduced rates are likely to come into effect from January 1, 2019, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters after the 31st meeting of Goods and…

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NEW DELHI: India has authorised 10 federal government agencies to intercept and monitor information from any computer, a move opposition parties said on Friday risked creating a “surveillance state”. According to Ministry of Home Affairs, all the computers will now come under the monitoring of a few agencies directed by the ministry in India. However, the notification merely lists powers already available to the authorities in the Information Technology Act, 2000. The order was released by the Home Ministry on Thursday and on Friday opposition parties opposed to the order saying it is unconstitutional and…

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Congress national president Rahul Gandhi tweets, ‘we asked for 10 days, we did it in 2’.The BJP’s Odisha unit promised to waive farm loans in the state if the party comes to power in the 2019 Assembly elections. NEW DELHI: The Congress had a massive win in all the three Hindi heartlands in the assembly polls.The Congress had promised during the poll campaign that if it wins, it would implement farmers’ loan waiver within 10 days of coming to power. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended all three ceremonies in Raipur,…

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