Category: NATIONAL

The Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) region has a variety of big and small wildlife including leopards, peacocks, deers, hogs, besides a variety of insects, birds and plant life. MUMBAI: A massive fire erupted in the forests of Aarey Colony in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) precincts, near Goregaon suburb of north-west Mumbai, here on Monday evening, officials said.The fire was reported at 6.21 pm on Monday. Aarey forest is Mumbai’s biggest green patch and has been under the scanner as the government wants to clear it for constructing…

By: Dr Elizabeth Imti & Dr Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN Secularism, the core essence of tolerance and co-existence of various religious groups, is a practical necessity of multi-religious nation. The concept of secularism was not expressly incorporated in the constitution of India at early stages; however, it was deeply embedded in its philosophy all the way through fundamental rights and directive principles. The ideals of secularism had always been present in debates and discussions in the world’s largest democracy and constituted one of the core pillars of the Constitution after independence.  …

BUENOS AIRES: PM Modi on Friday interacted with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of the G-20 summit. U.S. President Donald Trump appreciated India’s growth story during the meet.PM Modi, Donald Trump and Shizo Abe also agreed to cooperate in various ways and together with other countries. PM Modi presented a nine-point programme on ways to take stringent action against fugitive economic offenders during the second session at G-20 Summit, which focused on international trade, financial and tax systems. PM Modi advocated strengthening…

Farmers should get the full price of their crops. All parties here say Swaminathan Commission report should be implemented. NEW DELHI: Thousands of farmers from across India marched to Parliament from Ramlila Maidan, demanding an end to the agrarian crisis in the country as well as a special sitting to discuss the situation. The demands include debt relief and an increase in the Minimum Support Price for their produce. The farmers are also demanding a special joint three-week long Parliamentary session on the agrarian crisis. The protests began on Thursday and…

The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), which claims to be an umbrella body of 207 organisations of farmers and agricultural workers.Tomorrow the farmers will begin their march from Ramlila Ground to Parliament Street. NEW DELHI: Thousands of farmers from across the country started to converge in Delhi on Thursday for a two-day protest rally to press for their demands. On Friday, politicians from various opposition parties are expected to address the farmers and assure them of their support. The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), which claims…

By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: Social media is playing nowadays a very crucial role in disseminating the essential information. We get the latest news even much before the dedicated channels start airing and broadcasting it. Our faith in this parallel media has strengthened over the time with this belief that it has provided an easy and uninterrupted access to the news in respect of the other print and TV platforms. Most of the time, we find that other platforms are heavily regulated and manipulated. But the social media…