Category: NATIONAL

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh is poised to become the first state in the country  to provide clean and smoke free LPG fuel to each family of the state, said Kishan Kapoor, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs  Minister.  He told that by next year each and every home will have LPG connection. The government of Himachal Pradesh,  under its flagship ‘Grihini Suvidha Yojana’ has distributed over 22,000 free LPG connections to the poor families of the state within 5 months  of  its launch on 26th…

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: The Indian scenario has recently been rocking with the breaking news of women’s rights- the protest against violation of the right to dignity, on one hand  and the violation of the right granted by the Apex Court to woman devotees to enter a holy place, on the other. Woman power unleashed: The #Me too movement has, without doubt, shaken the bastion of male dominance by laying bare, the exploitation of the female counterpart in the workplace. Male actors, an acclaimed writer, a music director,…

The Azad Hind government was founded on October 21, 1943 and was inspired by the ideals of Subhas Chandra Bose.  NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag from the Red Fort commemorating the 75th anniversary of the ‘Azad Hind government’ headed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Subhas Chandra on October 21, 1943, established the provincial Azad Hind government in Singapore.Subhas founded Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) to overthrow British Empire from India and came to acquire legendary status among Indian masses. On forming an army of thousands of Hindustani…

NEW DELHI: PM Modi held talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday and discussed a range of issues related to bilateral ties, including the progress of India-assisted development projects in the island nation. The two leaders held talks at the Hyderabad House here on the third day and final day of the Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s India visit. Earlier today, Wickremesinghe separately met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Wickremesinghe’s India visit comes in the backdrop of controversial media reports that Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has accused Indian…

AMRITSAR: More than 60 people are feared dead in a train acccident in Amritsar district of Punjab.At least 300 people were at the spot watching ‘Ravan Dahan’, sources said. As per television reports, people had gathered in large numbers to participate in festivities when this unfortunate incident happened.One of the trains was coming from Jalandhar to Amritsar when the incident occurred. Police said that the speeding passenger train crushed the crowd when a large number of people were watching the Ravan effigy in flames while standing along the railway tracks. Prime…

The word Dussehra has numerous meanings – being a variant of Dashahara, “dasham” meaning 10 and “ahar” meaning day. It is also translated as defeating the ten-headed, Ravana. NEW DELHI: Dussehra is being celebrated across the country with full fervor and enthusiasm.The tradition of burning effigies of at Ramlila Maidan had started in 1924. Vijayadashami or Dussehra (Dasara) is celebrated on the tenth day of Navratri festival. In the northern and southern states, it is celebrated to mark the victory of Lord Ram over Ravana. The festival marks the end…

The allegations of sexual misconduct against MJ Akbar date back to the years he was a journalist and newspaper editor in the 1980s and the 1990s. NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India on Thursday called upon Bharatiya Janata Party leader MJ Akbar to withdraw the criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani. In a statement, EGI said it saluted the courage shown by several women journalists in bringing to light instances of how they were sexually harassed. MJ Akbar, a former president of the guild, resigned from his position of minister…

NAGPUR: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today delivered his annual Vijayadashmi Speech in Nagpur. Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi attended the even as the chief guest. Union minister Nitin Gadkari and other dignitaries were also present on this occasion. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday stressed on the need to further strengthen the armed forces to ensure enhanced “internal and external security” and pre-empt any subversive attempts from within or outside to harm the country’s unity and integrity. RSS Chief Bhagwat was delivering his annual Vijyadashmi speech at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur.Bhagwat said that “urban Maoism”…