Category: NATIONAL

The #MeToo movement, which began as a hashtag on Twitter in 2017 amid the Weinstein incident, has now become a global phenomenon. NEW DELHI: Union Minister MJ Akbar, accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct in a tidal wave of #MeToo stories shared on social media, has resigned. 20 women have alleged that MJ Akbar sexually harassed them when he worked as a journalist. He also filed a defamation suit against senior journalist Priya Ramani who accused him of sexual harassment. On Monday, Akbar sued Priya Ramani, the first woman to name…

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NEW DELHI: Union minister M J Akbar Monday filed a private criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani who recently levelled charges of sexual misconduct against him as the #MeToo campaign. MJ Akbar’s court affidavit lists an army of 97 lawyers.The law firm insists that this is procedural and that only 6 lawyers would actually appear in court. MJ Akbar, India’s minister of state (MoS) for external affairs and a former newspaper editor who has been accused by multiple women of harassment, sexual assault and molestation. MJ Akbar was in Nigeria on an…

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By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh, Asstt. Editor-ICN  NEW DELHI: October 16 every year is celebrated as World Food Day in all the countries. It is a day dedicated to tackling global hunger. The day has been launched by the United Nations in the year 1945. Events are organized in over 130 countries across the world, making it one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Together with the global ceremony at FAO headquarters in Rome, these events promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure food…

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India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said the country’s win reflects the country’s standing in the international community. India has been elected to the United Nations’ top human rights body, getting 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category. India will start its three-year term on January 1, 2019. This is the fifth time India is elected to the Geneva-based Council, the main body of the UN charged with promoting and monitoring human rights. The 193-member UN General Assembly held elections here for new members to the UN Human…

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By: Tehmeena Rizvi, Bureau Chief-ICN Jammu & Kashmir SRINAGAR: Mughal Emperor Jahangir once quoted “Gar firdaus, ruhe zamin ast, hamin asto, hamin asto, hamin ast” to describe Kashmir, the Switzerland of India. That means if there is anywhere paradise on earth, it is here. Indeed, this valley on the lap of the magnificent Himalayas is a piece of heaven on earth. A valley between the Great Himalayan range and the Pir Panjal mountain range, Kashmir is a place of beautiful simplicity and pristine natural beauty. Kashmir is painted with a unique…

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By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group  SHIMLA: Highly prone to severe earthquakes, the Himalayan region is becoming increasingly vulnerable to glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) caused by moraine-dammed lakes. As per the GLOF-risk assessment carried out by Nepal-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) that there are over 8,000 glacial lakes in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, out of which about 200 are potentially dangerous. The bursting of such a lake increases the discharge in its stream, causing flash floods in the downstream areas with huge loss of life and property.…

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Petrol and diesel rates are decided on a daily basis by oil-marketing companies on the basis of the rupee-dollar rate and global crude oil prices. NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices rose across major cities on Sunday. While petrol prices went up by 14 paise, diesel prices have been hiked by around 30 paise. In Delhi petrol is priced at Rs 81.82 per litre, up from Rs 81.64 on Saturday.With a similar hike, petrol is now being retailed at Rs 87.29 in Mumbai, Rs 83.66 in Kolkata, Rs 85.04 in…

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