Category: WORLD

By: Kauser Khan, Associate Editor-ICN  Eid is one of the two biggest festivals celebrated by Muslims worldwide. Muslims offer a special prayer in open areas like fields, community centres, etc. or at mosques. Eid Mubarak to all. Eid-Ul-Fitr is celebrated widely in every country after the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan and Australia announced that Tuesday will be the last day of Ramadan and that Eid Ul Fitr will be on Wednesday. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and several other countries in Asia will be sighting the…

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group  Disclaimer: The following analysis is meant for amusement purpose only and the reader is requested to read it “with a pinch of salt”. When in Rome do as the Romans do: The reverse, I believe is true. If you do as stated, you’ll be lost in the crowd and can never be the one among many. You have to do things differently if you wish to get noticed and receive acclaim. So, ‘When in Rome, do as the Americans do, do as the Greeks do or…

By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN Resilience of Japanese society is also remarkable. Indeed, as the sea reared up to ravage the country’s coast on March 11, 2011, more than 90% of the population in the affected areas had already fled to safety. The civilian training that accompanied the systems was followed by most of the affected population. Citizens were prepared and acted quickly upon receiving notice of the quake. In the aftermath, When the dead were examined many were wearing numerous layers of clothing as is recommended when heading for…

By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN The power of words cannot be underestimated. They constitute the tools that frame the reality of the human life. In a certain way, the moment a thought emerges out of a person in the form of words, it becomes real.Today, scientists strive to explain reality by measuring, describing, analyzing, comparing, and defining. However, the fact that they do not define yet a phenomenon does not invalidate its existence. On the contrary, their work provides a systematic understanding of our world and – when used in…

By: Tejeshwar Singh Rana, 2nd Officer, Shell shipping-London, UK & Associate Editor-ICN Merchant Navy plays a very important role to keep a country and the world running by transporting men and material. I being a seafarer will share my own experience when the ship I sailed on met with a piracy attack is West Africa near Nigeria. The ship was trading in Nigeria region trading for oil products. Nowadays Asia, Mid-East, East Africa and West African region are most affected by piracy attacks. Once during sailing my ship was attacked by…

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi will become the first non-Congress Prime Minister to return to power after a full five-year term.The BJP leading on 335 seats, while the UPA is way behind on 99 Lok Sabha seats. Other regional parties have been limited to 108 seats. Among the BJP’s star leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading by over 92,000 votes in Varanasi, while BJP President Amit Shah is leading by over 3.50 lakh votes from Gujarat’s Gandhinagar. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is leading by more than 50,000 votes in…

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: A great Indian who believed that true education is the result of man’s tryst with his environment was none other than Rabindranath Thakur( anglicised Tagore) also endearingly called Robi thakur or Gurudev. Tagore was born on May 7( 25th Baishakh ),1861, in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta (now Kolkata) that housed an affluent family profoundly involved in the socio-religious and cultural innovations of the !9th century Renaissance. To quote him,“I was brought up in an atmosphere of aspiration, aspiration for expansion of the human spirit. We…

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group Once every five years I feel happy, politically  happy to be the citizen of a Democracy. I feel I am important for my country. Is there anyone who doesn’t  like to feel that she matters, that her opinion matters to her country? Well, I am no exception. Nevertheless, this assurance of self- importance comes with a price. Election is the time when political parties,  besides stepping beyond the parameters of decency in their smear campaigns are also ever ready to walk that extra mile to…