Category: WORLD

The Trip to Western & Central Europe 2017

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By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Shoubhik and Debanjana, senior engineers in software companies of repute in Bangalore love travelling in India and abroad. They take time out to share their experiences through their travelogues. Budapest, Hungary The journey to Budapest was a 6 hour journey by Austria’s OBB railway network. Day 1 It took us a while to accept that this is where we would be staying. Our accommodation in Bupdaest A typical evening in Budapest is full of music performances at every street corner. There are plenty of public spaces…

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To Call A Spade, A Spade Or To Spin A Yarn: Exploring The Truth Behind A Lie

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By : Barnali Bose, Editor ICN-Group Many of us will  remember the fairy tale character of Pinocchio, whose nose grew longer every time he lied. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen in real life otherwise, I can say with much conviction that everyone would see Pinocchio’s image in the mirror. Elders never tire trying to inculcate the  moral value of truthfulness in children, do they?  And is there anyone who  has not heard of the proverbial saying that  nothing can be better than honesty? But in real life, speaking the truth would…

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World’s First Baby Born Via Womb Transplant From Dead Donor

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The first baby has been born following a womb transplant from a deceased donor, a study published in The Lancet has revealed. The successful transplant, performed by surgeons in Brazil, could greatly broaden access for women with uterine infertility to the treatment, without the need for live donors. The procedure to transfer the uterus from donor to recipient lasted more than 10 hours.The surgery involved connecting the recipient’s veins and arteries, ligaments and vaginal canals with the donated uterus. The woman’s previously fertilized and frozen eggs were implanted after seven months and…

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India’s Heaviest Satellite GSAT-11 Launched Successfully From French Guiana

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GSAT-11, weighing 5,854 kg, is ISRO’s heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite.The next generation satellite is going to help ramp up internet speeds.  BENGALURU: India’s heaviest communication satellite GSAT-11 has been successfully launched into orbit a few minutes past 2 am IST on Wednesday. After a 30-minute flight, GSAT-11 separated from the Ariane 5 upper stage in an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. GSAT-11 is a large planned Indian geostationary communications satellite.GSAT-11 is India’s heaviest satellite.ISRO Chairman K Sivan said soon after the launch, describing the GSAT-11 as the “richest space asset”…

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To Call A Spade, A Spade Or To Spin A Yarn: Exploring The Truth Behind A Lie

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: I was watching ‘Liar Liar’, a 1997 American fantasy comedy film starring Jim Carrey and I began to wonder if it is but a good idea to speak the truth always or is it, at times, wiser to fabricate reality? The film is about a successful lawyer whose entire career is woven around a web of lies. His career  takes an ugly turn when his son wishes for him  not to lie for a day and the wish is fulfilled. Hilarious indeed is the…

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French PM Edouard Philippe Suspends Fuel Tax Rise

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PARIS: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says the tax increases have been suspended for six months.The new tax would have seen petrol prices rise by four cents per litre from January. Many are criticising the president for pursuing policies they claim favour the richest members of French society.The movement has grown via social media and has supporters across the political spectrum. The protests, which started on 17 November, were focused on denouncing a squeeze on household spending brought about by Macron’s taxes on diesel, which he says are necessary to…

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Benjamin Franklin: Who Made America A Great Nation In The World

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By: Dr.Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group  NEW DELHI: Benjamin was at heart a good writer, so he was a good observer of human feelings and sentiments also. He writes in the same chapter of the book while observing his men on the battlefield in these words: “This gave me occasion to observe, that, when men are employed, they are best contentented; for on the days they worked they were good-natured and cheerful, and, with the consciousness of having done a good day’s work, they spent the evening jollily; but on our idle…

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Former US President George HW Bush Dies At Age 94

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The longest living president in US history, one of his biggest achievements was steering America through the end of the Cold War. Former US President George H.W. Bush has died at age 94 in Houston, according to his spokesperson.Bush’s death comes after his wife of 73 years, Barbara Bush, passed away on April 17 at age 92. Bush had a form of Parkinson’s disease that forced him to use a wheelchair or motorized scooter in recent years, and he had been in and out of hospitals during that time as…

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The Trip to Western & Central Europe 2017

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By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Shoubhik and Debanjana, senior engineers in software companies of repute in Bangalore love travelling in India and abroad. They take time out to share their experiences through their travelogues. Innsbruck, Austria We reached Innsbruck by a train from Salzburg. The 2-hour journey tripled to a 5-hour journey because of unexpected disruptions in the train route. Innsbruck was the the venue of winter olympics ! Day 1 Out of the 2 nights we stayed, the first night we spent at the town center listening to open air…

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What Made Benjamin Franklin So Great?

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: A question arises so simply here, that why should we read, and know about a man and his works, who have died some two centuries back, and lived not on this land, but many oceans far away? But, I do believe, that, some men and women have always a great power to attract and allure us with their treasure trove of wisdom and knowledge, from where, we can get a lot of precious pearls to make our crooked path more straight and bright.…

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