Month: April 2020

“THE GREAT GOD” HOW BEAUTIFUL HE WILL BE

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By: C.P. Singh, Literary Editor-ICN Group See the brightness of sun or coolness  of moon, Drying fruits, indicating time, flowers’ bloom. Persistent leaves, gradually or even falling soon, All these and much more is provided to us as boon. Water current, as life- line, in the rivers’ flow, Or it’s pinching- scarcity in the deserts’ show. High –sand –moulds, gradually, in the wind blow, Various scanty even saline land  patches do grow. Clouding heavy rains or even a bright sunny time, Shivering winter, swatting summer or a good time. Famine conditions…

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Fasting in Ramadan-Its Secret and Philosophy; Imam Ghazali’s Perspective

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By: Dr. Humera Sultana, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Each and every fundamental of Islam has strength of its own and the forte of Fasting in Ramadan, which constitutes one -fourth of the faith, is forbearance and sacrifice. None knows the physical, mental and spiritual state of a fasting person except Allah. It’s one of the most beloved acts of a Muslim for Allah because it’s done only for the sake of Allah. To begin with, the object of fasting of the common or the lowest level is to put a restraint…

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Covid-19: Risk Communication and Crisis Management

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN Group VIJAYAWADA: As the number of disasters have increased across the globe, the value of high-quality and timely messages to people under threat will become paramount and directly affect the human cost of natural disasters (Pearce, 2008). The statement emphasizes the need for collaboration between the relevant players in order to be more effective. The public has a generalized right to know about the hazards and risks. The availability of information allows the public to make informed choices regarding risk (Witte, 2001). Investments in Risk Communication & Crisis Communication (RCCC) yield a very high benefit in preparedness…

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COVID-19 | Singapore: 20 Port Authorities Signed Declaration To Keep Ports Open To Seaborne Trade

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By: Tejeshwar Singh Rana, Chief Officer-Merchant Navy & Associate Editor-ICN International  Recognising that the maritime sector plays a critical role in keeping trade flows open in the global fight against COVID-19, 20 members of the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) from Asia, Europe, Middle East and North America came together to declare their commitment to ensuring their ports remain open amidst the current pandemic. The declaration, initiated by Singapore, calls for port authorities to collaborate and share best practices in ensuring that port operations can remain undisrupted. Representing the Maritime and Port…

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Is it the Time of Joy and Sorrow, Both?

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: The world is passing through a tough time. So far, it has taken thousands of precious lives. And still, its roaring debilitating sound could be heard on every continent. But as it is being wisely said that with every calamity, there comes a joy of relief also. Only we need it to see it with that prism. If we dissect the whole scenario with the compassionate eyes and empathetic hearts, then, the situation will look pretty good also.  Is it not the…

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‘’MY-MOTHERLAND“

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By: C.P. Singh, Literary Editor-ICN Group My dear , my – respected , my own Indian – Nationals, We all are Loved – Dear – Children of our pious – Motherland. We are reaping every – good  from It’s all parameters and channels , We have to prove our true – patriotism by our deeds and every pious – stand. This – clay, this – sand, these – dust – grains, each and every particle of land, Is pious as my own – mother, I grew and live – in this…

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From Once Upon A Time To Happily Ever After

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By: Rachna Mimani, Associate Editor-ICN KOLKATA: Before you start reading ahead let me tell you … It is just another story of another girl in some regular marriage but the learnings are different and ending …. oops life is still going on so difficult to say about happily ever after.So good way to enjoy this is to expect less and think more for what I write and see if somewhere it would relate to life and changing dynamics of the relationship. I clearly remember the day when I was asked to…

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Art Of Being Well

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By: G.P. Sinha, Editor-ICN Group If you don’t want to be ill…Speak your feelings Emotions and feelings that are hidden, repressed, end in illnesses as: gastritis, ulcer, lumbar pains, spinal.  With time, the repression of the feelings degenerates to the cancer. Then, we go to a confidante, to share our intimacy, ours “secret”, our errors! The dialogue, the speech, the word, is a powerful remedy and an excellent therapy! If you don’t want to be ill…Make Decisions The undecided person remains in doubt, in anxiety, in anguish. Indecision accumulates problems, worries…

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Sleep–It’s Body Repair Time Series: Part 4 (Understand The Cycles Of Sleep)

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the last article, we knew about what is the correct quantum of sleep. Today, we will know about the cycles of sleep during the night.) Understand the cycles of sleep Whether you know it or not, there are different cycles of sleep over a period of 7-8 hours of your sleep. When you understand this mechanism, you will come to know why you were not able to enjoy a good quality sleep earlier. Before you are able to fall…

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Journey Of Quinine To Hydroxyquinine

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By: Dr. Samayug Bhowmik, Bureau Chief-ICN West Bengal KOLKATA: Once upon a time an Indian with a high fever fell sick in Andean forest of South America. He became very thirsty and without finding any other way he drank water from a pool of stagnant water surrounded by the same type of trees. He found the water was bitter in taste and presumed that the water had been contaminated and he engulfed some poison with water. Astonishingly, his fever soon remitted and he shared these incidental findings to fellow villagers, who thereafter…

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