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8 Unique Ways to Welcome the New Year 2024: Embrace the Festivities with Creativity and Joy!

As the countdown begins for the arrival of New Year 2024, many are seeking fresh and creative ways to welcome this special occasion. Traditional celebrations are wonderful, but if you're looking to make this New Year's Eve truly unforgettable, here are eight unique ideas to consider. 1. Starry Night Picnic: Gather your loved ones and head out for a cozy picnic under the starry sky. Share stories, dreams, and delicious snacks while embracing the serenity of the night. 2. Reflective Retreat: Take a solo getaway or join a small group retreat in nature. Engage in mindfulness practices, meditation, and self-reflection to set positive intentions for the upcoming year. 3. Midnight Yoga Session: Roll out your yoga mats and embrace deep meditation with friends or a local yoga community. Start the new year with tranquility and a focus on well-being. 4. DIY Fireworks Show: Check local regulations and safety guidelines, gather your friends and family, and create your own dazzling fireworks display to celebrate the arrival of the new year. 5. Time Capsule Tradition: Encourage everyone to contribute letters or small mementos that represent their hopes and aspirations for the upcoming year. Bury the time capsule and open it on a future New Year's Eve. 6. Culinary Adventure: Host a unique New Year's Eve party by involving everyone in preparing a dish based on a chosen theme. Explore international cuisines or exotic ingredients for a culinary adventure. 7. Outdoor Movie Night: Transform your backyard into a cozy cinema by setting up a projector and hanging fairy lights. Enjoy a laid-back celebration with your favorite films alongside friends and family. 8. Virtual Countdown Party: Organize a virtual gathering with friends and family scattered around the world. Connect through video calls, play games, share photos, and countdown to New Year 2024 together. Embrace these creative ideas to make the transition into the New Year truly special. Let's bid farewell to the old and welcome the new with joy, positivity, and a sense of adventure.

29 Dec 2023
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A True Story That Will Melt Every Indian’s Heart

We live in a vast country with diverse cultures and it is the feeling of unity and brotherhood that binds us together and enables us to live in harmony with each other. There are numerous instances of people assimilating the cultures and traditions of their neighbours who belong to different castes and religions. While I grew up in  Hindu family, I remember my father buying a plum cake for Christmas and making biryani on Ramzan Eid. Every occasion was an excuse for celebration and we revelled in the festivities of our neighbours as well. In present times, often we have felt that our unity is threatened, but then we also hear heartwarming stories of our countrymen who go beyond the differences of race and religion to help each other and reaffirm our faith in our unity. One such story is that of Ilyaz Shaikh from Mumbai who was very earnestly taking his pregnant wife Noor Jahan in a taxi to a hospital. The traffic was moving very slowly and they were stuck in narrow roads when a panic-stricken Shaikh realized that his wife was going into labour. To the couple’s utter shock and dismay, the cab driver said that he didn’t want her to deliver in his cab and dropped them at a nearby temple. A group of women who had come to offer prayers at the temple noticed Noor Jahan,s plight and immediately swung into action. They built a makeshift delivery room in the temple with the available bedsheets and sarees and helped Noor Jahan to deliver a healthy baby boy. The couple was very relieved and couldn’t contain their joy. As a mark of gratitude, Noor Jahan and Shaikh named their son Ganesh. Thus, when politics of hatred has tried to divide our society and nation, there are many instances of ordinary people who have stepped up to keep the faith. Image Source: Muslim Mirror

15 Sep 2019
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Global News

Israel-Hamas War- Recognizing the Helping Hands : Which countries have sent aid To Gaza so far?

Over the weekend, Gaza received two aid shipments, the first since Israel began bombing the Palestinian enclave following a deadly attack by Hamas on October 7. The 2.3 million residents of the besieged enclave are in desperate need of humanitarian aid since Israel cut off supplies of food, fuel, and electricity before beginning a bombing campaign. Due to the constant bombardment, over 4,600 Palestinians—more than one-third of whom were children—have died. Israel claims to be pursuing Hamas fighters responsible for the October 7 attack in southern Israel that claimed the lives of over 1,400 people. What is known about the supplies of humanitarian aid going to Gaza is as follows: Which nations have given Gaza aid? El Arish International Airport in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt has received at least eight planes carrying relief supplies from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, and Tunisia. On Sunday, India dispatched medical supplies and disaster relief to El Arish. 16 tons of supplies for Gaza have been sent by Rwanda. In addition to establishing an air bridge, the European Union has increased its aid to the region threefold. On the other hand, in reaction to the Hamas attacks, a number of EU nations, including Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, have temporarily stopped providing aid to Gaza. To date, how many trucks have entered Gaza? Twenty trucks made up the first convoy that entered Gaza on Saturday from Egypt; the second convoy arrived the following day. Approximately 3,000 tonnes of aid are loaded onto more than 200 trucks that are stationed close to the Egyptian border, awaiting permission from Israel to enter Gaza. UNICEF representative in Egypt, Jeremy Hopkins, stated that "at least 100, 200 trucks going in per day" are needed to meet the needs of the people in Gaza. In addition to the thousands of people in need of food and other basics, over a million people have been displaced and tens of thousands have sustained injuries that require immediate medical attention. Gaza : What else are they preaching to Get help with ? They definitely Require more assistance : According to the UN humanitarian office, the amount of aid that has been delivered thus far only makes up 4% of the daily average required prior to the hostilities and a small portion of what is currently required as supplies of food, water, medicine, and fuel run low.Relief organizations claim that fuel, which is essential, is missing from the supplies shipped to Gaza.The sole cancer hospital in Gaza has issued a warning to its medical staff that they are running dangerously low on fuel and may have to close. What if, as is inevitable, this war ends with a comprehensive resolution to the long-running conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian people, rather than with a cease-fire or truce, as has happened in previous wars with Hamas?It is difficult to see anything positive emerging from a conflict this destructive, particularly for those of us watching its brutal prosecution from Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Despite how horrible things are, I feel obliged to hold back from giving up. Even though I might be clinging to hope, I feel obligated to look for any reason to be hopeful.  

20 Nov 2023
Global News

Star Citizens

Noushad’s Act of Kindness Sends Out a Positive Message to Society

As floods continued to create havoc in Kerala, innumerable acts of kindness came to the fore which touched people’s hearts and instilled a sense of unity. One such generous act was carried out by Noushad, a local trader whose humble act is winning hearts on social media. He donated all the new clothes that he had stocked for the occasion of Eid to flood-hit victims. A Generous Heart Noushad, who sells garments at Mattancheri in Ernakulam district came to know about a group of volunteers led by actor Rajesh Shama. The volunteers were accumulating relief material to be sent to the Malabar region which bore the brunt of incessant rains, landslides and floods. Noushad promptly invited the volunteers to his shop and donated all new clothes, especially for women and children that he had stocked in his shop for the festival season. Social Media The kind act of Noushad melted Rajesh’s heart and he posted a video on Facebook narrating the incident. In the clip which went viral, Noushad could be heard saying, “We don’t carry anything along while we depart from this world, my profit is in helping the needy. Tomorrow is Bakrid, this is how I celebrate it.” He donated five sacks of garments for the flood relief drive. Noushad was applauded by ministers, celebrities and the general public for his selfless act. Noushad’s  act of humanity is like a ray of sunlight in the dark and gloomy flood-hit Kerala Image Source: www.maybemaynot.com

15 Aug 2019
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India Regains Priceless Idol From London

After a wait of 16 years, India has finally been able to recover from London, a 12th-century priceless marble idol of Brahma and his consort Brahmani, which was stolen from Gujarat’s Patan in 2001. The marble idol was stolen from the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Rani-ki-Vav (bathing place of the queen) in Patan in November 2001 and smuggled out of the country. Thanks to the efforts of the ASI, it was brought back to India and found to be in satisfactory condition. India has also initiated the process of bringing back 10th-century Lord Nataraja’s life-size sandstone idol from London, sandstone idol of Varaha – an avatar of Lord Vishnu – from Switzerland and another antique idol of Mahishamardini from Metropolitan Museum in the United States, which were all stolen from temples of Rajasthan and Bihar.

9 Jan 2018
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