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If you grew up on a healthy dose of children’s fiction by English authors, revisit it in your adulthood. Just to reinterpret what gnomes and pixies really are. Did you ever read Jacqueline Wilson? Children’s literature penned by authors from England tends to be the foundation of most middle- and upper-class Indian households growing up. Starting at the age of six, I grew up on a staple diet of Enid Blyton, travelling with elves, gnomes, and pixies; going on adventures with the Famous Five and the Secret Seven; and navigating with Noddy and his pals of various shapes and sizes through Toytown. Joining my collection at the age of eight was the esteemed J.K. Rowling, who entertained me with the adventures of boy wizard Harry Potter and his duels with the Dark Lord Voldemort. These are the books, among others, that inspired me to do what I do today: writing for a living. Source: Wikipedia The award winning, Jacqueline Wilson is an English author of children’s books. She is best known fo

The Walled City is at the core of the Israel-Palestine tussle. Even if Jerusalem is divided, the government will face greater opposition to the resolution from Jewish settlements in the territory of the West Bank that the Palestinian authority claims. (This is the second part of a series that takes a look at the conflict and faultlines in Israel. Read the first part,  Israel's many flashpoints ?) If you ask most Israelis what is the most contentious part of the Israel-Palestine conflict, they will say: Jerusalem. It seems inconceivable to most how any government would be allowed to accede any part of the city, coveted and conquered for 4,000 years, and finally under control of the people of Israel. The first Prime Minister Ben-Gurion had reportedly said, when Israel only controlled West Jerusalem, that he could imagine “Jerusalem without Israel but not Israel without Jerusalem”. On the other hand, most will admit that Jerusalem today is a city divided, and East Jerusalem is con

Whether in Chennai, where natural floodplains were ignored to facilitate infrastructure; or in Mumbai, where Bollywood and business have cut into forest land, danger crawls out of the woodworks every monsoon... In the recently released  Phobia , Mehak, Radhika Apte’s character, an artist, is molested by the driver of the cab she’s returning in late night from her art show. Resulting from that trauma, Mehak develops agoraphobia, a fear of being in perceptibly threatening places. She is panic-stricken and feels paralysed at the thought of just stepping out of the apartment door. Even when her boyfriend moves her out of her home to a rental, he has to drug her to do so. (Mahek is compelled to move out as her sister, who she is living with and is married with a son, begins fearing for how Mahek’s mental state and her resulting actions will affect her child and thus also begins getting exasperated with Mahek.) However, her condition doesn’t necessarily improve in the new place, and she swe

1 . President Mukherjee receives the highest civilian award of Ivory coast i. President Pranab Mukherjee has been awarded the highest civilian award of Ivory Coast, 'the National Grand Crois’.  ii. The award was bestowed upon Pranab Mukherjee during his two days visit to Ivory Coast on the second leg of his three-nation African tour.  iii. His visit is the first ever high-level visit from India to Ivory Coast. He was invited by Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara.  2. Cabinet approves SBI takeover of units i. A cabinet committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the takeover by State Bank of India (SBI) of several subsidiaries.  ii. As earlier proposed, SBI wants to take over five units that had been running at arms-length, as well as state-run Bharatiya Mahila Bank, a bank for women set up in 2013. This is the first move to consolidate the country's struggling public sector banks.  iii. The merged entity will create a banking giant, which can comp

Mobile telecom company Bharti Airtel started a wonderful initiative "Open Network" for creating transparency between customers and company. Now People can register their complaints or suggestions on Airtel Open Network Portal and company will find out the solution. Its a kind of good move for customers who are facing problems like call drops and slow internet speed. People can log on to http://airtel.in/opennetwork can register their suggestions/complaints etc. But there is no guarantee how much this initiative will work for public. Although Airtel is one of the leading company in india yet its internet and call costs are much higher than other mobile operators which makes it tougher to be the first choice of poor people. I hope you like this, so kindly comment below the post and do share your response. Thanks for reading :)

1. 14 June: World Blood Donor day i. The World Blood Donor Day is being observed across the world on 14 June to raise the public awareness about the need for safe blood donation.  ii. The day seeks to spread awareness about the need for safe and secure blood supplies and also to provide an opportunity to draw public attention to the importance of blood donation for saving lives. iii. The for the year 2016 is - “Blood connects us all”. The theme highlights the common bond that all people share in their blood. 2016 slogan: “Share life, give blood”. The host country for 2016 is Netherlands.  iv. The World Blood Donor Day is being celebrated annually since 2004.  v. It is one of the official global public health campaigns marked by the WHO. 2. India, and Ghana sign three agreements i. India and Ghana have signed three bilateral agreements to strengthen co-operation in varied fields.  ii. These agreements were signed after delegation-level talks between President Pranab Mukherjee an

  Badrinath Temple:  Chamoli district, Uttarakhand   The Konark Sun Temple:  Puri district of Odisha   Brihadeeswara Temple:  Thanjavur city of Tamil Nadu   Somnath Temple:  Prabhas Kshetra in Saurashtra (Gujarat)   Kedarnath Temple:  Garhwal area (Uttarakhand)   Sanchi Stupa:  Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh   Ramanathaswamy ( Rameshwaram ) Temple :  Tamil Nadu   Vaishno Devi Mandir:  Jammu and Kashmir, near Katra.   Siddhivinayak Temple : Prabha Devi, Mumbai   Gangotri Temple:  Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand   Golden Temple or Sri Harmandir Sahib: Amritsar   Kashi Vishwanath Temple:  Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)   Lord Jagannath Temple:  Puri (Orissa)   Yamunotri Temple:  Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand   Meenakshi Temple:  Madurai (Tamil Nadu)   Amarnath Cave Temple:  State of Jammu and Kashmir   Lingaraja Temple:  Orissa   Tirupati Balaji:  Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh)   Kanchipuram Temples : Tamil Nadu   Khajuraho Temple:    Madhya Pradesh   Virupaksha

In Golan, Ramallah, Gaza, or the Ariel settlement, you see a curious contrast — clusters of military presence amid the pastural idylls of the Levant. “If your hat flies off, please don’t try to retrieve it! Or you may return without some parts of the body,” our guide to the Golan heights, Brigadier Nuriel cheerfully tells us as approach it. Here on Mount Bental, much of the land remains a minefield, and especially in the winter, when it’s covered with snow, people have been known to be caught in landmine explosions. Golan, at the northern tip of the land controlled by Israel, was taken from Syria in the Six-Day War, and even today isn’t recognised by the United Nations as Israeli territory. But the Israeli grip on it is complete, as officers explain its crucial strategic purpose: As one stands here, it is possible to see Syria just below, Lebanon to the east, and Jordan to the south. ^  A cow walks past Israeli military vehicles in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights near the bord

1. World Day against Child Labour has been observed on 12th June i. Every year the World Day against Child Labour has been organised on 12th of June by all the countries.  ii. Initially in the year 2002, it had launched by the International Labour Organisation to focus attention on the global extent of child labour and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.  iii. The theme for this year is 'End child labour in supply chains - It's everyone's business.'  2. President embarks on a six-day visit of three African nations i. President Pranab Mukherjee has begun his six-day three-nation visit to Ghana, Cotd’Ivory and Namibia.  ii. This is the maiden visit of any Indian President to Ghana and Ivory Coast whereas to Namibia, such a visit comes after two decades. Even though Mukherjee has toured a number of countries in the African continent, he will be visiting these countries for the first time in his long political career. iii. In the tightly packed schedule sp

☞  A team is collection of people who are working together to attain the certain common goals . ☞  It is an essential to build team which should have organizational effectiveness and efficiency. ☞  Unity of team is important in carrying members collectively towards the specified task and generating team strength. ☞  The team should comprise variety people together who are expertise in different fields to enable their knowledge for solving the problems.  ☞  Emotional intelligence creates a connectivity for teams with the positive conversations which are keys to build a successful team. ☞  The team building aims to develop mutual trust and confidence among group members to be more productive and to reduce the team work conflicts. ☞  The needs of various teams and organizational contexts have to be analyzed for the better formation of a team. The concept of team building and working together has the following 5 key considerations: ☛  Personal characteristics ☛ Common goals ☛

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