The Asian Chronicle

Dear amazing Avaazers, If you ever doubt that our efforts together are worth it, or if you're just needing a bit of hope and light in your day, read on. Bet you won't be able to stop :). Avaaz Movement Wins 2016 (So Far!!) For years, Icelandic millionaire badboy Kristjan Loftsson has massacred hundreds of endangered giant fin whales. But no more!! Working with allies, a million of us pressed the Dutch government to close their ports to him, then German Avaazers helped to block ports there too. Then we caused a  media and political storm  in the Caribbean where Loftsson’s ship was registered. After years of pressure, he’s called off the hunt! “The global pressure brought by the Avaaz community has no doubt played a big role in Loftsson’s welcome decision.” - Vanessa Williams-Grey, Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Saudi Arabia is a human rights nightmare, but after they bombed schools and hospitals in Yemen, calls rose in Europe for an arms embargo. When EU politicians s...

        “If we make the choice to invest in the future and not just the right now, we can usher in a new era of progress.” USAID Administrator Gayle Smith, March 9, 2016 Administrator Gayle Smith gave her  first major speech this month at an event co-sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution on Capitol Hill. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) made introductory remarks that demonstrated the strong bipartisan support that exists in Congress for USAID and international development. In her remarks, Administrator Smith emphasized that USAID is “making smarter investments with our assistance; leveraging private capital to scale our impact; and supporting governments, small businesses and entrepreneurs to mobilize domestic resources for development.” She envisioned a future where we “answer volatility with stability, injustice with rights, despair with opportunity, and conflict with peace.”...

Press Information Bureau Government of India                           Prime Minister's Office 23-March-2016 11:30 IST PM greets the nation on the festival of H  O   L  I .   The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the festival of Holi.   “होली के शुभ अवसर  पर सभी को ढेरों शुभकामनाएं … Happy Holi to all of you! “,  the Honorable  Prime Minister of India Greeted.   *** ============================================== Souurces-:PIB Subscribed and published by Anjan K. Samal ============================================== ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION-: 127-Saheed Jeet Singh Marg, C/o-: Sahil Medicos,Katwaria Sarai,Hauz Khas New Delhi-110016. anjan.jnss@gmail.com/lasthopeindia@gmail.com http://www.anjanhaldhar.tumblr.com/ http://www.merinews.com/cj/azadhindustani http://globaldefender.blogspo...

Press Information Bureau Government of India President's Secretariat 23-March-2016 11:34 IST President’s Holi greetings  The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee in his message on the eve of Holi has said:-  “On the joyous occasion of Holi, I extend warm greetings and good wishes to all my fellow countrymen.  The festival of Holi symbolizes the vibrant colours of our diverse multicultural society and the spirit of tolerance and harmony that has been the essence of our culture and civilisation. May this unique festival of colours be a joyous expression of the spirit of pluralism. May it strengthen the fraternal bonds amongst our citizens”.  *** Subscribed to Publish Officially to  Anjan K Samal AKT/HS/GS

THE NEWS IS GREAT THE NATIONAL ANTHEM GOT A NEW EDGE WHEN THE BOLLYWOOD LEGEND -UNCHALLENGED AB SANG THE SONG AND IN SUPPORT OF IT MANY OTHER SUPERSTARS ALSO WERE PRESENT IN THIS OCCASION--------BUT IT WILL MORE EDGE IF AB WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN 4 CRORE FROM THE ORGANIZER.SORRY BUT - I WILL SAY THE ACTOR LIKE AB SHOULD NOT TAKE MONEY worth 4 crore at least for singing the national song------------sorry ab saheb-but i think it should be.

Press Information Bureau Government of India                                  Election Commission 19-March-2016 17:28 IST The Election Commission held a meeting with all recognised National and State Political parties today at New Delhi to discuss some of the important issues related to electoral reforms and conduct of elections. All the 6 National Parties, 29 State Parties attended the meeting. The agenda discussed in the meeting included the use of totaliser for counting of votes on EVMs which enables taking out results from a group of EVMs as against counting on individual EVMs used in individual polling stations. The advantage of using totaliser is that the voting pattern in particular polling stations will not be revealed as the results displayed through totaliser would be the results of the votes polled in a group of polling stations. A demonstration of the functioning of totalis...

I love the taste of Ginger. It's used widely used in many meals that I eat from starters, main meals and even deserts. It's used all over the world in a variety of world cuisines from chili crab, curries to ginger confectionery and ginger biscuits. It's also supposed to hold medicinal health benefits so it's supposed to be good for me to eat... But what are they? I decided to find out what these benefits are that people talk about. But why ginger? Ginger is grown as a root and is a flexible ingredient that can be consumed in drinks (tea , beer, ale) or in cooking. It can be used to make foods spicy and even as a food preservative. For over 2000 years, Chinese medicine has recommended the use of ginger to help cure and prevent several health problems. It is known to promote energy circulation in the body and increase our body's metabolic rate . Here 's a list of some of the amazing benefits of ginger that you may not aware of. Although some of these a...