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  Iran attacks US troops in Iraq; India issues travel advisory: All you need to know! Iran attacked US troops at military bases in Iraq by launching over a dozen ballistic missiles. The military strike was in response to the US action of slaying top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. India has advised all Indian nationals from avoiding all non-essential travel to Iraq until further notification.   Boeing 737 crashes in Iran: List of all recent crashes involving Boeing aircraft The Ukrainian Boeing 737 crashed just after take-off in Iran’s capital Tehran, killing all 170 onboard. The plane crashed due to technical issues. The plane crash came a few hours after Iran attacked the US military base in Iraq.    Indian weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur was banned for four years for doping India’s Sarbjeet Kaur was found guilty of doping by the National Anti Doping Agency. The weightlifter had won the 71kg event at the national weightlifting championships in February 2019. She has b...

True Friends        Once there were two friends, a squirrel, and a puppy. The squirrel was called Jojo. The puppy was called Leo. They lived and played together. Their favourite game was racing.      Jojo ran fast and always won. Leo felt bad.      "I will not play with you. You never let me win," said Leo.      "You are so slow, " said Jojo. And they started fighting! Jojo and Leo stopped talking to each other.      One day, it rained heavily. Jojo loved the rain. He jumped and danced in the rain. Suddenly, he slipped and fell. He hurt his leg and could not walk.      "Help!" cried Jojo. "Somebody help me. Leo! Help me!      Leo heard Jojo's cries. He quickly ran out to help his friend. He took Jojo inside his house.      "Thank you, Leo," said Jojo. "You are a true friend!"

  Respect the Elders      Once there was a village named Jholi. There lived a carpenter named Roger. He had a younger son who is five years old. His name was Aston. Roger’s father Dominic was too old and he also stayed with them in their house. Roger began to think that his father is of no use to him since he became too old and unable to do any work. Roger always spoke angrily to his father. Dominic was old man and he remained silently whenever Roger spoke in anger.      One day, Roger gave food in a clay plate for his father to eat. Being too old, Dominic was not able to hold the clay plate properly. He dropped it down and the clay plate broke off. Roger became so much angry and scolded his father. Aston observed this.      The next day, Roger gave a new clay plate. He went to work. When he came back, he was angry to see the new clay plate also broken into pieces. He scolded his father badly and warned him, “Hey old man, if you break th...

  True Happiness      WE are never satisfied and always wish for things beyond our reach. It can either be health, any electronic gadget or even beauty — but most often it is wealth! Here is the story of a 12-year-old girl, Jane, who could never stop wishing, thus she was never satisfied with what she had and didn’t experience happiness.      One night when Jane was sleeping, as the clock struck 12, the lights turned on and Jane’s parents greeted her, “Happy Birthday dear!”      “Mum, Dad! Oh, I didn’t realise it was my birthday! Where’s my gift? What have you bought for me this time?” Jane asked breathlessly.      “Well! Well! I’ve got a new smart phone for my dear princess,” with these words her father, Mr John, handed her a beautifully wrapped box. Eager to see her new phone, she instantly opened it but when her glance fell on the model number of the phone, the broad grin on her face vanish.      ...