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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.      ...

  Who Is A Man A man is the most beautiful part of God's creation. He sacrifices his chocolates for his sister. He sacrifices his dreams for just a smile on his parents' faces. He spends his entire pocket money on buying gifts for the lady he loves just to see her smiling He sacrifices his full youth for his wife and children by working late at night without any complaint. He builds their future by taking loans from banks and repaying them for a lifetime. He struggles a lot and still has to bear scolding from his mother, wife, and boss. His life finally ends up only by compromising for others' happiness.   If he goes out, then he's careless  If he stays at home, then he's a lazy If he scolds children, then he's a monster  If he doesn't scold, then he's an irresponsible guy If he stops wife from working, then he's an insecure guy If he doesn't stop wife from working, then he's somebody who lives on wife's earn...

  Never Give Up Once, somewhere in England, there was a lovely girl named Alexis, born to a rich and happy family. After a period of about three years, she had a sister called Xiella. They lived happily.  From her school age, Alexis loved playing basketball. She also taught her sister the sport.  Years passed by. They grew older. From the age of 9, Alexis had a dream of being a part of the British Basketball Team, or the BBT. She practiced a lot. When she was 22, she decided to go to the auditions.  The audition was in London. She had to travel by air. On her way to the airport, she met with an accident. Her hand was cut off. Straight away the people around took her to the hospital. Her parents and sister were informed and they soon arrived. The doctor said that she was out of danger but her hand..., she could not get back her right hand.  When Alexis knew about this, she was weeping but then stopped and said to herself,” I lost my hand, so…, does t...

Happiness and Tolerance Students always have the tendency to grasp things in different ways which may not always be what we would like to portray to them. As teachers, we are expected to maintain a balance between students’ happiness as well as class discipline. Happiness and Tolerance are like two sides of the same coin where the students as well as the teachers may face difficulty in applying them in their every-day lives. A classroom incident to which we as teachers or reminiscing our school days may relate to is given in the following short story. It was an everyday scenario, the students of Heritage Public School, lined up outside their respective classes waiting for their teacher to escort them inside the classes. Mr. Hylton, the class teacher of grade 8 comes over to the class to conduct the 1st period that being Moral Science. He walks in and introduces the chapter “Happiness”. The students were all very eager to explore this topic. He begins: Mr. Hylton: “What makes you ...