New Delhi: Rajiv Kumar, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman, has advised the states to identify the farmers eligible for the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi’ announced in the Budget. On Friday, the scheme was introduced in the interim Budget presented at the parliament. Under the scheme, each farmer who holds cultivable land up to two hectares […]
New Delhi: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the interim budget for 2019 which focused on increasing the income limit for tax exemption to five lakh rupees and on the development of farmers, unorganised workers, health and infrastructure. A whopping amount of more than three lakh crore rupees for defence and more than one lakh crore […]
In 1936, a ‘British Royal Commission of Inquiry’ – the ‘Peel Commission’ that came to Palestine to investigate the Arab-Jew riots, outlined several recommendations. Among them, the key recommendation was – The British tried their best to meet the demands of two opposing sides. However, the effort has failed, and the ‘British Mandate’ appears to […]
New Delhi: India is on the verge of becoming the fifth world’s largest economy. India stands among the leading countries attracting foreign investors. But this should not dampen our spirits. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi claimed that India is taking necessary steps every day, to bring about change and reform in the economy. He declared this while […]
The Arab-Jew riots of 1929 in Jerusalem gradually quelled but only after consuming the lives of numerous Jews and after extensive damages to their properties and synagogues. Though everything seemed normal, it was superficial. The mutual anger in the minds of people on both the sides continued to rage unabated. The Arabs resorted to boycotting […]
Though the decade that began from the year 1920 saw conflagration of the Jew-Arab conflict, it was the period which marked the beginning of many positive developments for the Jewish people. Several organizations which laid the foundation for the future of Israel in various sectors including business, etc., were formed and also took a definite […]
World War I ended and victors Britain along with the other Allied Powers started to divide the territory of the Axis nations among themselves to suit what was convenient to them. As a result, the Ottoman Empire was reduced only to the region of ‘Anatolia’ – the area from where it had begun its expansion. […]
Jerusalem: The Israeli Minister for intelligence, on return from his visit to Oman, has appealed to the Middle Eastern countries to increase cooperation in defence, agriculture and other sectors. Israeli Minister for Intelligence Yisrael Katz clarified that the Israeli hand of association is extended to the states in the Middle East to take and Israel […]
New Delhi: The Indian ‘Gaganyaan’ will carry three astronauts into space. The mission has been planned for execution, exactly 40 months from today. Two unmanned expeditions will be carried out prior to it as a preparation for this manned space expedition, announced K.Sivan, the Chairman of ISRO. In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Modi […]
Brussels: It is necessary to take a harsh stance to retaliate against the trade war started by President Trump and the time has come to show Trump his place, warned Commissioner of the European Union, Phil Hogan. While aggressive warnings are being issued from the European Union, President Trump also has indicated the hardening of […]