Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu And Wife Sara At Agra’s Taj Mahal
Year: 2018
Government Ends Haj Subsidy From This Year
The government announced today that Rs. 700 crore Haj subsidy will now be used educational purposes of the children. NEW DELHI: The central government on Tuesday said it has decided to withdraw subsidy given to hundreds and thousands of Muslims for the annual Haj. Announcing the decision, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said it was in line with the government’s agenda to empower minorities without appeasing them.He said the government would utilise the funds saved from withdrawing the subsidy for education of minorities, particularly girls. He added that the Saudi Arabian…
Read MoreIs Social Media Really Social ?
By: Dr. Sanchita Ghatak ( Asstt. Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW: I was just going through a report by ministry of home affairs, GOI and was rather flabbergasted to see that the male female ratio in India, as given in 2017 is just 933 females per 1000 males, and more astonishing was that it’s the urban population where it is just 900 per 1000 males. We claim that we are progressing, and I was frantically looking for the reason to find out what ways actually determine if a country is progressing. Is…
Read MorePOTATO PROCESSING PLANTS CAN SAVE THE CROP AND FARMERS
By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: The current potato glut in the market as a result of the bumper crop of 67 million tonnes as compared to 48 million tonnes during the last corresponding period has lead to fall in prices to as low as Rs.5 per kg. Such a situation is not unprecedented as 80 percent of potato crop in the country hits the market during the winter months.With little facilities of food processing industries available the crop is set to worry the small farmers while the…
Read MoreTHE MAGIC OF SNOW: NATURE’S BRUSH PAINTS THE BEST
By: Rakesh Lohumi ( Sr. Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: The sight of cottony snowflakes wafting down lazily from the overcast skies is indeed mesmerising. The landscape undergoes a dramatic change as the specks of white settle down all over the place – on the trees, rooftops, power lines, roadside railings, grassy slopes, bushes and the ground. It is a feast for the eyes as the Nature’s brush extends the white mantle across the hills in no time, lending an ethereal beauty to the scenery. The best of human efforts cannot create…
Read MoreISRO Launches Its 100th Satellite, 31 Satellites Launched In Single Mission
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C40 will also place the agency’s 100th satellite in the orbit.This ia a New Year gift to the country said Dr. A S Kiran Kumar, ISRO Chairman. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its 100th satellite at 9.29 am on Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The PSLV carries 31 satellites in total from countries including India and six other countries. Among is the satellites that the ISRO’s PSLV is carrying is India’s 100th satellite, Cartosat .The launch…
Read MoreIndu Malhotra, KM Joseph Recommended As New Judges Of Supreme Court
Indu Malhotra will be one of only seven women judges that the apex court has had so far since independence. Indu is a senior counsel practising in the Supreme Court for the past 30 years. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended senior advocate Indu Malhotra and Uttarakhand chief justice KM Joseph be made judges of the country’s top court. At a meeting on January 10, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and his four senior-most colleagues also promoted six judges as chief justices of high courts, including the one…
Read MoreMILLIONAIREASIA INDIA AND THE MONACO GOVERNMENT TOURIST AND CONVENTION BUREAU RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH THE UNSTOPPABLE SHOWMAN, KARAN JOHAR
MILLIONAIREASIA INDIA AND THE MONACO GOVERNMENT TOURIST AND CONVENTION BUREAU RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH THE UNSTOPPABLE SHOWMAN, KARAN JOHAR MUMBAI : Millionaireasia India, the country’s first by-invitation magazine for HNIs along with The Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Authority, brought in 2018 with an emphatic bang at a spectacular event that featured Bollywood’s game-changing icon, Karan Johar. The scintillating event was the culmination of Karan’s visit and photoshoot in Monaco for the cover of Millionaireasia India’s Jan-Feb 2018 edition. The director and entrepreneur unveiled the cover of the…
Read MoreHeavy Alps Snowfall Strands 13,000 Tourists In Switzerland
Heavy snow has left up to 13,000 tourists stranded at one of Switzerland’s best-known ski resorts. Heavy snowfall has cut off many villages and resorts across the Alps, trapping some 13,000 tourists at Zermatt, one of Switzerland’s most popular ski stations, officials said Tuesday. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2. While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory.Switzerland is one of the most developed countries in the world. Zermatt is home to some 5,500 inhabitants and has the capacity…
Read MorePriyanka Chopra’s Marathi production ‘Firebrand’ goes on floors!
Priyanka Chopra’s Marathi production ‘Firebrand’ goes on floors! MUMBAI : After producing the national award and commercially successful Marathi films – Ventilator last year, Priyanka Chopra and Dr Madhu Chopra’s production House, Purple Pebble Pictures is back with their next project, Firebrand, to be helmed by National Award winning writer and director Arunaraje. Living up to the interesting title of the film, the drama that goes on floors today features veteran actors from the Marathi industry including Usha Jadhav, Girish Kulkarni, Sachin Khedekar and Rajeshwari Sachdev. While Usha Jadhav plays…
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