K’taka: Gruha Lakhsmi scheme beneficiaries share pain over ‘stalled’ funds
Bengaluru, Dec 23 (IANS) Gruha Lakshmi scheme is one of the flagship schemes of the Karnataka government, aimed at empowering women by providing financial assistance to female heads of households; however, the default in payment for months has left the beneficiaries high and dry. Under the scheme, a monthly financial aid of Rs 2,000/- is […]
Haryana: Kisan Diwas celebrated in Hisar, dozens of farmers honoured
Hisar, Dec 23 (IANS) The Kisan Diwas was celebrated at the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in the city on Tuesday, where dozens of farmers were honoured for leading the transition to natural farming and also encouraging others to adopt the ‘organic’ path. The event saw Prof. B.R. Kamboj, Vice-Chancellor of the university, gracing […]
Income Tax Dept red flags ineligible deduction claims in ITRs
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched a “Nudge” campaign for the 2025–26 assessment year on Tuesday, asking taxpayers to voluntarily review and correct deduction or exemption claims identified as potentially ineligible through the Income Tax Department’s advanced data analytics. Some of these claims, which have been filed […]
Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana is transforming the lives of artisans
Ghazipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Artisans in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district are transforming their lives by benefiting from the Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana. Artisans say that under this scheme, they received 10 days of training, and an amount of Rs 4,000 was also credited directly to their bank accounts by the government. Sanju, who makes baskets […]
Gazans fear renewed displacement after Israeli strikes
KHAN YUNIS(RAHNUMA): When her children, trembling with fear, ask where the family can go to escape Israel’s continued bombardment in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis area, Umm Ahmed has no answer. In her small, devastated village near Khan Yunis city, recent Israeli drone and artillery strikes shattered the tenuous sense of peace delivered by a ceasefire […]
Gaza’s tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire
GAZA(RAHNUMA): Attallah Tarazi recently received Christmas presents that included socks and a scarf to shield him against the Gaza winter, and he joined some fellow Palestinian Christians in a round of hymns. “Christ is born,” the group sang in Arabic. “Hallelujah.” The presents and hymns offered the 76-year-old a taste of the holiday in a […]
Palestinian president affirms efforts to release Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison
LONDON(RAHNUMA): President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to support calls for the release of senior Fatah leader and Central Committee member Marwan Barghouti from an Israeli prison. On Tuesday, Abbas received Fadwa Barghouti, his wife, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, affirming that his release has always been a top priority for both […]
Palestinian succumbs to injuries inflicted by Israeli gunfire near Jerusalem
LONDON(RAHNUMA): A Palestinian man died on Tuesday from injuries sustained in Al-Ram town, north of East Jerusalem, after being shot by Israeli forces. Yousef Omar Aql, 33, from the town of Bidya, which is west of Salfit in the northern occupied West Bank, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Israeli forces. He was injured […]
Netanyahu ‘sought plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): A former close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the October 2023 Hamas attack that triggered Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, the Israeli leader instructed him to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach. Former Netanyahu spokesperson Eli Feldstein, who faces trial for allegedly leaking […]
Lebanese PM urges swift approval of law aimed at paying back depositors
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged the Cabinet to swiftly approve a draft law allowing depositors to gradually recover funds frozen in the banking system since a financial collapse in 2019, a move critical to reviving the economy. The collapse — the result of decades of unsustainable financial policies, waste and corruption — led […]
