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In a major push for mental health awareness and treatment in India, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has directed insurance companies to ensure that all health insurance policies should…

In a major boost to river cruise tourism in the Northeast, the Centre has proposed to run the world’s longest luxury river cruise from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh. Scheduled to start on…

Since August 1947, the country was run by an interim legislature called the Indian Constituent Assembly. Elections were held based on universal adult suffrage and anyone over the age of 21 years could cast his/her franchise.…

Makar Sankranti (also known as Pongal) is an important spring festival celebrated on January 14 every year. It is a celebration of good harvest and a time to thank the Gods for the bountiful produce. It is one of the few…

Agra, a historic city in India, is one of the most important tourist destinations in India. It is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh and is situated around 170 kilometers from New Delhi. The city offers a mix of some of…

On 22 December 2017, Ramankant Mishra, the Assistant Solicitor General of India (ASG) announced that Rs 47 lakh in cash had been recovered from IAS Sameer Vishnoi's house and Rs 1.5 crore in concealment had been recovered…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Chintan Shivir of Home Ministers of states later today via video conferencing. The two-day Chintan Shivir is being held at Surajkund, Haryana. Home Secretaries and Director…

India's largest insurer Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) plans to transfer 1.8 trillion Indian Rupees, a sixth of the 11.57 trillion rupees lying in its non-participating fund, to its shareholders' fund, according to an…

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said he had no role in the parole granted to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh as jails has their own rules. Ram Rahim, is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate and lay foundation stone projects worth around Rs 6,600 crore during a two-day visit here in Faridabad “Tuesday and Wednesday. The projects include; the Haryana Orbital Rail…

In a joint operation, the police of Surat city and Gujarat's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested the four persons on Tuesday, following which they seized 590 grams of mephedrone worth Rs 59 lakh. The accused were…

The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has declared that the cutting down of 6,000 trees in Corbett Tiger Reserve in Kalagarh Tiger Reserve Division in Uttrakhand is environmental damage. The matter has been taken up suo motu by…

A massive fire broke out in a fuel tanker in Khargone of Madhya Pradesh which killed two and injured over 20 people. The incident occurred around 6am on Wednesday while the tanker was heading towards Khargone from Indore.…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to chair an important meeting on Wednesday evening at Gandhinagar, capital city of Gujarat. The meeting will be in presence of several Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers and administrators…

Four people were injured when a man opened fire on the intervening night of Diwali in the capital city. As per police reports, Arvind Kumar (41), the accused got irritated with some people who busted crackers in the…