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Government Policy around Hajj Subsidy

Haj Subsidy / Hajj Subsidy is a subsidy given to Muslim Hajj pilgrims in the form of discounted air fares. On 16 January, 2018, the government of India...

January 16, 2018

Coast Guards of India, Japan undertake joint naval exercise

The biennial search and rescue exercise between Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) was held near Chennai, Tamil Nadu in Bay of Bengal. This was...

January 16, 2018

3rd Raisina Dialogue held in New Delhi

The third edition of the geo-political conference – Raisina Dialogue was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The event is jointly...

January 16, 2018

India contributes $50,000 to UN’s youth mission

India has contributed $50,000 to the UN’s youth mission which works to raise awareness and attention to youth issues globally. UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake received the cheque...

January 16, 2018

Raghunath Jha, former Union minister passes away

Raghunath Jha (78), the senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Union Minister , has passed away in Delhi on January 15, 2018. He was Union Minister...

January 16, 2018

The Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2018’ to be held in Seattle

The Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2018’ will be held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Seattle, in which a 45-member Special Forces team from Indian Army’s...

January 16, 2018

Kajol named as advocacy ambassador for Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat initiative

Actress Kajol has become an advocacy ambassador for Hindustan Unilever’s Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat ‘haath muh bum’ initiative. She is an active supporter of eradicating preventable deaths from...

January 16, 2018

W.B. Rao, veteran Cinematographer passes away

W.B. Rao, the veteran Cinematographer has passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra on January 16, 2018. Rao had been a part of the film industry for over four decades....

January 16, 2018

Shripad Naik inaugurates Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) wellness centre in Goa

Shripad Naik, the Union minister of state for Ayush (independent charge), has inaugurated a Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) wellness centre in Bambolim, Goa on January 16, 2018....

January 16, 2018

India sgns pacts with UK on illegal migrants’ return

India and the United Kingdom (UK) have recently signed two agreements on return of Indians, who are living in Britain as illegal migrants and sharing criminal records and...

January 16, 2018

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