Sachin Tendulkar has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include all international medalists in Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).
Pistol aces Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu bagged a bronze each at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Wako City, Japan.
India has reclaimed the bronze medal at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final tournament after they defeated Germany 2-1.
Foreign Ministers of Russia, India, and China (RIC) held a trilateral meeting in New Delhi.
OBOPAY has secured a license for Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) from the Reserve Bank of India to operate a semi-closed loop wallet.
The Vice-President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the World Conference on Vedas, “Vishwa Ved Sammelan”.
The State Bank of India has introduced a loyalty program called as State Bank Rewardz, for its valued customers.
As per information extracted from MCA21 Registry, as on 31.03.2017, 25.01% of the directors on the boards of companies are women directors.
Companies spent Rs 176.59 Crores in the Northeast states towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) works in 2015-16.
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved a scheme to provide a pension of Rs 1500 to transgenders above 18 years of age in the state.
India will host a meeting of WTO member countries in February 2018 to muster support for food security and other issues.
Goa has celebrated its 56th Liberation Day. The state was liberated on 19th December in 1961 from Portuguese control after almost 450 years of colonial rule.
The BJP has retained power in Gujarat for the 6th time in a row and swept the polls in Himachal Pradesh finishing just short of the two-third majority.
India’s top-ranked junior shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap won U-17 and U-19 singles titles at Badminton Junior Nationals in Guwahati, Assam.
SEBI hiked FPI investment limit from 1.89 lakh crore rupees to 1.91 lakh crore.
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, inaugurated the centenary celebrations of Yoga Institute, in Mumbai.
India's first and only design university, 'World University of Design' opened its campus at Sonipat, Haryana.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Dmitry Rogozin, visited India on December 23, 2017 to participate in the Co-Chairs meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC).
Shri M. Subbarayudu, (IFS: 1994), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Peru.
SBI Card and Bharat Petroleum announced the launch of the BPCL SBI Card – the most rewarding fuel cobranded credit card in the country
India's first ever AC local train to be commenced at Mumbai.
Government is considering the recommendations of Inter-Ministerial Committee on Lokpal and Lokayuktas and other related law (Amendment) Bill, 2014 for the establishment of Lokpal in the country.
Actress Anushka Sharma has been named PETA's Person of the Year by animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Saudi Arabia is hosting a world chess tournament for the first time, nearly two years after the country’s top cleric issued a religious edict against playing the board game.
Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, informed that 1085 small hydro power projects with aggregate capacity of 4399.355 MW capacity have been set up upto November 2017.
Markets regulator SEBI stated that cross-holding in credit rating agencies (CRAs) will be capped at 10% and also decided to raise the minimum net worth requirement to Rs 25 crore from the current Rs 5 crore.
Cryptocurrency dealer 'Pluto Exchange' announced the launch of India’s first mobile application for transacting in virtual currencies.
India will host the 46th Congress of the International Hockey Federation.
China has temporarily halted funding of road projects in Pakistan.
Uttarakhand state government has signed a MoU with IT giant Hewlett Packard to provide tele-medicine facilities in the remote areas of the state.
The 6th ‘International Tourism Mart’ (ITM) was inaugurated in Assam.
The International conference on climate change was held in Nepal.
Chhattisgarh received the Award for Best State in Promoting Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for the year 2017.
United States of America has withdrawn itself from United Nations’ refugee and migrant pact.
The United States recently launched the largest-ever air exercise along with South Korea.
The 7th edition of the three-day ‘Kathakar: International Storytellers Festival’ was inaugurated in New Delhi.
Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn-in as the President of Kenya.
Salil S Parekh has been appointed as the CEO and MD of Infosys.
Rafaele Bergamasco has been appointed as the new Performance Director for women's boxing.
The Union government has sanctioned Rs 75 crore for setting up a LPG bottling plant in Meghalaya.
Assam has generated 40 thousand direct employments.
Alappuzha has been included in top 5 global cities list by UNEP to successfully manage solid waste.
The Indian men’s hockey team has been ranked 6th in the latest listings released by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
The Indian women’s hockey team has been ranked 10th in the latest listings released by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Feminism was named as the word of the year 2017 by Merriam-Webster.
Nakul Chopra has been elected as BARC India Chairman.
The Union government has imposed a 30% import duty Chana and Masoor.
The lawmakers of Uganda voted to remove presidential age limits, paving way for their current President to serve a sixth term in office.
Indian navy completed the 2nd phase of joint oceanographic survey along with the naval force of Sri Lanka.
The Losar Festival celebrations were organised at Ladakh.
Juan Orlando Hernandez won the presidential election in Honduras.
Sumita Misra has been appointed as Joint Secretary in Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.
The parliament of Israel passed a law limiting the powers of its police.
The Indian Science Congress 2018 will be hosted by Imphal.
