The Group of Ministers (GoM) has agreed to largely exempt the goods and services tax (GST) on term life insurance premiums and health insurance premiums paid by senior citizens.

Abbott 2009 Global Citizenship Report Highlights Company's Progress in 'Redefining Responsibility'

Citizens from around the world will gather to demonstrate yoga's unifying power across boundaries and divisions as the UN celebrates the 10th medlinkInternational

India's Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY (!--ref1--), the largest medlinkhealth insurance/medlink scheme globally, has now extended its benefits to all citizens aged 70 and above.

Last week, Kamala's team shared a video in which she was seen dressed in a rainbow flag jacket as part of her campaign. Orry took to the comments section and dropped a vomit emoji. He commented, "You're either a Trump supporter or you hate America."

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2021]

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2021]

New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2023]

India ranks low in terms of visa-free/visa-on-arrival regimes for travellers in 2022

SERA’s mission is to democratise space access and empower global participation in space exploration

Sharbat Gula gained worldwide fame in 1984 after her photo, with piercing green eyes, was published on the cover of “National Geographic” magazine

India expands Ayushman Bharat to cover 6 crore senior citizens aged 70+ with ₹5 lakh free health insurance per family, at a total cost of ₹3,437 crore

GoM suggests rate hike on high-end wrist watches, shoes; GST on packaged water to be cut

Supreme Court of India verdict on citizenship law for Assam helps avoid fresh problems

Dr. John Keung, CEO of Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority, plans to convert 80 per cent of all buildings in his country to green buildings by 2030.

The Hindu man has been staying in Silchar town since 1988

Students’ organisations and Opposition parties said citizenship to a Bangladesh-born man was a violation of the Assam Accord of 1971

A research paper documents the fact that older people tend to underestimate their cognitive decline and this could affect their finances; experts say senior citizens could be more vulnerable to cyber scamsters and to financial abuse from their own families

Through data and evidence, journalists Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma debunk notions of love jihad, population jihad and appeasement of minorities

The Calcutta High Court had set aside the prohibitory orders imposed by Kolkata Police and pointed out that there was sufficient distance between the two venues where - Droher Carnival at Rani Rashmoni Avenue and Durga Puja immersion carnival at Red Road - were being organised

It is said to be the first road accident in Karur district after the lockdown was announced.

Ahead of National Citizenship Day, this commentary examines how regulations for the implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) at state and local levels could jeopardize citizenship preparation services for millions of immigrants across the United States.

Letter submitted by Marc R. Rosenblum, Deputy Director, U.S. Immigration Program, at the request of the Minority Staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for the February 25, 2015 joint subcommittee hearing reviewing apprehension, detention, and release policies regarding unauthorized immigrants.

(May 1, 2020) On April 24, 2020, the Russian government portal for legal information published the text of the newly adopted Law on Amending the Law on Citizenship. (Federal Law No. 134-FZ of April 24, 2020, Concerning the Simplification of the Procedure for Acquisition of Russian Citizenship.) The new law, which will enter into force […]

Mainland professionals and middle class residents have found that a decision that was intended to make their life easier may well have backfired on them. Historically, many mainland couples have taken a trip to Hong Kong to have their children, due to…

Citizens who were stranded in South Africa have started going home, saying they were without jobs, have no food or medicine. ......

ISLAMABAD: In a shocking move, Federal Investigation Agency’s own internal inquiry has revealed how an official of the agency converted a business deal between two private parties into a human trafficking case and implicated innocent citizens in a bogus case.Raja Muhammad Ishaq — an...

ISLAMABAD: In a shocking move, Federal Investigation Agency’s own internal inquiry has revealed how an official of the agency converted a business deal between two private parties into a human trafficking case and implicated innocent citizens in a bogus case.Raja Muhammad Ishaq — an...

ISLAMABAD: In a shocking move, Federal Investigation Agency’s own internal inquiry has revealed how an official of the agency converted a business deal between two private parties into a human trafficking case and implicated innocent citizens in a bogus case.Raja Muhammad Ishaq — an...

Ukraine has achieved remarkable progress on anti-corruption reforms since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. Despite these major achievements, there is a serious risk of backsliding on reforms, according to a new OECD report.

"Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence”, George Orwell wrote in 1943. And in an era of ‘fake news’ and post-truth, it resembles our world today.

Children in 21st century India are having to deal with a rapidly gathering danger: a degrading environment from pesticides, air pollution and unsafe toys to contaminated rivers and more. Ramesh Menon surveys the troubling landscape.

For one-and-a-half lakh people, we have a committee of eight people to decide? Ramesh Ramanathan points to the irony of the allegedly empowered, but actually despairing urban citizen.

Ramesh Ramanathan

A prerequisite of democracy is the democratization of communication, which in turn requires the empowerment of individuals.

Maharashtra's Health Minister Rajesh Tope announced that all citizens of the state will be given a free health insurance scheme and will also become the first state in India to provide free cashless insurance to all its citizens. The announcement was

On Thursday, the State Bank of India (SBI) introduced a new scheme for senior citizens called "SBI Wecare Deposit" for senior citizens in its retail term deposit segment. The scheme aims at safeguarding the interest of senior citizens in fixed deposits

Recently, amid falling interest rates, SBI as an incentive to attract senior citizens launched a special retail deposit scheme called ‘SBI Wecare Deposit' with a marginally higher premium of 30 bps. Usually senior citizen investor community on FDs is provided a

Vande Bharat Mission: Indian citizens arrive at London airport to board eva...

The public can help assess the human impact on wild birds through amateur ‘citizen science’ networks, according to new research. Scientists evaluated the suitability of data collected by amateur bird-watchers for long-term monitoring of European bird populations. Their findings suggest that citizen data may significantly improve the accuracy of existing official survey methods, as well as help increase public awareness of wild bird conservation.

Recycling has significant environmental benefits and is key to a circular economy. The EU has set a goal for Member States to recycle 50% of their municipal waste by 2020 and plans to set a 65% target for 2030, although progress towards this goal is variable. This study assessed a waste separation scheme in Malta, a Member State with traditionally low levels of recycling. Even though mixed waste was collected more frequently and for free, residents contributed to the voluntary recycling scheme, with participation increasing over time. This study provides useful insights for developing voluntary policy approaches.