- DRDO conducts successful maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
- The flight-test was carried out with participation of all BMD weapon system elements located at different geographical locations.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates over three thousand new flats for Economically Weaker Sections in Delhi.
- Govt announces nationwide campaign for submission of Digital Life Certificates.
- President Droupadi Murmu says the ‘Act East Policy’ focuses on the overall development of the North-East.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with senior hierarchy of Indian Navy as part of ongoing Naval Commanders’ Conference.
- Cabinet approves revised subsidy rates for Phosphorus and Potassium based fertilizers for the upcoming Rabi season.
- The first voter of Independent India,Shyam Saran Negi (106) who hails from the tribal district of Kinnaur Himachal Pradesh exercised his right to franchise for the 34th time!
- Enforcement Directorate summons Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in connnection with illegal mining case.
- Zojila Day commemorated at Zojila War Memorial near Drass today to celebrate gallant action by Indian troops in Operation Bison in 1948 which launched on icy heights of Zojila Pass, the gateway to Ladakh.
- And, in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in a rain marred match, India beat Bangladesh by 5 runs at the Oval in Adelaide.
