- Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs first meeting of High-Level Committee to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo.
- Prime Minister to address Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Lakhpat Sahib Gurudwara at Kutch in Gujarat tomorrow.
- According to IAF Twitter Handle this evening, around 8:30 pm, a MiG-21 aircraft of IAF met with a flying accident in the western sector during a training sortie. Further details are awaited.
- Government says, World is witnessing fourth Covid surge; Emphasizes the need to remain vigilant with Covid appropriate behaviour.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Vajpayee tried to dissuade Pakistan from sponsoring cross-border terrorism, sought modus vivendi with China.
- Centre assures, 18 thousand 800 metric tonnes of medical oxygen per day capacity available in the country.
- Law Minister Kiren Rijiju visits Ludhiana court complex in Punjab that was rocked by a bomb blast a day earlier and reviews the situation. Minister assures the people of Ludhiana and Punjab that by launching a coordinated effort, the incident will be thoroughly probed.
- Night curfew to be imposed in Uttar Pradesh from tomorrow in view of rising cases of Omicron infection.
- Predominant strain in India continues to be Delta; need to continue with Covid-appropriate behaviour and ramp up vaccination.
- Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stresses on infrastructure development in the agriculture sector; Inaugurates four-day agriculture exhibition ‘Agrovision’ at Nagpur in Maharashtra.
- Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga, NMCG & Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI launched Centre of Excellence, CoE on Water Reuse in New Delhi. CoE on Water Reuse is the first of its kind to be established in country.
- Election Commission reviews poll preparedness for upcoming assembly elections in Uttarakhand.
- Veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh announces retirement from cricket.
- In Cricket, India to lock horns with Pakistan in 50-over group-stage match of ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in Dubai tomorrow.
