- Speaking at the closing ceremony of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of IIT Delhi today, the President said IITs have been the pride of the nation they have contributed immensely to India’s improved standing on the global stage today.
- President Droupadi Murmu has said that Indian Institutes of Technology, IITs have proved to the world the capability of India in the domains of education and technology.
- The government has said that country’s over all exports will cross 750 billion US dollar this year. Last year it was at the level of 676 billion US dollar.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs 30th meeting of Southern Zonal Council in Kerala; Calls upon member States to explore joint solution to water disputes.
- Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Minority Affairs Smriti Irani reaches Lunglei district and chairs a review meeting of centrally sponsored schemes with officials from different departments.
- Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya emphasizes on ‘Jan Bhagidari’ to encourage people for organ donation.
- Ground teams at the Kennedy Space Center have begun fueling NASA’s giant, next-generation rocketship for its debut launch on an uncrewed test flight to the moon.
- In a unique and first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science and Technology, DST has undertaken to set up India’s first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary in Ladakh. It will be completed within next three months.
- Five JD (U) MLAs join ruling BJP in Manipur.
- The Special Task Force (STF) unit of West Bengal has arrested one suspected radicalised person with the help of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad from Mumbai.
- As part of the Ganesh Navratri celebrations, Lord Ganesha was decorated with currency notes worth 1.43 crore by Vinayaka Trust Bhavan in Warangal, Telangana.
- In Durand Cup Football; Army Red beat Hyderabad, one-Nil in Imphal; East Bengal defeat Mumbai City, 4-3 in Kolkata.
- India to lock horns with Pakistan in Super Four stage of Asia Cup Cricket in Dubai tomorrow; Match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan underway in Sharjah. Afghanistan set a target of 176 runs for Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
- In US Open Tennis, Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios enter fourth round of Men’s Singles; In Women’s Singles, Serena Williams bows out of tournament.
