- Legendary actor Dilip Kumar laid to rest with full state honours; Tributes pour in from all sections of society.
- President Ram Nath Kovind accepts resignation of 12 Union Ministers.
- Union Council of Ministers expanded; 43 Ministers including Fifteen Cabinet ministers take oath following all COVID protocols.
- Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh Mandaviya, Kiren Rijiju, Raj Kumar Singh, G Kishan Reddy, Parshottam Rupala and Anurag Thakur elevated to the rank of Cabinet Ministers.
- BJP leaders Narayan Rane, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sarbananda Sonowal, Dr Virendra Kumar, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Bhupendra Yadav take oath as Cabinet Ministers; RCP Singh of JD(U) and Pashupati Kumar Paras of LJP also sworn in as Cabinet Ministers.
- Over 36 crore 13 lakh doses of COVD-19 vaccine administered in the country so far.
- National Recovery rate stands at 97.18 per cent.
- Olympic torch relay cancelled on streets of Tokyo in Japan amid fears over spread of Covid-19.
