- President Droupadi Murmu today conferred the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for the year 2021 and 2022 on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities at a function in New Delhi.
- Election Commission has appealed to voters of Gujarat to come out in large numbers in the second phase of polling for Assembly Elections.
- Campaigning ends for second phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections; Polling on Monday for 93 seats in 14 districts.
- The 7th batch of Tamil delegation comprising 208 spiritual people from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining places reached Varanasi last night to take part in the month long ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ festival. Heritage group from Tamil Nadu electrified the atmosphere performing the traditional folk dance in the courtyard of Kashi Vishwanath temple after Darshan.
- President Droupadi Murmu urges all sections of society to motivate Divyangjan to become self-reliant and move ahead in life.
- India and the US have successfully concluded the 18th edition of joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ in the Auli district of Uttarakhand today.
- India’s bio-economy grew eight times in last 8 years, says Union Science and Technology Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh.
- Birth Anniversary of the First President of Independent India Dr. Rajendra Prasad is being celebrated today.
- First G-20 Sherpa meeting under Indian Presidency to begin in Udaipur tomorrow.
- Lake city Udaipur of Rajasthan is all set to host the first G-20 Sherpa meeting begining tomorrow. The four day meeting will be presided over by the Indian Sherpa Amitabh Kant. Representatives of 19 countries including from European Union and nine special invitee countries will take part in the meeting.
- Indian Shooter Indian shooter Rudrankksh Patil has clinched the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President’s Cup held in Cairo, Egypt. He defeated Italy’s Danilo Sollazzo in the 10 metre rifle play-off by 16-8.
- Cricket, the first match of the three-match ODI series between India and Bangladesh will be played tomorrow at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. The match will start at 11:30 am Indian Time. Second ODI will be held on Wednesday and the third on Saturday at the same venue.
- FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Knockout stage begins with clash between US and Netherlands; Argentina to take on Australia later tonight.
- Indian men’s Hockey team lost 5-1 to Australia in the fourth match of the Test series at the Mate Stadium in Adelaide today. With the third win in the five-match series, hosts have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead.
- Badminton, Indian shuttlers Unnati Hooda, Gnana Dattu and Anish Thoppani have stormed into the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
