- On this day in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails vaccinators and healthcare workers for achieving 200-crore vaccine dose landmark.
- The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Judicial Cooperation between India and Judicial Service Commission of Maldives.
- Prime Minister interacts with the Indian contingent for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
- United Nations said in a report today that hundreds of people have been killed in Afghanistan since the Taliban overran the country nearly a year ago, even though security, on the whole, has improved since then.
- Counting of votes for Presidential election to be taken up tomorrow.
- Both Houses of Parliament adjourned for the third consecutive day following continued Opposition protests over price rise and other issues.
- A 25-member delegation of Liberation War Fighters of Bangladesh met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on last evening.
- Supreme Court accepts the Banthia Commission report paving the way for reservation for OBCs in Local Body Elections in Maharashtra; Chief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomes the decision.
- The Supreme Court today accepted the report of the Banthia Commission and directed the Maharashtra State Election Commission to hold elections as per this report.
- Jammu District Administration makes face mask compulsory at all public places in view of increasing number of cases.
- BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda has said that India crossing the 200 crore milestone in administering vaccination doses against COVID-19 reflects the changing face of the country.
- Kerala Government releases Standard Operating Procedure to deal with monkeypox cases.
- State Government has decided to officially close the search and rescue operation conducted at landslide spot at Makhuam Village in Noney district.
- Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as the new President of Sri Lanka.
- Rishi Sunak tops the 4th round of voting for UK’s Prime Minister.
- Bhutan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Loknath Sharma today called on Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi today.
- In Badminton, P Kashyap and three other Indian shuttlers enter the second round of Taipei Open Super 300 tournament.
