The former speaker of Tibet’s parliament-in-exile, Penpa Tsering, has been elected the new president of the exile government.
This is the 3rd direct election of leadership after the withdrawal of Dalai lama from politics.
Malerkotla, Punjab's only Muslim-majority town, has become the state's 23rd district.
It was carved out from the Sangrur district.
China will support India’s and South Africa’s proposal for a temporary waiver of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement for coronavirus vaccines.
India lost the ONGC Videsh discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf after Iran awarded a contract for developing the giant gas field to a local company.
Iran signed a contract with Petropars Group for the development of the Field.
The United Kingdom eased its coronavirus lockdown restrictions allowing all restaurants, hotels, theatres and museums to open soon.
The lockdown rules have been eased in England, Wales and most of Scotland.
Kerala government created history by appointing a leader from a minority community as the Devaswom minister of the state.
Senior CPM leader K Radhakrishnan will be taking over the reins of Devaswom ministry in the new cabinet.