Viswanathan Anand defeated Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to win the Sparkassen Trophy of chess game at Dortmund of Germany.
India recently chaired BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) inducted Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Switzerland as members.
With the ICC now comprising 106 members in total, including 94 associates.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi of the BJP, the Union Minister of Minority Affairs, was appointed as the Deputy Leader of House in Rajya Sabha.
The Former Indian and Mohun Bagan club football Goal Keeper Shibaji Banerjee will be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna posthumously.
The Fijian striker Roy Krishna was named as the Best Footballer of 2020-21.
The BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal’s book on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) “RSS: Building India Through SEWA” has now been translated into the Chinese language.
It talks of RSS’s history, ideology and policies, and their subsequent impact on the nation.
The government notified a hike in the foreign direct investment limit in pension fund management to 74% from 49% under the national pension system (NPS).
The National Pension Scheme is being regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA).