- The Supreme Court today refused to entertain Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s plea challenging the summon issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him.
- The Finance Ministry today approved various welfare measures for Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) agents and employees. This move will benefit over 13 lakh agents and more than one lakh regular employees.
- Rajya Sabha today took up the discussion on the Parliamentary Journey of 75 years, starting from the Samvidhan Sabha – Achievements, Experiences, Memories, and Learnings.
- External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar has said that the resistance of the United Nations to reform its structure, will eventually lead to the body being ‘anachronistic’ and people will start finding solutions outside.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will offer up to 8 per cent subsidy for loans given to artisans under the PM Vishwakarma scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.
- An all-party delegation from Tamilnadu led by Water Resources Minister Durai Murugan is in New Delhi to meet Union water resources minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to discuss the Cauvery water sharing issue.
- Shantiniketan has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. The UNESCO made the announcement in a post on ‘X’ yesterday.
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that India emerged as a voice of peace and restraint in the world during G20 Summit which was held in New Delhi.
- The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) from Uttar Pradesh Dinesh Sharma, today took the oath as a new member of the Upper House.
- The fourth and final meeting of the G20 Framework Working Group, FWG under India’s G20 Presidency commenced in Raipur today.
- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay have signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for contributing towards improving food security, nutrition, climate resilience and livelihoods.
- The International Committee of the Red Cross said today that it had sent humanitarian convoys to the breakaway Karabakh region from Armenia and Azerbaijan simultaneously, reopening the road link to Armenia blockaded since December.
- The 35th edition of the annual Gandhi Walk in Johannesburg, South Africa took place yesterday.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia yesterday after a rare six-day visit. The visit appeared to solidify North Korea’s ties with Russia.
- Taiwan’s defence ministry said that it has detected 103 Chinese warplanes around the island in past 24-hours.
- Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan has won the gold medal in the women’s 10 metre air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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