India has been elected to the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO's 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for the 2022-2026 cycle.
US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is experiencing a runny nose, fatigue with an occasional dry cough, confirmed physician Dr Kevin O'Connor in a letter to the White House press secretary.
India's foreign exchange reserves fell to their lowest in over 20 months as the central bank stepped up its intervention to protect the rupee from tumbling past 80 a dollar.