France has taken charge of the presidency of the Council of the European Union with effect from January 01 and will hold the EU presidency for the next six months till June 30, 2022.
India's under-19 shuttler Tasnim Mir has become the world number-1 badminton player in the women's singles category of Under-19, in the latest BWF junior rankings.
A new statue of football player Cristiano Ronaldo has sparked controversy in Goa, with residents objecting to a Portuguese footballer being honoured instead of a player from India.
Uttar Pradesh government has decided to rename the Sainik School in Mainpuri after the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash recently.