After a long-pending election in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, Somali legislators have elected former leader Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud as the country's next president.
It is being celebrated on May 8 to spread awareness about thalassaemia being a blood disorder, myths related to the disease, and to help the patients lead a normal life.
India won the gold medal in the final match by defeating Japan. Shreya Singla hails from Bathinda, Punjab. She made her country proud by winning gold in badminton during Deaflympics. The medal came in a team event, after defeating Japan in the finals.
A quarterly bulletin is released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), giving estimates of labour force indicators namely unemployment rate, Worker Population Ratio (WPR), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) etc.