Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation 216-feet tall 'Statue of Equality in Hyderabad to commemorate the 11th-century Bhakti saint Ramanujacharya.
The Supreme Court of India has granted fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya the last opportunity of two weeks to personally or through counsel present his stand in the contempt case against him.
Veteran environmentalist Ravi Chopra has resigned as Chairman and member of the Supreme Court's High Powered Committee (HPC) for the Char Dham project.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the recognition of two separatist republics in eastern Ukraine - Donetsk and Lugansk - as independent through a televised address.