A week-long traditional Kharchi festival, offering prayer to 14 gods and goddesses, began with thousands of devotees converging at Khayerpur on the eastern outskirts of Tripura.
Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra, gave another shining performance as he won a Silver Medal at the prestigious Diamond League Meet in Stockholm and broke his own previous record by throwing the javelin 89.94 meters.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the computerisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) with a budgetary outlay of Rs 2,516 crore.
Maharashtra's Maha Metro and the Centre's National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) received the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records certifications.