Former India Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba has been conferred Singapore's prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (Military) (MSM(M)), by President Halimah Yacob.
India has for the first time referred to what it called "the militarization of the Taiwan Strait", marking a rare instance of New Delhi appearing to comment on China's actions towards Taiwan.
The Rajasthan government has launched an ambitious scheme to provide 100 days of employment to needy families in urban areas along the lines of the rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA.