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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 30-ft bronze statue of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju on his 125th birth anniversary. Raju is believed to have been born in present-day Andhra Pradesh in 1897 or 1898. He is said to have become a sanyasi at the age of 18.
The South Indian Bank has signed an agreement with Kerala's Forest and Wildlife Department to enable digital collection of payments at eco-tourism centres, Vanasree shops, mobile Vanasree units and eco-shops across the State, of Tamil Nadu.