Two-time Olympian and India's ace Skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan won the country's first-ever individual gold in the ISSF World Cup at Changwon, Korea.
The Japanese government announced its decision to honour former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the country's highest decoration "the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum" posthumously.
The UN International Year of Cooperatives, which showcased the unique contribution of cooperatives to making the world a better place, this year's #CoopsDay slogan - "Cooperatives Build a Better World"- echoes the theme of the International Year.