After the recommendation by the three-member committee, the Centre has decided to continue with the existing annual income limit of Rs 8 lakh for the identification of the economically weaker sections (EWS).
In tennis, Aslan Karatsev defeated Andy Murray by 6-3, 6-3, to win the men's singles title at the Sydney Tennis Classic final, to claim his third ATP Tour title.
Bratya Basu and Khalid Hussain have won Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 for a play and collection of stories 'Sullan Da Salan', in Hindi and Punjabi language category respectively.
Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six girls enters wedlock before the age of 18.