The Asian Olympic Council has announced that the Asian Games 2022, to be held in Hangzhou, China in September, has been postponed to 2023 due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
Anwar Hussain Sheikh, an official of the Government of India, has been appointed as the chairman of the World Trade Organization's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade.
Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner by the President of India. He will take charge of the office.