The QS World University Rankings 2023 was released by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a global higher education think-tank and compilers of the world's most-consulted university rankings portfolio. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the US is the top university for the 11th consecutive year. The second place went to the University of Cambridge, followed by Stanford University.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister S. M. Krishna, Infosys founder and IT industry veteran N. R. Narayana Murthy, and former badminton player Prakash Padukone have been selected for the 'Kempegowda International Award', instituted earlier this year.
The first Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places connected with the Ramayana circuit in India and Nepal was flagged off from Safdarjung Railway Station in New Delhi.
Recognising its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption, the World Health Organization (WHO) has selected Jharkhand for the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022.