Turkey New Name: Turkey will now be officially known as Turkiye at the United Nations after it agreed to officially recognise the name change a request from the Turkish government.
Rahul Srivatshav Peddi of Telangana became India's 74th Grandmaster, achieving the title after breaking the 2500 (Elo points) barrier in live FIDE ratings during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy.
Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become India's second-largest oil supplier after Iraq as refiners buy post-war Russian crude in Ukraine at huge discounts.
Director of Ruchi Foodline, Eastern India's leading food brand and Odisha's No.1 spices company, Rashmi Sahoo has been presented the Times Business Award 2022.