Noted Kathakali dancer Milena Salvini of France passed away. Italian-born Salvini was a regular visitor to India, especially Kerala where she learnt Kathakali and ran 'Centre Mandapa', a school for Indian dance forms, in Paris.
Indian telecom company Bharti Airtel and Google have announced a long-term partnership agreement to accelerate the growth of India's digital ecosystem.
Senegal's Edouard Mendy won the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper award at the FIFA awards 2021, while Chile's Christiane Endler was named Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh and will be the first sports university in Uttar Pradesh.