The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau announced a proposed freeze on handgun ownership in Canada following the recent mass shootings in the United States.
The World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for India for the current financial year to 7.5 percent, a hefty 1.2 percentage points down from its previous forecast of 8.7 percent.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on multilingualism, co-sponsored by India, that mentioned the Hindi language for the first time.