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.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the newly launched Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala Jan Shatabdi Express. It is the first rail line connection between Tripura and Manipur.
With an aim to enrich and simplify bill payments in the country, NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL) has introduced a unique functionality called 'Unified Presentment Management System' (UPMS).