Sandra Mason has elected as the first-ever President of Barbados with a two-thirds vote during a joint session of the country's House of Assembly and Senate.

Renowned film directors Martin Scorsese and Istvan Szabo will be honoured with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa.

The European Parliament has awarded the European Union's top human rights prize, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for 2021, to the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

China tested two distinct capabilities in one weapon: an orbital bombardment system and a hypersonic glide vehicle.

In Uber Cup, China beat defending champions Japan 3-1, to clinch their 15th Uber Cup trophy.

A new micro snail species has been found from deep inside a limestone cave at Mawsmai Village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.

Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, is set to invest in Zand, the first digital-only independent bank in UAE.

A Russian film crew has scripted a record by undertaking the first-ever motion picture shooting session in the International Space Station (ISS).

The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed veteran sports administrator Sahdev Yadav as the President.