An Indian origin boy, Abhimanyu Mishra, who hails from New Jersey has become the youngest-ever Grandmaster in chess.

The US has once again retained its position as the top country while, the UK, Israel, Canada and Germany continue to be the top five countries respectively like previous year.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated 63 bridges in six states and two Union Territories.

Kaushik Basu has authored a new book on policymaking titled "Policymaker's Journal: From New Delhi to Washington D.C."

Flipkart has launched a Shopsy app that will enable Indians to start their online businesses without any investment.

India has moved up three spots to be ranked at the 20th spot among the top 100 countries in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 by Startup Blink.

The World Bank on Wednesday pledged to boost available funding for COVID-19 vaccine purchases and deployment to $20 billion from a previous target of $12 billion, citing a sharp increase in overall financing demand from developing countries.

The BCCI recommend the names of spinner R Ashwin and women's cricket team skipper Mithali Raj for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

The United States House of Representatives passed a bill to remove statues honouring those who upheld slavery or backed the Confederacy from the Capitol building, which displays statues selected by all 50 states.

The Central Mine Planning & Design Institute and Central Coalfields Ltd, Ranchi signed a Memorandum of Association for development of Solar Power Projects.