Saudi voters have elected 20 women for local government seats, according to results, a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country̢۪s history.

Coast Guard DIG B.K. Loshali has been sacked following a Board of Inquiry over his comments that contradicted the government̢۪s stand on the sinking of a Pakistan fishing boat in 2014.

• Ahmad Javed appointed as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
• Construction work TAPI gas pipeline project begins.
• Legendary actor Dilip Kumar conferred with Padma Vibhushan.

The festival of Losar has begun in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir to mark the beginning of New Year in this Himalayan region.

Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has appointed senior IPS officer Ahmad Javed as India̢۪s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

India and Japan have inked fourteen agreements in various fields to enhance bilateral co-operation between both countries.

Ground breaking ceremony of 1800-kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was held at the ancient city of Mary of Turkmenistan.

Indian-origin writer Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali from Singapore has been awarded prestigious 2015 South East Asia Write Award.

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar (93) has been conferred with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan, country̢۪s second highest civilian award.

It was bestowed upon him by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his residence in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• Union Government slaps anti-dumping duty on stainless steel.
• Naseeruddin Shah honoured lifetime achievement award at the 12th DIFF.
• Varanasi and Jaipur designated as members of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network.

Municipal elections began in Saudi Arabia in which women cast their votes for the first time.

With 17 of the 22 industry groups in the manufacturing sector showing a positive growth, the industrial output in October recorded a five-year high of 9.8 per cent year-on-year.