The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA�s) revamped planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has discovered more than 100 planets orbiting other stars.

World No. 4 Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland has won the 2016 Chennai Open title of tennis.

Senior IAS officer Sailesh has been appointed as Registrar General and Census Commissioner (RGCC) of India.

Veteran poet Balkrishna Garg was honoured with the second edition of Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award 2015 for his collection of poems for children titled �Baal Geet�.

World No. 14 Milos Raonic from Canada has won the 2016 WTA Brisbane International Tennis trophy in the men�s single category.

President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 to make amendments to the Enemy Property Act, 1968.

Governor�s rule has been imposed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for sixth time as the process of formation new government following the death of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is taking some time.

The 24th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair began at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani.

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• Centre revokes ban on Jallikattu.
• Premji most generous Indian, Mukesh ranks sixth - Hurun India Philanthropy
• RBI Dy Governor Urjit Patel gets second term.

With just days left for Pongal festival to start, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has invoked �culture and tradition� to bring jallikattu back.

Azim Premji, 70, chairman of Wipro, is the most generous Indian of the year for the third time in a row with donations worth Rs. 27,514 crore to the education sector, says Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015.