The United States has recognised India as a major defence partner which will pave way to bring it closest US allies for defence related trade and technology transfer.

The World Bank in its report on global economic prospects has cut global growth forecast to 2.4% in 2016 and at 2.8% in 2017.

According to recently released BP Statistical Review of World Energy India has surpassed Japan to become the world̢۪s third-largest oil consumer.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has banned former Russian World No. 1 tennis player Maria Sharapova for two years over doping charges The ban was imposed on her Independent Tribunal of ITF appointed under Tennis Anti-Doping Programme found that she had committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the joint session of the US Congress on 8 June 2016.

• Lucknow to host 2016 Junior hockey World Cup
• Father of modern Nepali music Ambar Gurung passes away
• RBI rates unchanged in 2nd bi-monthly monetary policy review for year 2016-17

Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan agreement with India for providing new loan of 200 million dollars to upgrade 176 km of roads in Jharkhand.

The Lucknow city of Uttar Pradesh is going to host the 2016 Junior Men̢۪s hockey World Cup.

The Election Commission (EC) has urged the Union Government to amend the electoral law Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 to empower it to either postpone or countermand elections if evidence emerges of use of money to influence voters.

Union Home Ministry has decided to form new reserve battalion will be raised and it will be named after Maharana Pratap. It will be called Maharana India Reserve Battalion.

Father of modern Nepali music and composer of the country̢۪s national anthem Amber Gurung passed away in Dhapasi. He was 79 and was suffering from diabetes and Parkinson̢۪s disease.

India has signed loan agreement of US 12 crore dollars with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve irrigation and water management infrastructure in Odisha.