• Aadhaar now mandatory for EPF pension scheme
• India, Portugal sign six agreements
• Gen. Raheel Sharif to head Islamic Military Alliance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY), a skill development program targeted at Indian youth seeking overseas employment.

Scientists from Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovered a new species of Zingiber (commonly referred as ginger) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

India and Portugal have signed six memorandum of understandings (MoUs) including in defence cooperation.

Pakistans former Army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif (retired) was appointed head of Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT), a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition of 39 nations.

India asked the World Bank not to rush in brokering a deal on its dispute with Pakistan over Ratle and Kishenganga projects coming up in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to growth projection released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), India̢۪s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected to grow at a slower pace at 7.1% in 2016-17 as compared to 7.6% in 2015-16.

Delhi Government has approved ‘Good Samaritan Policy to encourage people to help road accident victims in emergency situation.

The 44th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair began at Pragati Maidan in national capital.

The 14th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) began in the country̢۪s IT hub Bengaluru, Karnataka.

The Centre has made obtaining an Aadhaar number mandatory for 2.5 crore members of the Employees Pension Scheme of 1995, one of the benefits available to Employees Provident Fund subscribers.

India and Kazakhstan have signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) between the two countries in New Delhi.