President Pranab Mukherjee launched a 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

India has offered tsunami early warning-system to South China Sea (SCS) countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and Philippines as part of soft-diplomacy.

Madhya Pradesh Government has launched five months long Narmada Seva Yatra to turn the Narmada river pollution free.

• Parliamentary Standing Committee seeks transparency in appointment of judges
• India ranks 7th in 2016 Global Terrorism Index
• Tropical Cyclonic Storm Vardah to hit Andhra Pradesh

The Indian Army has launched a �Veterans Outreach App� in a bid to reach out to its ex-servicemen.

The tropical cyclonic storm Vardah over southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to hit Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Kakinada.

According to the 2016 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) India was ranked 7th among 163 countries in the list of most impacted by terrorism in 2015.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice, has called for transparency in the appointments process on the part of the judiciary and the government.

• FSSAI bans use of newspapers for packing food
• India designated as major US defence partner
• 2016 India International Science Festival held in New Delhi

English has been ranked first in the top 10 most powerful languages in the world according to the 2016 World Power Language Index (PLI).

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the practice of triple talaq (Talaq-e-bidat) among Muslims is unconstitutional and violates the rights of women enshrined in constitution.

Former US aviator, astronaut John Glenn passed away in Columbus, Ohio, US. He was 95.