The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and the Insurance Authority of United Arab Emirates.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to enhance investment by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL).

India̢۪s Deepika Kumari has equalled the world record in Women̢۪s Recurve event at the qualifying stage of Archery World Cup held in Shanghai, China.

Renowned Kerala cartoonist V T Thomas passed away following a brief illness at in Kottayam, Kerala. He was 86.

The Southern Command of the Indian Navy has inaugurated a naval detachment at Androth Island of the Lakshadweep archipelago.

The Union Government has made mandatory for mobile manufacturers to add in-built panic button and global positioning system (GPS) in all phones from January 1, 2017 and 2018 respectively.

The Tibetan government-in-exile has re-elected Lobsang Sangey (48) as the Prime Minister for a second consecutive term.

• Union Railway Ministry to set up Rs 1 lakh crore Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh
• Heart of Asia conference begins in New Delhi
• Union Tourism Ministry launches NMA’s NOAPS web portal

Riyad Mahrez (Algerian origin) became the first African footballer to win the Professional Footballers Association̢۪s (PFA) Player of the Year award.

K Ashok Kumar, a research food engineer scholar from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has won the prestigious 2016 International Plant Nutrition Scholar Award (IPNSA).

The Heart of Asia (HoA) conference began in New Delhi with the objective of bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan.

The Union Railway Ministry has decided to create a 1 lakh crore rupees safety fund named Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh to strengthen safety measures on the rail network to prevent accidents.