• PM Narendra Modi launches Setu Bharatam Project
• World’s most expensive train station opened in New York at 9/11 site
• Jitu Rai wins Gold medal in 50m pistol event at ISSF World Cup

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar, best known for his patriotic films Purab Aur Paschim, Upkar and Kranti, will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award for his contribution to the film industry.

The world̢۪s most expensive train station opened at the 9/11 site in New York, United States.

Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian-American investor took charge as Alternate Executive Director at International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai has won Gold medal in the 50m Pistol Men final event at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup held in Bangkok, Thialand.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma passed away after suffering a heart attack in New Delhi. He was 68.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Setu Bharatam Project to make all national highways free of railway crossings by 2019.

• Mrugank Paranjape appointed as MD & CEO of MCX
• Mumbai U-23 team wins CK Nayudu Trophy 2015-16
• Veteran Left leader Ashok Ghosh dead

Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates has retained the title of the world̢۪s richest person in the Forbes̢۪ 30th annual ranking of the world̢۪s billionaires list (2016 edition).

Veteran All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) leader and senior-most leader of the Left Front in West Bengal, Ashok Ghosh, died. He was 94.

Leading e-commerce company Flipkart launched its own advertisement platform, Brand Story Ads, with over 50 leading brands on board.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted the toughest sanctions ever imposed on North Korea in response to its fourth nuclear test and rocket launch.