Tanya Chaudhary won gold at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, with a 68.35-metre throw, setting a new Indian national record in women’s hammer throw at the Indian Athletics Series Final.
Buellia maharajensis, a new rock-growing (saxicolous) lichen species, was discovered at about 1,351 metres elevation in Mathikettan Shola National Park, Idukki, Kerala.
The species was named in honour of Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam, marking its 150th anniversary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a Russian translation of Thirukkural during their bilateral meeting in New Delhi, ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit.
The first road bridge connecting Russia and North Korea has opened across the Tumen River, linking the border cities of Khasan (Russia) and Rason (North Korea).
The 22nd edition of Yudh Abhyas, the annual India–US bilateral Army exercise, is being conducted in a two-theatre format at Bikaner, Rajasthan and Auli, Uttarakhand.
INS Mysore arrived at Lumut, Malaysia, to participate in the 4th edition of Exercise Samudra Laksamana, a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).