• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the ‘Afghan­India Friendship Dam’ in Afghanistan Herat province. He is on his five­ nation tour which also includes Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico.
  • The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland. It is a 57 km (35­mile) twin­bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high­speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe.
  • A 0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) wil be applied on all services which will increases the total tax chargeable on services to 15 per cent.
  • Garbine Muguruza wins French Open 2016 Tennis tournament defeating former champion Serena Williams in Women’s Singles.
  • Leander Paes and Martina Hingis beat Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig by 4­-6, 6-­4, 10-­8 to win the French Open mixed doubles final at Roland Garros.  It was 18th Grand Slam title for Paes and 10th in the mixed doubles.
  • All time Boxing great Muhammad Ali died at the age of 74 in an Arizona hospital.
  • A cheerful white tiger cub, named ‘Soohorang’, was unveiled as the official mascot for South Korea’s 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
  • Nita Ambani has been nominated as a candidate in the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
  • Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will be the face of the Kerala government’s awareness campaign against the consumption of liquor and drugs.