3rd May : world press freedom day. It was was first organized by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993

Chairman and MD of Malayalam daily 'Mathrubhumi' M P Veerendra Kumar has been chosen for the seventh K Chandrasekharan Memorial Award.

Coca-Cola appointed T.K.K. Krishnakumar as president of its India & South West Asia Business Unit.

Two Indian origin women veterans Fatima Meer (posthumously) and Shanti Naidu have been conferred the highest National Order awards by the South African President Jacob Zuma.

Syrian Yusra Mardini has been appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

India and Cyprus signed four agreements, including agreements on air services and merchant shipping.

India will host the 18th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) which will be held on 13th November.

Japanese Company Hitachi appointed Bharat Kaushal as the MD of its Indian operations.

Rahul Bajaj has been awarded with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President's Award for Lifetime Achievement.

First Indian-origin chairman of the London Metal Exchange, prominent businessman Raj Kumar Bagri died.