Former Ethiopian Health Minister Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been elected as the new Director-General of WHO.

Rohan Chakravarty, Indian wildlife and environment cartoonist won 2017 WWF International President’s Award.

British actor Roger Moore, best known for his role as James Bond in films, passed away.

Renowned director Adoor Gopalakrishnan has been selected for the J C Daniel Award 2016, Kerala Government's highest honour.

Patym has started its payment bank.

NASA has named a new organism after Abdul Kalam. It is a bacterium and has been named 'Solibacillus kalamii'.

Tata Sons has appointed Saurabh Agrawal as the Group Chief Financial Officer.

India has pipped Japan to become the second largest stainless steel producer in the world after China.

Mithali Raj became the first Indian to captain in 100 ODIs matches.

Bengaluru FC won 38th edition of the Hero Federation Cup.