The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou - the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter.
Angelou, a poet and activist, was the first black woman to write and perform a poem at a presidential inauguration.
In 2010, she was given a Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest US civilian award - by President Barack Obama.
Lakshya Sen defeated current World Champion Loh Kean Yew in straight games 24-22, 21-17 to win his first India Open title in the men's singles.
It was a double delight for India as earlier, Chirag Shetty /Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won their first ever Indian Open finals as they defeat Mohammad Ahsan/ Hendra Setiawan 21-16, 26-24 in the men's doubles.
The Philippines has approved BrahMos Aerospace’s proposal worth $374 million for the sale of shore-based anti-ship missile system to the island nation's Navy.
BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russian joint venture, produces the supersonic cruise missile 'BrahMos' that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or from land platforms.
The BrahMos order is the first major military export by India.
The World Economic Forum has released The Global Risks Report 2022 , with one of its seven chapters dedicated to space, entitled "Crowding and Competition in Space."
It examines risks across five categories: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, and technological.
The Supreme Court has said borrowers, aggrieved by proceedings initiated under the SARFAESI ACT by the bank or the assets reconstruction company (ARC), have to avail the remedy under this law and no writ petition would be maintainable. The apex court delivered its judgement on the pleas filed by the ARC challenging the order passed by the Karnataka High court.
SARFAESI(Securitisation and Reconstruction for Enforcement of Security Interest) Act,2002
Sassoli, 65, was first elected at the European Parliament in 2009. He won another term in 2014 and served as the Parliament's vice president. He had decided not to run for reelection when lawmakers vote to appoint their new president later this month.
The European Parliament, headquartered in Strasbourg, France, represents the 450 million citizens of the European Union.
It refers to itself as the heart of European democracy.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched three new initiatives for the welfare of ex-servicemen and their families on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans' Day.
MoD has launched a dedicated Raksha Pension Shikayat Nivaran Portal designed to speedily redress pension, including family pension-related grievances of ESM and their dependents.
Kathak legend Pandit Birju Maharaj died at his home in Delhi.
A recipient of the country’s second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, Brajmohan Maharaj, or Birju Maharaj was a descendant of the Maharaj family of Kathak dancers. He trained under his father and guru Acchan Maharaj and uncles Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj.
South Africa has launched its first satellite constellation developed entirely in the continent of Africa. Three locally produced nanosatellites, which made up the country's first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite (MDASat) constellation, were launched from Cape Canaveral in the United States, as part of American aerospace company SpaceX's Transporter-3 mission.
Kumbalanghi, which won acclaim as India’s first model tourism village, is set to become the country’s first sanitary-napkin-free panchayat.
The move is a part of an initiative titled ‘Avalkayi’ being implemented in the Ernakulam parliamentary constituency.
In this initiative, menstrual cups will be distributed to women aged 18 and above.
Kerala CM:- Pinarayi Vijayan; Governor:- Arif Mohammad Khan.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, who worked on political reform after the so-called Recruit stock-for-favors scandal in the 1980s.
He was 91 years old.
After the Gulf War, the Japanese Self-Defense Force were deployed to the Gulf region to conduct minesweeping operations during Kaifu's term of office.
In Himachal Pradesh, the 9th women National Ice Hockey Championship-2022 was inaugurated at Ice Skating Rink, Kaza in Lahaul Spiti district. For the first time in the state, Ice Hockey competition & development camp is being organized at the national level.Teams from Himachal Pradesh, Telengana, Ladakh, ITBP Ladakh, Chandigarh & Delhi are participating in this mega event.
India has announced a USD 900 million loan to Sri Lanka to build up its depleted foreign reserves and for food imports, amidst a shortage of almost all essential commodities in the island nation.
These comprise deferment of Asian Clearing Union settlement of over USD 509 million and currency swap of USD 400 million.