INDIA
– Can sedition cases be kept in abeyance till government completes review of Section 124A: SC asks Central govt
– Taking different stands does not help: SC to Centre on identification of minorities
– Rocket-propelled grenade hits Punjab Police Intelligence wing HQ in Mohali; no injuries
– Santoor player and music composer Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma dies at 84; won Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986, Padma Shri in 1991, and Padma Vibhushan in 2001.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pawar launches Atal Innovation Mission- Prime Playbook that aims to help entrepreneurs grow and scale-up
– Northern Railways introduces ‘Baby Berth’ on a trial basis in few trains
WORLD
– 4 Indians Danish Siddiqui (posthumously), Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave win Pulitzer Prize 2022 in the ‘feature photography’ category
– Sri Lanka troops issued shoot-on-sight orders as homes of ruling party politicians vandalised
– Philippines: Ferdinand Marcos Jr elected new President
– France and Germany advocate early ceasefire in Kyiv and Moscow negotiations: President Emmanuel Macron
