INDIA
– Enforcement Directorate slaps Rs 51 cr penalty on Amnesty India International, Rs 10 cr on ex-CEO Aakar Patel for having “violated” provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act provisions
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– India’s foreign exchange reserves decline
– PSUs ONGC, OIL and GAIL win 6 out of eight blocks offered for exploration and production of oil and gas in the OALP (Open Acreage Licensing Programme) 7th bid round
– India’s GMR Group starts operating Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia
WORLD
– Japan: Former PM Shinzo Abe dies after being shot by gunman in Nara city
– Meeting of Group of 20 foreign ministers held in Bali, Indonesia
SPORTS
– India (198/8) beat hosts England (148) by 50 runs in first T-20 International of 3-match series in Southampton
– Women’s cricket: India defeats hosts Sri Lanka by 39 runs in final ODI at Pallekele, sweep series 3-0
– Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launches revised schemes of Cash Awards, National Welfare and Pension to sportspersons
