HIGHLIGHTED NEWS

1.Ahmedabad became the first Indian city to get UNESCO World Heritage City tag.

2. Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra died. He was 82.

3. Veteran actress Sumita Sanyal passed away. She was 71.

4. Mercedes' Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas won the Austrian Grand Prix title.

5. President Pranab Mukherjee launched four major digital initiatives in to push e-education. They are Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic Depository and National Digital Library.

6. Parvez Rasool, the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to represent India internationally, inaugurated a cricket academy sponsored by the Army in Kashmir's Banihal area.

7. India, Japan and United States (US) navies have kicked off 2017 MALABAR trilateral naval Exercise near Chennai in Bay of Bengal. This year it is the 21st edition of the naval exercise.

8. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO included Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site in the World Heritage List.

9. The Uttar Pradesh Government has announced to open the first sports university in the state to promote sports and sports management.

10. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 'Ashiana Annexe’ in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

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