International
- In quashing the idea of married priests in the Amazon,Pope Francis has appeased traditionalists while disappointing progressives who had hoped for a historic turning point in the Catholic Church.
- Sri Lanka has taken a 'strong objection' to the US imposing a travel ban on its Army Chief Shavendra Silva.
- WHO experts are set to arrive at Beijing to assist China to contain the coronavirus outbreak. China has begun to quarantine large quantity of bank notes in the effected areas in an effort to contain the disease.
National
- Three engineering students from Kashmir have been held under sedition charges in Hubballi district of Karnataka.
- The J&K administration has booked former IAS officer turned politician Shah Faisal under the controversial Public Safety Act.
- Ramlila Maidan in Delhi is spruced up for swearing-in ceremony of Kejriwal; 'Dhanyavaad Dilli' banners put up.
Regional
- A plan is afoot to translocate six tigers from Assam, preferably from Kaziranga national park, to Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal to help regenerate it's tiger population.
- ABSU(All Bodo Students' Union) suspends all agitation programmes indefinitely.
- Lui-Ngai-Ni,a seed sowing festival of the Nagas of Manipur was celebrated under the theme 'oneness through culture' at Ukhrul, Manipur.
Sports
- Srinivasa Gowda, a Kambala jockey from Moodabidri in Karnataka has been called for trials by Sports Ministry after he set a new record as the fastest runner in the history of the traditional sport of the coastal region.
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