Bangladesh notifies restrictions on public gathering, transport, restaurants, COVID vaccination certificate required for arriving passengers: Government of Bangladesh notified a new set of restrictions even as the country witnessed a spurt in daily COVID cases and sample positivity rate.
Myanmar Former State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four more years in prison: Myanmar Former State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four more years in prison on Monday. She was handed over the punishment in a case related to possession of an unlicensed Walkie-talkie.
Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel appointed vice-president of Beijing based AIIB, to take charge on 1st February: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as a vice-president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a Beijing based multilateral development bank.
Five golfers including Aditi Ashok among 10 more athletes added to TOPS: Ace rider Fouaad Mirza, golfers Anirban Lahiri, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar and Alpine Skiier Mohammed Arif Khan are among the 10 athletes added by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) to the list of athletes who would be provided support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.