Today is World Unani Day. This day is celebrated every year to mark the birth anniversary of great Unani scholar and social reformer Hakim Ajmal Khan. He was an eminent Indian Unani physician who was a versatile genius, a great scholar, a social reformer, a noted freedom fighter, a Unani medical educationist and founder of scientific research in Unani System of Medicine. He was one of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi.

The main objective of World Unani Day is to spread awareness about health care delivery through Unani system of medicine through its preventive and curative philosophy.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the Chief Guest at the function being organized by AYUSH Ministry in New Delhi on this occasion.

US President Donald Trump will arrive on a state visit to India on 24th of this month. This will be the President's first visit to India. He will be accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump.

An official release said that during the visit, President Trump and the First Lady will attend official engagements in New Delhi and Gujarat, and interact with a wide cross-section of Indian society.

AIR correspondent reports the global strategic partnership between India and the US is based on trust, shared values, mutual respect and understanding, and marked by warmth and friendship between the peoples of the two countries. The relationship has further evolved under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, with significant progress in all areas including trade, defence, counter-terrorism, and energy. The visit will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to review progress in bilateral ties and further strengthen our strategic partnership.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that his government will give internship to youth to brighten employment prospects for them.

The chief minister made the announcement during a job fair organised by the Department of Labour and Employment Exchange yesterday in Gorakhpur.

The Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre (LSRC) Red won the first Men’s section Khelo India Ice Hockey tournament 2020.

They defeated Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) team 3-2 in a nail biting thriller final match yesterday.

Bangladesh beat India by three wickets to win maiden ICC U-19 World Cup cricket title by Duckworth-Lewis method last night in South Africa. In a low-scoring final, Bangladesh first restricted India to a meagre 177 in 47.2 overs and then did well enough to score a revised target of 170 in 42.1 overs.

For India, Yashaswi Jaiswal scored 88 runs off 121 balls. Bangladeshi skipper Akbar Ali was declared the Player of the Match for his captaincy and match-winning unbeaten 43.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has called upon Indian businesses to take initiatives vis-a-vis the Central Asian markets. He said, the time has come for India and Central Asia to create common platform to share ideas and translate the goodwill and desires into practical outcomes.

Addressing India - Central Asia Business Council organised by FICCI in New Delhi yesterday, Dr Jaishankar said, Central Asia is not a distant region for India and it is a part of country's extended neighbourhood.

The fifth India-Russia Military Industrial Conference was held on the sidelines of the ongoing Def Expo 2020 in Lucknow; Over 100 Russian and over 200 Indian industry leaders participated in the conference. 

Seminars and discussions on various defence related issues are also being held on the second day of the Defence Expo. 

14 MoUs were signed between Indian and Russian companies under the Make in India initiative. 

The MoUs were related to production of different defence equipment such as parts of T-72, T-90, radar systems, ASW Rocket launchers and 3D modeling. 

Major companies which are part of these MoUs includes BHEL, Bharat Dynamics Limited and Vista control from Indian side and INVERSIA, UVZ and BEML Ltd. from the Russian side.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Hockey India today announced the establishment of the High Performance Centres in seven places across the country to provide state-of-the-art facilities to Junior and Sub-Junior players. The move is aimed at grooming young talent in view of 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games.

While the National Hockey Academy at Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi along with SAI at Sundergarh, Bhopal and Bengaluru will be active within the next three months, the remaining three centres will be developed over the next one year.

These centres will be closely monitored by Hockey India and its High Performance Director and the programme will also ensure that the athletes are provided with international exposure. These seven centres will be set up under the Khelo India scheme and will have expert professional training, utilization of sports science and education of the youngsters.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will inaugurate the 11-km stretch of corridor-II of elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail today evening. The stretch starts from Jubilee Bus Station in Secunderabad and joins at Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station in Hyderabad facilitating bus commuters with two major Railway Stations in the State Capital.

Managing Director NVS Reddy informed that the total operational length of the Hyderabad Metro will become 69 kilometers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the project by dedicating the Miyapur and Nagole stretch to people in November 2017. Another stretch of Hyderabad Metro between Ameerpet to L B Nagar was commissioned in September 2018.

In the ongoing defence expo, the ‘Lucknow Declaration’ was adopted yesterday at the India - Africa Defence Conclave held on the sidelines of the event. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his counterparts from 12 African countries along with representatives of 38 other African countries were present at the conclave, which was organised for the first time.

The ‘Lucknow Declaration’ recalled the Indian contribution to defence and security in the African continent and states that terrorism is a major threat in the region.  

Addressing the conclave Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh said that India is an all weather friend of Africa and Africa is at the top of India’s priorities. AIR correspondent reports that 14 MoUs had been signed yesterday between India and Russia which will pave way for production of different Russian defence equipment in India.