India
Honouring APJ Abdul Kalam, UN celebrates birthday of 'People's President' on 15 Oct as World Students Day
Kalam was later awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest-civilian award, for his contributions to research, the field of science as well as his work with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Politics
Maharashtra and Haryana campaign: How Modi's foreign trips could help BJP in state assembly polls
It was heartening to see PM Narendra Modi putting foreign policy to electoral use during the ongoing assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana.