1. The nation on Friday celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas, Defence Minister AK Antony and the three service chiefs paid homage to Kargil martyrs at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate.
2. India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by an European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana early on Friday, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services.
3. Former Union Minister Arun Nehru passed away on Thursday night in a hospital in Gurgaon after prolonged illness. He was a powerful figure during the Prime Ministership of Rajiv Gandhi.
4. Paradip Port was conferred with the Major Port of the Year award for its excellent performance in the year 2012-13. The award was received by SS Mishra, Chairman, Paradip Port Trust, at the SCOPE International Conference & Exhibition 2013 held in Chennai.
5. Rating firm Crisil revised downwards its GDP growth forecast to 5.5 pc this fiscal from its earlier estimate of 6 pc, citing reduced likelihood of monetary easing going forward due to falling rupee.
6. The over Rs 50,000 crore deal for supplying 126 Rafale combat aircraft and the security situation in the Af-Pak region are understood to have been discussed during the Defence Minister-level talks between India and France in New Delhi on Friday.
7. Svetlana Romashina has won her third gold medal of the Barcelona world championships, winning the synchronized swimming solo.
8. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO, has started registration of digital signatures of employers for online transfer of Provident Fund accounts.
9. Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today launched a Centre for Adaptation to Climate Change which aims to engage government departments and civil societies to address the issue of climate change.
10. US President nominates Indian American VG Chhabria as District Judge for Northern District of California.
11. Osama bin Laden's AK-47 rifle, found next to his body after he was killed ina daring midnight raid by US Navy SEALs in Pakistan, is on display at an ultra-secret CIA museum.
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