Answer: Archaeologist and historian Arvind P. Jamkhedkar will be the next Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).

He will replace Prof. K. Sudershan Rao, whose term as ICHR chief was mired in controversy. The post fell vacant after Prof. Rao’s retirement.

Japan reappointed central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda for another term, and chose an advocate of bolder monetary easing as one of his deputies in a strong signal to investors that policymakers are in no rush to turn off a sweeping stimulus programme.

SpiceJet’s Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh has been named as ‘Indian Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 for Business Transformation’ by leading consultancy EY. 

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will inaugurate the two-day 6th conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region, which is likely to be attended by about 100 delegates from across the country and abroad.

The conference will feature discussions on Parliament’s role in development agenda and legislature and judiciary – two important pillars of democracy. 

Nepal president Bidhya Devi Bhandari has appointed moderate communist K.P. Sharma Oli, who led an alliance with former Maoist rebels to a sweeping victory in recent elections, as prime minister.

Former Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Khwaja Haleem passed away. He was 75.

Haleem, who belongs to a family of freedom fighters, completed his masters from Aligarh Muslim University in 1969. He started his political career with the Youth Congress in the early 1970s.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has accorded its consent to roll out WhatsApp BHIM UPI beta launch with limited user base of one million and low per transaction limit.

Four banks will join the multi-bank BHIM UPI model in the coming weeks and full feature product shall be released after the beta test is successful. 

Yoga guru Jayadeva Yogendra died in Mumbai. He was 88. He was the president of the institute located in suburban Santacruz. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) invited him to design the first standardised yoga syllabus for schools in the country. 

Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and Natural History Museum (NHM), UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of genetic/taxonomic studies, research and training, conservation in India, including species and habitat conservation assessment. 

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has became the third wicketkeeper to take 600 catches in international cricket.

Dhoni achieved the feat by taking the catch of Hashim Amla off pacer Shardul Thakur’s bowling during the sixth India-South Africa ODI. Dhoni has taken 256 catches in Tests, 297 in ODIs and 47 in T20Is as a wicketkeeper so far.