Ratings and research firm Icra has estimated that India's economy will grow at 9% in FY22 and FY23 amid the uncertainty triggered by the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Noted Kathakali dancer Milena Salvini of France passed away. Italian-born Salvini was a regular visitor to India, especially Kerala where she learnt Kathakali and ran 'Centre Mandapa', a school for Indian dance forms, in Paris.
Russia has reportedly amassed 100,000 Russian troops on the eastern side along its border with Ukraine, raising fears that it could be preparing for a new military offensive against Ukraine.