Bhubaneswar Ratikanta Pradhan, 32, a commercial tax officer in Paradip, becoming Aishwarya Rutupurna Pradhan after the SC recognised transgenders
Calcutta Singer-turned-BJP politician and Union minister Babul Supriyo singing at a TMC event in Asansol
Hyderabad V.V.S. Laxman’s 281 against Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001 being voted the best Test knock of the last half-century
New Delhi Former AIIMS chief vigilance officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi donating his Magsaysay Award prize money of Rs 19 lakh to the PM’s relief fund
Los Angeles Bhakti without Borders, an album of bhajans dedicated to Lord Krishna and sung by 11 singers, one of them an Indian, being nominated for 58th Grammy Awards
London Scientists adding ununtrium, ununpentium, ununseptium, ununoctium to the periodic table of elements, thus completing its 7th row
Berlin Volkswagen dropping its 2007 slogan ‘Das Auto’ (The Car) from its ads following the emissions scandal