Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the Indian diaspora in Houston City on Sunday as a part of much awaited mega event – HowdyModi. This happens to be the first big initiative by the Bharatiya Janata Party to interact with the prosperous diaspora in the United States, which is home to four million Indian-Americans.

Google Doodle on Sunday paid tribute to the famous Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei on her 80th birthday. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday. Tabei is also the first woman to climb all seven summits by reaching the highest peak on every continent.

A Balakot facility that was bombed by the Indian Air Force planes in February this year is believed to have become functional again, reported Hindustan Times. The facility is used to train jihadist who could carry out attacks on Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of India.

Amit Panghal became the first Indian male boxer to win a silver medal at World Boxing Championships. He faced defeat against Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov in the 52kg category final on Sunday. The southpaw suffered a defeat via a unanimous decision (0:5).

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt's Gully Boy has become India's official entry for the Oscars 2020. Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the film is a story of a Mumbai’s street rappers and was said to loosely based on rapper Naezy’s life.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have proved themselves as the greatest batsmen of T20Is, and the battle between the two players to prove their dominance will be a key when Team India hosts Proteas in Bengaluru.

The United States on Saturday announced that President Donald Trump will be holding a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday, which will be his second meeting in three days including the “Howdy, Modi!” event in Houston, on the opening day of the 74th UN general assembly debates.

The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced assembly election dates for the states Maharashtra and Haryana along with the schedule for by-polls to more than 60 seats across 18 states.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan on Saturday said that the next priority for them in the Gaganyaan, adding that Chandrayaan 2 achieved 98% of the soul objectives.

In a span of one week, Kaun Banega Crorepati 11, saw second person who won Rs 1 crores on the show. After Sanoj Raj from Bihar took home Rs 1 crore, Babita Tade from Maharashtra has become the second contestant to win the prize money this season.