Pulitzer prize winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri has won one of the South-Asia's most coveted literary awards, DSC prize, for her book, The Lowland. She received it from Vijay Shesadri who is himself a Pultizer prize winning poet.
Conference of Indian Industry (CII) inks an agreement with Alibaba, China's e-commerce giant, to provide a global platform to Indian SMEs.
An investigation will be reopened into the death of Pablo Neruda, after 40 years of his death, by the Chile government. This is to ascertain whether he was poisoned by a military dictatorship. The case was closed after his exhumed body was tested in 2013, and the results did not support the claims.
SBI partnered with Ezetap has launched Chota ATM, which will allow taxi drivers, kirana store owners, traders, small businessmen to turn their mobile devices into a cash withdrawal point and a credit/debit card payment terminal.
The president Mansour Haadi resigned with his prime minister, Khaled Bahah, and cabinet.