Sports and games
- Jeswin Aldrin came up with a massive world—leading 8.42 m long jump that broke M.Sreeshankar’s one-year-old National record in the second Indian open Jumps Championships at the JSW’s Inspire Institute of Sports, Ballari.
- Indian GM D. Gukesh has been honoured with player-of-the-year award by the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) for clinching the gold with nine points out of 11 in the 44th Chess Olympiad last year.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has been conferred with man-of-the-year award for his efforts in the successful hosting of the FIDE Chess Olympiad in August 2022.
Space
- SpaceX launches U.S., Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
- SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended months-long stay. The Falcon rocket bolted from Kennedy Space Center shortly after midnight, illuminating the night sky as it headed up the East Coast.
