India gifted 17 school buses and 75 ambulances to Nepal as part of the Nepal-India Development Partnership Programme. This programme aims to strengthen relations between the two countries and help Nepal improve its infrastructure in the education and healthcare sectors.

Preeti Maske, a 45-year-old from Pune in Maharashtra, set a Guinness World Record as the first woman to cycle from Leh to Manali solo in 55 hours and 13 minutes. Maske started her journey at 6am on June 22 and completed it at 1.13pm on June 24. She covered a distance of around 428kms with a total elevation gain of 8,000mts in harsh weather conditions.

India’s largest retailer, Reliance Retail Limited has entered into a long-term partnership with American clothing and accessories retailer, Gap Inc, to sell the latter’s products to Indian consumers. Reliance Retail became Gap’s official retailer and will sell its products locally through digital commerce platforms, exclusive brand stores and multi-brand stores under a long-term franchise agreement.

Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan, passed away after being shot during a campaign speech in Nara, western Japan. Abe was the longest-serving prime minister of Japan. He resigned in 2020 due to ill-health.