1. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation. The agreement sets the stage for jointly-financed projects.
2. An Indian American Sikh woman Harmeet Kaur Dhillon was elected to an important position in the Republican Party at the US national level. Harmeet Kaur Dhillon was elected as the newest national committee woman of the Republican National Committee.
3. With an aim of afforestation on the vast tracts of rail land, the Indian Railways signed a MOU with the forest departments of Punjab and Haryana for plantation of 5 lakh trees in the two states as part of the 'Green India Mission'.
4. Future Group Chairman Kishore Biyani stepped down as managing director of Future Retail.
5. After Salman Khan and Abhinav Bindra, Sachin Tendulkar Becomes Goodwill Ambassador of Rio Olympics 2016.
6. Independent MP and liquor baron Vijay Mallya resigned from Rajya Sabha.
7. Leicester created history by winning the Premier League football tournament for the first time in 132 years.
8. According to the yearly report of US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), religious tolerance "deteriorated" and religious freedom violations "increased" in India in 2015.
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