In the Bhavanipur by-election, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee won
- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who contested from Nandigram constituency in the West Bengal Assembly elections last April, lost. However, he was sworn in as prime minister.
- Subsequently, by-elections were held two days ago in Bhawanipur and Samsarganj and Jangipur constituencies where the polls were suspended. Mamata Banerjee contested from Bhavanipur constituency.
- Mamata Banerjee, who was in the lead from the beginning, won by 58,832 votes more than the BJP candidate at the end of the polls. Similarly, Trinamool Congress candidates won in Samserganj and Jangipur constituencies.
Ban on plastic drinking bottles for the first time in the country: Sikkim Government Action Notice
- Plastic drinking cans will be banned altogether across the state of Sikkim. The ban will take effect in January 2022. The Sikkim government has taken steps to curb the supply of plastic drinking water bottles to Sikkim from outside the state.
World Women's Team Chess Championship - Medal for India for the first time
- India lost to Russia 0-2 in the final of the FIDE World Women's Chess Championship in Spain and won the silver medal. This is the first medal India has won in this championship.
- In the finals, D. Harika - Koryashkina, A. Vaishali - Alexandra Kostenyuk clashed and were drawn. India lost to Tania Sachdev - Katerina Lucknow, Mary Ann Gomez - Polina Shuvalova.
- Similarly, in another match, Harika - Koryashkina defeated Mary Ann Gomez - Alina Kashlinskaya and the match ended in a draw. Bhakti Kulkani - Failed to Lucknow.
