PM Narendra Modi was on Sunday awarded Kuwait's highest honour 'The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer'. It is a knighthood order of Kuwait and is awarded to heads of state and foreign sovereigns and members of foreign royal families as a sign of friendship. This is the 20th international honour given to PM Modi by a country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has penned a letter to Ravichandran Ashwin to congratulate the all-rounder on his retirement. "At a time when everyone was looking forward to many more off-breaks, you bowled a carrom ball that bowled everyone," PM Modi wrote. "Each one of the 765 international wickets that you took across all formats was special," he added.

India defeated Bangladesh by 41 runs in the final in Kuala Lumpur to win the inaugural Under-19 Women's Asia Cup. Batting first, India scored 117/7 in 20 overs, driven by opener Gongadi Trisha's 52(47). India dismissed Bangladesh for 76 in 18.3 overs, with Aayushi Shukla taking three wickets. Earlier this month, Bangladesh beat India to win Under-19 Men's Asia Cup.

After singer AP Dhillon claimed that singer Diljit Dosanjh blocked him on Instagram, the latter shared a screenshot claiming he hasn't blocked AP Dhillon. "My issues could be with governments...not with the artistes," Diljit wrote. Dhillon then shared a before-after screen recording showing Diljit unblocked him. "At least we know what's real and what's not," Dhillon wrote.

India's Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement condemning the attack on a German Christmas market that killed at least five people and injured around 200. Calling the attack "horrific and senseless", India said, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims. Our Mission is in contact with Indians who are injured." Seven Indians are among those injured, reports said.