New Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman elected

P.J. Kurien elected as the new Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman. He was elected unanimously by the opposition and ruling party members. He replaces K. Rahman Khan. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is also the leader of the House, proposed Mr. Kurien's name for the post. He was seconded by Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley. 

Rs 2,000 crore Aadhaar contract for HCL Infosystems

HCL Infosystems Ltd has bagged the contract from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI), which runs the Aadhaar ID programme. It is the biggest ever contract from the UIAI. The contract is for seven years. HCL Infosystems will be the managed service provider to implement and manage the Central ID Repository for the Authority.

Syria: No more a member of OIC

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(OIC),head quartered at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia suspends Syria's membership. This move aims at ending violence against its own citizens. Syria currently undergoes a civil war which saw the maximum amount of death in the history of Arab nations. This decision was taken neglecting Iran's strong opposition in this regard.
Earlier in 2011 Syria was suspended from Arab League also.