CBSE will release the revised All India Rank for JEE Main, offering some solace to thousands of students who had been waiting for the counselling process for admission to IITs and NITs due to a delay in the declaration of the list. The body said the delay was caused after several States failed to file Class 12 marks on time.

Honda will roll out the 2015 model of its hatchback Jazz. The new Jazz with a better build and better equipment levels will compete with Hyundai Elite i20, Volkswagen Polo and Fiat Punto. The new variant is expected to be priced between ₹6 lakh and ₹11 lakh.

The BRICS economies will launch a development bank at a summit starting today. Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes the bank will help reduce western dominance of world financial institutions. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa also aim to put the last touches to a $100-billion contingency currency reserves pool.

The National Green Tribunal will take a call on the ban on coal mining in Shillong. It banned rat hole mining in the State last year. Counsel Ranjan Mukherjee said further extension of time for transportation of coal and paying royalty will be sought.

Odisha’s Biju Patnaik International Airport to hold trial runs of international flights from today — two days before formal international operations take off with a scheduled flight to Dubai. The mandatory approvals for international operations have been granted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Flying high!

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