• • One Lakh People applied to go to Mars, not to return under Mars One Project 
            Bas Lansdorp is the CEO and co-founder of Mars One.
  

  

  
  
  • Biocon launched ALZUMAb, a drug for treatment of Psoriasis. As per the announcement made by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon this is the world’s first novel anti-CD6 antibody to treat psoriasis.
  

  
  
  • Jagan Reddy resigned as MP over split of Andhra Pradesh YS Jaganmohan (Jagan) Reddy, the President of YSR Congress Party and a Lok Sabha MP from Kadapa resigned to mark his protest against the unilateral and arrogant posturing of the Congress on the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh. Jaganmohan Reddy who is lodged in Hyderabad Jail in connection with
            disproportionate assets  case, has sent his resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker
            through the jail authorities.
  

  

  
  
  • Maharashtra became first state to disburse Salary through Aadhaar linked Bank Accounts 
  
  
  • Russia Grants Visa to Lon Snowden. Whistleblower Edward Snowden’s father, Lon Snowden, has secured documents to visit his son in Russia and plans to discuss how he could fight espionage charges. This was revealed by Lon and his attorney on Sunday.
  

  
  
  • Ornithologist Zafar Futehally passes away. One of India’s best known naturalists and ornithologists, Zafar Futehally, passed away on Sunday at his home in Kihim.He was 93. He had suffered from bronchial infection.