2. World Photography Day being observed on 19 August 2017.
3. Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) decides to join NDA.
4. Government approves enhanced pay scales for Army doctors.
5. Chief Election Commissioner AK Joti inaugurates two-day Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference.
6. Steve Bannon steps down as Donald Trump's chief strategist.
7. Sri Lanka Appoints First Tamil Navy Chief Travis Sinniah After Four Decades.
8. Putin Appoints Nikolay Kudashev as Russia’s New Ambassador to India.
9. Sanjiv Gupta Appointed President and MD of General Motors India.
10. Dr. Mamta Suri Takes Charge as Executive Director of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
11. Veteran Photographer S Paul Dies.
