Pranab Mukherjee was the 13 President of India and served the nation's highest office from 2012 to 2017 and during his decades' long political career, he has been conferred with various awards and recognitions.

For the past nine days, including Tuesday, the state has recorded 1,027 deaths. On August 2, the state's death toll stood at 4,132, and currently, it stands at 5,159.

The vaccine has been named 'Sputnik V' in reference to the world's first satellite that was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.