The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India has chosen Cardinal Poola Anthony, the Archbishop of Hyderabad, as its president. With this election he becomes the first Dalit prelate to lead the conference, which speaks for close to two crore Catholics in the country. Also making news on the same day, Adampur Airport in Punjab received a new name, Guru Ravidas Ji Maharaj Ji Airport. The renaming was announced at an event in Jalandhar held to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas.