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JP Nadda – Chairperson of 77th WHO South-East Asia Session

India’s Minister of Health, JP Nadda, has been elected as the Chairperson for the 77th Session (RC77) of the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region. This meeting...

October 7, 2024

MIDORI Prize 2024

In 2024, the MIDORI Prize was awarded to Vera Voronova from Kazakhstan and Ysabel Agustina Calderón Carlos from Peru. The announcement was made on October 2, 2024, in...

October 5, 2024

Lt. Gen. Asim Malik Appointed New Pakistan’s ISI Chief

Lt. Gen. Muhammad Asim Malik has been appointed as the new Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), taking over from Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum. This change comes...

October 3, 2024

AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh has officially become the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF). This important event took place at the...

October 1, 2024

Mithun Chakraborty Receives Prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty has been honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which is the highest recognition in Indian cinema. This prestigious award celebrates a person’s lifetime contribution...

October 1, 2024

Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister of Japan

Shigeru Ishiba has been chosen as the new leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), replacing Fumio Kishida, who resigned due to corruption scandals and economic problems. The...

September 30, 2024

CAG of India, Murmu Elected as ASOSAI 2024-2027 Chairman

Girish Chandra Murmu, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, has been appointed as the chair of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) for the...

September 26, 2024

Who is Harini Amarasuriya, the new Sri Lankan Prime Minister?

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumar Dissanayake appointed Dr. Harini Amarasuriya as the country’s Prime Minister, making her the first woman in 24 years to hold this position since...

September 26, 2024

ICMR Wins 2024 UN Inter-Agency Task Force Award

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has won the 2024 UN Inter-Agency Task Force Award for its important work in fighting non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and improving mental...

September 24, 2024

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Elected Sri Lanka’s New President

Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently became the President of Sri Lanka, securing 42.31% of the votes in the election. His victory marks a break from the traditional political leadership...

September 23, 2024

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