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Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announced
The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist was announced on 22 September 2026. The list includes six novels by authors from different literary backgrounds, and the winner will be announced...
Jayanti Prasad Gets Additional Charge as IBBI Chairperson
Jayanti Prasad, a Whole Time Member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), assumed additional charge as Chairperson on 13 September 2026. He will hold the...
Padma Shri awardee cardiologist G. Vijayaraghavan dies
Padma Shri awardee Dr. G. Vijayaraghavan died on 20 September 2026 at the age of 84 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was a cardiologist, the founder and vice-chairman of...
1965 war hero and Vir Chakra awardee Alfred Tyrone Cooke dies
Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke, a Vir Chakra awardee of the Indian Air Force, died on 18 September 2026 at Base Hospital, New Delhi, at the age of...
Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Hathaway Chairman
Warren Buffett, aged 96 years, stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway on 18 September 2026. He assumed the role of chairman emeritus and remained a director on...
British-Ghanaian rapper Sway DaSafo dies at 44
British-Ghanaian rapper Sway DaSafo, born Derek Andrew Safo, died at the age of 44 on 17 September 2026. He died at his home in Ghana, and the official...
Marathi film Gondhal becomes India’s Oscars 2027 entry
The Film Federation of India selected the Marathi-language film Gondhal as India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The announcement...
N. Chandrasekaran Reappointed as Tata Sons Chairman
N. Chandrasekaran was reappointed as the Executive Chairman of Tata Sons on 17 September 2026 for another five-year term. The new term extends his leadership until 2032 and...
Sethuraman Panchanathan Wins 2026 Arthur M. Bueche Award
Sethuraman Panchanathan has been named the recipient of the 2026 Arthur M. Bueche Award by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The award will be presented on 4...
Michael Kremer to Become World Bank Chief Economist
The World Bank Group announced on 16 September 2026 the appointment of Michael Kremer as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. The appointment takes effect...
Anant Nag to Receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Anant Nag, a veteran Indian actor with a film career spanning more than five decades, will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024. The Government of India announced...
