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Fisheries Scientist B. Madhusoodana Kurup Dies at 71
Fisheries scientist B. Madhusoodana Kurup died in Kochi, Kerala, on 18 October 2026, aged 71, following a cardiac arrest. He was the founding Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala University...
Veteran Tamil music composer Deva dies at 75
Tamil music composer Deva, whose full name was Devanesan Chokkalingam, died in Chennai on 17 October 2026, aged 75. He was admitted to a private hospital that morning...
SCL Das to Lead Financial Services Institutions Bureau
The government reconstituted the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) on 16 October 2026 and appointed SCL Das as its chairman. Das is a retired 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service...
Reema Nanavaty Receives Hillary Rodham Clinton Award
Indian social worker Reema Nanavaty received the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award on 15 October 2026 at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security in Washington, D.C. Former...
Jindal Steel Wins 2026 Worldsteel Steelie Award
Jindal Steel Limited won the 2026 Steelie Award for “Excellence in People” for its “Dakshata Engineering Safety: One Duty Position at a Time” programme. The World Steel Association...
Cheruvayal Raman, Kerala’s Paddy Seed Conservator, Dies at 74
Cheruvayal Raman, a tribal farmer from Kammana in Wayanad district, Kerala, died on 14 October 2026 at the age of 74. He belonged to the Kurichiya community and...
Oscar Whitfield Wins Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026
On 14 October 2026, 14-year-old British photographer Oscar Whitfield was named Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026. He lives in Zimbabwe and won with a black-and-white photograph...
Sunil Bharti Mittal Receives France’s Highest Civilian Honour
On 12 October 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron named Sunil Bharti Mittal a Chevalier, or Knight, of the National Order of the Legion of Honour. Mittal is the...
M.R. Raghava Varier Named 2026 M.G.S. Narayanan Memorial Awardee
Historian M.R. Raghava Varier has been selected for the 2026 Prof. M.G.S. Narayanan Memorial Award. The award was jointly instituted by the Kerala History Congress and the Calicut...
Freedom Fighter and Socialist Activist ‘Socio’ Vasu Dies at 103
P. Vasu, popularly known as ‘Socio’ Vasu, died at his residence in Cheruvannur, Kozhikode, on 8 October 2026, aged 103. Born in January 1923, he became involved in...
Trump Presents Science and Technology Medals to Six Leaders
US President Donald Trump presented the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to six people on 8 October 2026. The ceremony took...
