Renowned Tamil writer Poomani, also known as Pulithurai Manickavasagam, died on 12 July 2026 at the age of 79 due to age-related health issues. He was a novelist...
Soumya Swaminathan was formally inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London on 10 July 2026. She was elected to the fellowship in May 2026. The...
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar-2025 was announced for the years 2024-25 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi under the Union Ministry of Culture. Acharya Shri Ranchhodlalji Goswami, a...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Indonesia’s highest civilian honour, Bintang Adipurna, on 7 July 2026 at Istana Merdeka, the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presented...
Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, a 2001-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the AGMUT cadre, was appointed Additional Secretary in the Department of Home under the Ministry of Home Affairs...
The Reserve Bank of India appointed Ravi Shankar as Executive Director with effect from 1 July 2026. He previously served as Adviser-in-Charge of the Department of Statistics and...
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) received the UITP Achievement Award for Operational Excellence on 23 June 2026 in Brussels. UITP, or the International Association of Public Transport,...
On 28 June 2026, Seychelles conferred the “Guardian of the Blue Horizon” on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to the island nation. The award...
India had seven schools shortlisted for the World’s Best School Prizes 2026 on 25 June 2026. The shortlist placed India at the top among all countries for the...
The Government of India announced 131 Padma Awards for 2026 on 25 January 2026, including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awards. President Droupadi...
François Englert, the Belgian theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate of 2013, died at the age of 93 in Uccle near Brussels. He was born in...
