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Solomon Pappaiah, Tamil Scholar and Orator, Dies at 90
Solomon Pappaiah, born Sundaram Solomon Pappaiah on 22 February 1936, died on 11 September 2026 in Madurai at the age of 90. He was a Tamil scholar, orator,...
Rani Mukerji Gets Maharashtra’s Raj Kapoor Award
Rani Mukerji received the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award at the 62nd Maharashtra State Film Awards ceremony held at Ravindra Natya Mandir in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, on 9 September...
SriLankan Airlines Names Vipul Misra as Acting CEO
SriLankan Airlines appointed Vipul Misra as its Acting Chief Executive Officer on 9 September 2026, and the change took effect immediately. Misra continued to head the airline’s engineering...
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s First Post-Colonial Leader, Dies
Tung Chee-hwa, the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), died in Hong Kong at the age of 89. He served from 1 July...
Droupadi Murmu Presents 72nd National Film Awards
The 72nd National Film Awards were presented by President Droupadi Murmu on 22 September 2026 at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia, Gujarat. The awards recognised achievements in Indian cinema...
President’s Colour Presented to Goa Police
The President’s Colour was presented to the Goa Police on 7 September 2026 at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Taleigao, Goa. Union Home Minister Amit...
Malayalam Filmmaker R Sarath Dies at 65
Malayalam filmmaker, screenwriter and government officer R Sarath died on 7 September 2026 at KIMS Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was associated with Malayalam cinema, documentary work and...
Climate Scientist Krishna AchutaRao Dies at 62
Krishna AchutaRao, an Indian climate scientist and professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, died at the age of 62 after a prolonged illness. He joined IIT...
Gaurang Vyas, Gujarati Music Composer, Dies at 87
Gaurang Vyas, a Gujarati music composer, arranger and singer, died at the age of 87 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in September 2026. He was known for work in Gujarati...
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024 Announced
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the four recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024 on 2 September 2026. The awards recognise achievements in...
RBI Appoints Suman Ray as Executive Director
The Reserve Bank of India appointed Suman Ray as Executive Director with immediate effect on 1 September 2026. He was serving as Regional Director for Maharashtra before his...
