Professor Sumit Sarkar, a Marxist historian of modern Indian history, died in New Delhi on 13 August 2026 at the age of 87 after prolonged age-related illness. He...
The Gaj Gaurav Awards 2026 were conferred on 13 August 2026 during the national celebrations of World Elephant Day in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The ceremony was hosted by...
Zhu Rongji, China’s fifth premier, died in Beijing on 12 August 2026 at 11:06 a.m. local time after an unspecified illness. He served as premier from 17 March...
N. Chandrasekaran has decided not to seek reappointment as Chairman of Tata Sons and will complete his current term ending on 20 February 2027. He joined the Tata...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the autobiography of Ram Nath Kovind, the 14th President of India, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on 12 August 2026. The book...
M.P. Parameswaran, an Indian nuclear scientist, science communicator and Marxist theorist, died on 11 August 2026 at his residence in Thrissur, Kerala. He was born on 18 January...
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the 2024 and 2025 cycles at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 13 August...
Indian physicist Deepak Dhar was named a recipient of the 2026 Dirac Medal on 8 August 2026 by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in...
The Puducherry Police received the President’s Colour, also called Nishaan, at a ceremony held on 9 August 2026 at the Puducherry Armed Police Ground in Gorimedu. The President’s...
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sant Kabir Handloom Awards and the National Handloom Awards 2025 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi on 7 August 2026...
Professor Karthikeyan Lanka of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has been selected for the NASI Young Scientist Award 2026. He is an Associate Professor at the Centre...
Air India appointed Tewolde Gebremariam as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director on 5 August 2026. He will succeed Campbell Wilson, whose resignation took effect in April...
