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Japan’s ‘Polka Dot Queen’ Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97
Yayoi Kusama was a Japanese avant-garde artist born on 22 March 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan. She died on 14 August 2026 at a hospital in Tokyo at the...
Filmmaker Kuku Kohli Dies at 77
Avtar “Kuku” Kohli, a veteran Bollywood filmmaker, died in Mumbai at the age of 77 on 25 August 2026. He suffered a massive heart attack and died at...
Publications Division Wins Seven Honours at FIP Excellence in Book Production Awards 2026
The Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting won seven honours at the Federation of Indian Publishers Awards for Excellence in Book Production 2026. The awards...
President Confers National Teachers’ Awards 2026
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, conferred the National Teachers’ Awards 2026 on 82 educators at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 5 September 2026. The awardees included...
Sowcar Janaki Dies at 94 in Chennai
Veteran South Indian actress Sankaramanchi Janaki, known as Sowcar Janaki, died at the age of 94 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 21 August 2026. She was associated with...
Sri Lankan singer Nanda Malini dies at 82
Visharad Dr. Nanda Malini, a Sri Lankan vocalist and musician, died on 20 August 2026 at the age of 82. She was one of Sri Lanka’s best-known playback...
Ashutosh Parida to Receive 47th Sarala Puraskar
Odia poet, essayist and former CSIR-IMMT scientist Dr. Ashutosh Parida has been selected for the 47th Sarala Puraskar for his poetry collection Bishwas De Pruthwi. The award ceremony...
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Dies at 80
Former Indian National Congress MP Sajjan Kumar died at the age of 80 on 20 August 2026. He was serving a life sentence in connection with cases linked...
Two Mumbai Doctors To Receive Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Pakistan has proposed two Mumbai-based Parsi doctors for the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, which is the country’s highest civilian award. The proposed honourees are Dr. Jal Ratanji Patel, a physician, and...
POWERGRID Wins PMIS Partner Company Award
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Power, received the PMIS Recognition of Partner Company Award in the category...
National Anubhav Awards 2026 to Be Conferred at Vigyan Bhawan
The 9th National Anubhav Awards Ceremony and the 60th Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop were organised by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi...
