Indian Army officer Major Abhilasha Barak received the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award for 2025 on 22-23 May 2026. She serves with the United...
S. “Soma” Somasegar, an Indian-origin technology executive and former Microsoft leader, died at the age of 59. He worked at Microsoft for 27 years after joining the company...
Manindra Agrawal, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 20 May 2026. The Royal Society is a scientific...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the FAO Agricola Medal on 20 May 2026 at the Food and Agriculture Organization Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The medal was presented in...
Professor Salim Abdool Karim and Professor Keertan Dheda, two Indian-origin public health scientists, received South Africa’s highest civilian honour, the Order of Mapungubwe, on 20 May 2026 in...
Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, a former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader, died in Dehradun on 19 May 2026 at the age of 91. He...
Tushar Kumar, a 23-year-old Labour Party councillor, was elected and sworn in as the Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood on 13 May 2026. He became the youngest Indian-origin...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in Oslo, Norway, on 18 May 2026. The award is the...
Senior IPS officer Sibash Kabiraj was appointed as the new Gurugram Police Commissioner on 18 May 2026. He is a 1999-batch Indian Police Service officer and replaced Vikas...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Sweden’s Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander Grand Cross, on 17 May 2026 in Gothenburg during his visit to Sweden. The honour...
P. Kumaran assumed charge as India’s High Commissioner-designate to the United Kingdom on 13 May 2026 and formally stepped into the role on 14 May 2026 in London....
