Page-7 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News
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...
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Conferred on Shubhada Varadkar
The Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2025 was conferred on Odissi exponent Shubhada Varadkar at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 13 August 2026. The award included a...
Historian Sumit Sarkar Dies at 87
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...
Gaj Gaurav Awards 2026 Conferred for Elephant Conservation
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...
China’s Former Premier Zhu Rongji Dies at 98
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 Resigns as Tata Sons Chairman
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...
