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Kaziah Liz Mejo of Kerala crowned Miss Universe India 2026
Kaziah Liz Mejo from Kerala was crowned Miss Universe India 2026 at an event held in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
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12 stories for “Awards & Personalities” · August 2026
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Sunday23 Aug 2026
National
Sadbhavana Diwas observed on August 20 marking Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary
Sadbhavana Diwas is marked on 20 August, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, to promote national integration, communal harmony and goodwill. Born in Bombay in 1944, he became India’s youngest PM...
Saturday22 Aug 2026
National
POWERGRID Wins PMIS Award for Innovation in Exit Pathways; Mahindra & Mahindra Named Overall Industry Champion
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Power, received the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) Recognition of Partner Company Award for Innovation in Exit Pathways....
Friday21 Aug 2026
National
National Anubhav Awards 2026 Conferred on 15 Awardees in New Delhi
The National Anubhav Awards 2026 were presented to 15 awardees in New Delhi for contributions to nation-building, including work on Passport Seva Kendras, rule reforms, technology adoption and government accounting. The...
Wednesday12 Aug 2026
National
Indian Physicist Deepak Dhar Named Co-Recipient of 2026 Dirac Medal
Indian physicist Deepak Dhar has been named a joint recipient of the 2026 Dirac Medal, among the most prestigious honours in theoretical physics. The medal was instituted in 1985 by the Abdus Salam International Centre f...
Tuesday11 Aug 2026
National
President Murmu Presents Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards 2025; Kanchipuram Silk Among Honoured Textiles
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Sant Kabir Handloom Awards and National Handloom Awards 2025 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi. Of the 22 awards, three were Sant Kabir Handloom Awards, given t...
Monday10 Aug 2026
National
IIT Bombay's Karthikeyan Lanka Selected for NASI Young Scientist Award 2026
Karthikeyan Lanka, Associate Professor at IIT Bombay, has been chosen for the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) Young Scientist Award 2026. The award will be handed over at the 96th NASI Annual Session, schedule...
Sunday9 Aug 2026
National
12 Rat-Hole Miners Conferred Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for Saving Lives
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways conferred the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak on 12 rat-hole miners in New Delhi for their bravery in saving lives.It is the highest category of the Jeevan Raksha Padak, a...
Thursday6 Aug 2026
National
Astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam Receives COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026
Astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam has been awarded the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026 for her contribution to space research.Instituted in 1990 in honour of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the medal is given jointly by the Co...
National
Justice M.S. Liberhan, Former Chief Justice of Madras and Andhra Pradesh High Courts, Passes Away at 87
Justice M.S. Liberhan, former Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh and Madras High Courts, passed away in Chandigarh at the age of 87. He had earlier been a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.He headed the Liberha...
National
Varsha Ashok Aglawe Becomes First Woman Director General of Geological Survey of India
Palaeontologist Varsha Ashok Aglawe has taken charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), succeeding Asit Saha.She is the first woman to head the GSI in its 176-year history. The GSI, und...
Wednesday5 Aug 2026
National
India Marks 150th Birth Anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, Designer of the Initial National Flag
India observed the 150th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya on 2 August 2026, and the Prime Minister paid tribute to him.Venkayya (1876–1963), born at Bhatlapenumarru in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district, was a freedo...