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25 stories for “Awards & Personalities” · March 2026
Clear filtersJürgen Habermas (1929–2026), the influential German philosopher and sociologist, has died aged 96. A leading 20th-century social theorist and a member of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, he championed deliberativ...
Vairamuthu has been conferred the Jnanpith Award 2026, becoming the third Tamil writer to receive it and the first in 24 years. The earlier Tamil laureates were Akilan and Jayakanthan. Vairamuthu had won the Sahitya Akad...
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has received the 12th PSU National Award for Dhwani Spandana, its initiative to make bus travel accessible.Dhwani Spandana is an onboard system that enables visually...
R.M. Nachammai has become the first woman to head a working nuclear power plant in India. She takes charge as Chief Superintendent of Units 3 and 4 of the Kaiga Generating Station in Karnataka from 15 March 2026. As Chie...
Former Chief Economic Adviser K.V. Subramanian has become the first Indian economist to receive the University of Chicago Alumni Award for Professional Achievement (2026). This is the first time in the award's 85-year hi...
TIME magazine has named three leaders of Indian origin, Reshma Kewalramani, Reshma Saujani and Safeena Husain, among its 16 Women of the Year for 2026. The three were recognised for their global leadership and for contri...
Meenambal Sivaraj, born on 12 December 1904 in Rangoon, Burma, was a leading voice for Scheduled Caste rights and women's empowerment. Her father, V.G. Vasudeva Pillai, became the first SC member of the Madras Legislativ...
At the 79th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2026, held at London's Royal Festival Hall, the Manipuri-language film Boong won Best Children's and Family Film, the first time an Indian film has r...
Eminent sociologist T.K. Oommen passed away on 26 February 2026 in Gurugram at the age of 88. He was Professor Emeritus at JNU's Centre for the Study of Social Systems and a leading architect of modern Indian sociology,...
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed a Global Champion for Road Safety by the United Nations (UN). In this role he will lend his public profile to the UN's efforts to raise awareness about road saf...
Two Indian airports won honours at the 2025 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards of Airports Council International (ACI) World. Mangaluru International Airport was named Best Airport at Arrivals - Globally, its second co...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the Speaker of the Knesset Medal in Jerusalem. The medal is the highest parliamentary honour of Israel; the Knesset is Israel's national legislature. The award was presented durin...
