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Clear filtersSocial activist Dr. Nandini Azad has been honoured with the Bharat Samman 2026 for Women's Empowerment. She was recognised for decades of grassroots work that has helped lift hundreds of thousands of economically margina...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has been chosen for the Lokmanya Tilak National Award for 2026. He is being recognised for his contribution to India's national security over a long career in intelligence and s...
For the first time in the history of Indian cinema, a film in the Santhali language has won a National Film Award. The short film 'Angen (Invisible)' was honoured at the 72nd National Film Awards, and its director Ravi R...
India won one gold and three silver medals at the 37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2026, held in Vilnius, Lithuania. Bhavyaa Gunwal of Haryana won the gold medal. The silver medals went to Soumil Maity of West B...
Sir Garfield Sobers, the legendary cricketer from the West Indies, has passed away at the age of 89. Sobers is widely remembered as one of the greatest all-rounders the game has produced, excelling with both bat and ball...
India achieved joint first rank at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026, held at Bucaramanga in Colombia, as all five members of the Indian team won gold medals. India shared the top position with China, K...
India's Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) finished as runner-up at the Best Egmont Case Award (BECA) 2026.The award ceremony was held in Baku, Azerbaijan.FIU-IND was recognised for its investigation into a larg...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has named Silvana Tenreyro as its new Chief Economist and Economic Counsellor.Tenreyro is a former policymaker at the Bank of England.She succeeds Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas in the po...
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has conferred its 2026 Leadership Award on Indian business leader Sunil Bharti Mittal. The USISPF is a body that works to strengthen business and strategic ties between I...
During his State Visit to Seychelles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the country's highest honour, "Guardian of the Blue Horizon". He also attended Seychelles' 50th Independence Day celebrations as the Guest...
French meteorologist Dr Florence Rabier has been awarded the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize 2026 of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). She was recognised for her outstanding work in Numer...
Indian jurist Prof. Bimal N. Patel has been elected as a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the 2026–2035 term.ITLOS is an independent judicial body set up under the United Nations Con...
