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The International Day of Rural Women, marked on 15 October, honours the contribution of women in rural areas and advances their rights, economic empowerment, environmental leadership and fair access to resources. The 202...
Bathukamma, the floral festival of Telangana that runs for nine days, is being celebrated from 10 to 18 October 2026. The festival is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Gauri and is marked by honouring nature and womanh...
Vithya Ramraj, a 28-year-old athlete from Meenakshipuram in Coimbatore, finished third to take bronze in the women's 400m hurdles event at Japan's 2026 Asian Games. She ran a personal best of 54.75 seconds, becoming the...
On 12 October 2026, President Droupadi Murmu announced Governors for six States. Rajendra Arlekar was named Governor of Tamil Nadu, Sudha Yadav of Karnataka, Om Prakash Mathur of Keralam, Braj Mohan Ram of Odisha, Dhal S...
Archer Kumkum Anil Mohod collected two gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, one in the women's team recurve and the other in the individual recurve. Her individual title made her the first Indian w...
At the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, India took fourth place with a haul of 85 medals, comprising 32 bronze, 29 silver and 24 gold. China headed the standings with 341 medals, ahead of hosts Japan (250) and th...
India's first Female Farmer Worker Conference took place in New Delhi to honour women's role in agriculture and rural livelihoods. It was organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) during the UN International Year of t...
Bodhana Sivanandan, aged 11, has become the youngest-ever Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess history. She secured her third and final WGM norm at the 2026 Women's Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A player must...
Sohar Port in Oman has become a strategic alternative route for Indian cargo bound for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, as shipping around the Strait of Hormuz faces disruption. The deep-sea commercial port and...
Oman has invited Indian businesses to invest in Sohar Port, which lies on its Gulf of Oman coast away from the Strait of Hormuz and offers access to Gulf energy resources. The port is close to major energy pipelines of t...
Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjukta Parashar, popularly called the "Iron Lady of Assam", has become the first woman officer to lead the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s elite CoBRA commando unit. She takes...
Stanzin Tsangyang has become the first woman officer from Kargil district to be commissioned into the Indian Army. She was commissioned at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. She is also the first person from Z...
