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Tue, 19 May 2026

• Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), twice Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2007–09, 2011–12) and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways in the Vajpayee government credited with executing the Golden Quadrilateral, died in Dehradun on 19 May 2026 aged 91.

Sun, 17 May 2026

• Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and PM Narendra Modi exchanged gifts honouring Rabindranath Tagore during the PM's visit to Sweden on 17 May 2026, marking the centenary of Tagore's 1926 visit to Sweden.

Sat, 16 May 2026

• On 16 May 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ali Falih Kadhim al-Zaidi on assuming office as Prime Minister of Iraq.

Sun, 10 May 2026

• On 10 May 2026 PM Narendra Modi took part in the 45th anniversary celebrations of The Art of Living in Bengaluru, Karnataka, inaugurated its Meditation Temple and marked Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's 70th year.

Sat, 09 May 2026

• On 9 May 2026 PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on Pochishe Boishakh, Tagore's birth anniversary as per the Bengali calendar.

Tue, 05 May 2026

• On 5 May 2026 Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh released a special issue of IIMC's research journal 'Sanchar Madhyam' marking 200 years of Hindi journalism, recalling Udant Martand, the first Hindi newspaper, published from Calcutta in 1826.

Sun, 05 Apr 2026

• Former President Ram Nath Kovind and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar led tributes to Babu Jagjivan Ram at Samta Sthal, New Delhi, on his 119th birth anniversary on 5 April 2026.

Fri, 03 Apr 2026

• Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Punyatithi (death anniversary) on 3 April 2026, recalling his establishment of Hindavi Swarajya and the navy he built.

Wed, 01 Apr 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu attended the 119th birthday celebrations and Guruvandana Mahotsava of Dr Sree Sree Sivakumara Mahaswamiji at Sree Siddaganga Math, Tumakuru, Karnataka, on 1 April 2026.

Sun, 29 Mar 2026

• On 29 March 2026 the Paris city council elected Emmanuel Grégoire as Mayor of Paris with 103 votes, succeeding Anne Hidalgo.

Sat, 28 Mar 2026

• Vijaypat Singhania, who led the Raymond Group for two decades and held a world record for the highest hot-air balloon altitude, died in Mumbai on 28 March 2026 at the age of 87.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026

• On 27 March 2026 Rastriya Swatantra Party leader and former Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah was sworn in as Nepal's 43rd Prime Minister by President Ramchandra Paudel; PM Modi congratulated him.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026

• Iran's Assembly of Experts chose Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new Supreme Leader at a session on 8 March 2026, about a week after his father was killed in a US–Israeli strike.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026

• The Maharashtra government held the Shaheedi Samagam for the 350th martyrdom year of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur in Navi Mumbai on 1 March 2026, addressed by Home Minister Amit Shah in person and PM Narendra Modi by video.

Mon, 23 Feb 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a bust of C. Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian Governor-General of independent India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 23 February 2026, replacing the bust of architect Edwin Lutyens.
• Mukul Roy, former Union Railway Minister and a founder member of the Trinamool Congress, died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Kolkata early on 23 February 2026, aged 71.

Fri, 20 Feb 2026

• Manipur BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte, who was injured in May 2023 during the ethnic violence in the state, died at a hospital in Gurugram on 20 February 2026.

Thu, 19 Feb 2026

• Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released Shashi Tharoor's book 'The Sage who Reimagined Hinduism: The Life, Lessons and Legacy of Sree Narayana Guru' at the India International Centre, New Delhi, on 19 February 2026.
• Ricky Andrew J. Syngkon, Lok Sabha MP from Shillong, Meghalaya, died on 19 February 2026 after a cardiac arrest, having collapsed while playing football on the outskirts of Shillong.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti on 19 February 2026, calling him a visionary leader, exceptional administrator, strategic thinker and champion of Swarajya.

Wed, 18 Feb 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the 152nd birth anniversary celebrations of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur as chief guest in Nadia, West Bengal, on 18 February 2026.

Tue, 17 Feb 2026

• Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid floral tributes to Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur on his death anniversary at Uparashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 17 February 2026.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Centenary Celebration of the Ol Chiki script, organised by the Ministry of Culture, in New Delhi on 16 February 2026.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026

• Sant Sevalal Maharaj, the revered spiritual leader of the Banjara community, was remembered on his 287th birth anniversary on 15 February 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tribute to him as a great social reformer.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026

• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid homage on 14 February 2026 to the victims of the Coimbatore serial bomb blasts of 14 February 1998, calling them a dark and painful chapter in the nation's history.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to Sarojini Naidu in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on 13 February 2026, her birth anniversary.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary on 12 February 2026, recalling his contributions to education, Indian culture and social reform.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his death anniversary on 11 February 2026.

Sun, 08 Feb 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to former President Dr Zakir Husain on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 8 February 2026.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Speaker M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary on 4 February 2026.