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Sat, 26 Apr 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu attended the funeral Mass of Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, on 26 April 2025, representing India.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025

• Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former head of India's space programme and a key figure in drafting the National Education Policy, passed away; Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his passing on 25 April 2025.

Tue, 22 Apr 2025

• India nominated M. Revathi, Joint Wireless Advisor at the Department of Telecommunications, as its candidate for Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union, it was announced on 22 April 2025.

Fri, 18 Apr 2025

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced on 18 April 2025, after an ISRO review meeting, that IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla would fly to the International Space Station on Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission, then scheduled for May 2025.

Mon, 14 Apr 2025

• On 14 April 2025, the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Lok Sabha Speaker paid floral tributes at his statue at Prerna Sthal in the Parliament House lawns, at an event organised by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation.

Sun, 13 Apr 2025

• Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya led a 'Jai Bhim Padyatra' with MY Bharat volunteers in Patna on 13 April 2025, on the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti.

Sat, 12 Apr 2025

• Renowned Kathak dancer and choreographer Kumudini Lakhia, founder of the Kadamb Centre for Dance in Ahmedabad and a 2025 Padma Vibhushan awardee, passed away on 12 April 2025; the President and Prime Minister condoled her death.
• Daripalli Ramaiah, known as 'Vanajeevi' for planting and protecting lakhs of trees, died of a heart attack in Khammam district, Telangana, on 12 April 2025; the Prime Minister called him a champion of sustainability.

Thu, 10 Apr 2025

• On the second day of her visit to Slovakia on 10 April 2025, President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Slovakia-India Business Forum in Bratislava and was conferred an Honoris Causa doctorate by the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra.
• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, addressing the convocation of the 80th Staff Course at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington, Tamil Nadu, on 10 April 2025, said the armed forces must operate jointly and remain future-ready in a multi-domain environment.

Wed, 09 Apr 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and took part in Navkar Mahamantra Divas at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 9 April 2025 and proposed nine resolutions, beginning with water conservation.
• On 9 April 2025, in the first visit by an Indian President to Slovakia in 29 years, President Droupadi Murmu held talks with President Peter Pellegrini in Bratislava and witnessed the exchange of two MoUs.
• Kumari Ananthan, former president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and Lok Sabha member from Nagercoil (1977), died in Chennai on 9 April 2025 at the age of 93.

Tue, 25 Mar 2025

• The Department of Posts released a commemorative postage stamp on saint Mata Karma in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on 25 March 2025, marking her 1009th birth anniversary.

Sun, 23 Mar 2025

• Pasala Krishna Bharathi, a Gandhian and daughter of freedom fighters from Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district, died at her home in Hyderabad on 23 March 2025, aged 92.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on Shaheed Diwas, 23 March 2025, and to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary the same day.

Thu, 20 Mar 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a programme of Bavaliyali Dham, linked to Gujarat's Bharwad community, by video message on 20 March 2025, praising the community's service and commitment to cow protection.

Wed, 19 Mar 2025

• NASA's SpaceX Crew-9, including Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, splashed down off Tallahassee, Florida, at 5:57 pm EDT on 18 March 2025, which was 3:27 am IST on 19 March 2025.
• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh addressed the fifth Major Bob Khathing Memorial Event, organised by the Indian Army, Assam Rifles and the United Service Institution of India at Delhi Cantt on 19 March 2025.

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Remembrance Day ceremony on the 15th death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh at Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, on 27 February 2025.

Wed, 26 Feb 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu graced a mass wedding ceremony organised by Shri Bageshwar Jan Seva Samiti at Gadha, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, on 26 February 2025.

Sat, 22 Feb 2025

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on 22 February 2025 approved the appointment of former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Wed, 19 Feb 2025

• Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis led the 'Jai Shivaji Jai Bharat' Padyatra in Pune on 19 February 2025, the 395th Jayanti of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Sun, 16 Feb 2025

• The Ministry of Ayush opened nominations for the Prime Minister's Yoga Awards 2025 on 16 February 2025, ahead of the International Day of Yoga 2025.

Sat, 15 Feb 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu attended the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on 15 February 2025.

Sat, 04 Jan 2025

• Chidambaram played a key role in the 1974 test and led the DAE team in the 1998 Pokhran-II tests.

Wed, 01 Jan 2025

• The Padma Shri awardee spent about 35 years translating and annotating the 12-volume Latin treatise.

Sun, 29 Dec 2024

• Former US President Jimmy Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on 29 December 2024, aged 100.

Sat, 28 Dec 2024

• The last rites of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh were held with full state honours at Nigam Bodh Ghat, Delhi, on 28 December 2024.
• French Indologist Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat died on Saturday, 28 December 2024, the French Association for Indian Studies announced.