Persons in News Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Sun, 27 Sept 2026

• In the 138th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 27 September 2026, PM Narendra Modi said the first phase of the census is nearly complete, with data of over 32 crore families recorded, and urged people to self-register on the census portal.
• On 27 September 2026 Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan attended the Vishwa Seva Dinam celebrations at Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Amritapuri, Kollam (Kerala), marking Mata Amritanandamayi Devi's 73rd birthday.

Fri, 11 Sept 2026

• On 11 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Acharya Vinoba Bhave on his birth anniversary, recalling his call of 'Jai Jagat'.

Tue, 08 Sept 2026

• On 8 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Dr Bhupen Hazarika on his 100th birth anniversary and recalled attending the start of the birth centenary celebrations in Guwahati a year earlier.

Sat, 05 Sept 2026

• On Teachers' Day, 5 September 2026, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers Awards on 82 teachers, faculty members and skill trainers in New Delhi.
• On 5 September 2026, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released a commemorative postage stamp in Chennai marking 75 years of the Tamil daily Dinamalar.

Fri, 04 Sept 2026

• On 4 September 2026, Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh of the Indian Postal Service was re-elected unopposed as Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union at its 14th Congress in Bangkok.
• On 4 September 2026, Union Minister Jitendra Singh felicitated India's school team that won a best-ever 9 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad in Turin, Italy.
• On 4 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on becoming the longest continuously serving Prime Minister in Italy's postwar history.

Thu, 03 Sept 2026

• On 3 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to legendary Bengali actor 'Mahanayak' Uttam Kumar on his birth centenary.

Wed, 02 Sept 2026

• On 2 September 2026, the Sports Ministry announced the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024 for Baljeet Kaur, Skalzang Rigzin, Rimo Saha and Shiv Prasad Chamoli.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026

• On 29 August 2026, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid tribute to former Karnataka Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde on his 100th birth anniversary at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026

• On 28 August 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah paid homage to social reformer Mahatma Ayyankali on his birth anniversary.
• On 28 August 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah paid tributes to social reformer Sree Narayana Guru on his birth anniversary.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026

• On 27 August 2026, Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the 72nd convocation of Gujarat Vidyapith in Ahmedabad, an institution established on 18 October 1920.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026

• Zambia's Electoral Commission on 18 August 2026 declared Hakainde Hichilema re-elected President for a second five-year term with about 60% of the vote.

Sun, 16 Aug 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial Sadaiv Atal on 16 August 2026, his death anniversary, while Amit Shah unveiled a 21-foot statue of Vajpayee in Chittorgarh.

Wed, 29 Jul 2026

• On 29 July 2026 Murali Sreeshankar won the men's long jump silver at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with 8.09 m, behind Jamaica's Tajay Gayle (8.15 m), repeating his Birmingham 2022 silver.

Tue, 28 Jul 2026

• On 28 July 2026 Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan released five commemorative books at Rashtrapati Bhavan marking four years of President Droupadi Murmu's Presidency.

Sun, 26 Jul 2026

• PM Modi said in Mann Ki Baat on 26 July 2026 that all five Indian students won gold and India topped the 2026 Physics Olympiad, all Indian students won gold in the Chemistry Olympiad, and the Maths team won two golds and four silvers.

Sat, 25 Jul 2026

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his birth anniversary on 25 July 2026.

Thu, 23 Jul 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad on their birth anniversaries on 23 July 2026.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid floral tributes to freedom fighter Subramania Siva on his death anniversary at Uprashtrapati Bhawan on 23 July 2026.

Sun, 19 Jul 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the revolutionary Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary on 19 July 2026.

Sat, 18 Jul 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep sorrow on 18 July 2026 over the passing of Smt. Chennamma, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026

• Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) held its 4th Convocation on 17 July 2026, conferring its first-ever honorary Ph.D. on 'Metro Man' E. Sreedharan; Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu was chief guest.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan released the book 'RSS @100: A Century of Service, Unity & Sacrifice', authored by Shyam Jaju and Anupam Trivedi, on 17 July 2026.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of oceanographer Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala as Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, for two years, as announced on 16 July 2026.

Wed, 15 Jul 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to K. Kamaraj on his birth anniversary on 15 July 2026, remembering him as a stalwart of India's freedom movement.

Sun, 12 Jul 2026

• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan unveiled a statue of social reformer and freedom fighter Mannathu Padmanabhan and inaugurated the Mannam Smrithi Mandapam at the Mannam International Centre, Dwarka, New Delhi, on 12 July 2026.