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Tributes to former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on his birth anniversary

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.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

Birth anniversaries of Lokmanya Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad observed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad on their birth anniversaries on 23 July 2026.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Tamil Nadu

Vice-President pays tributes to freedom fighter Subramania Siva

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid floral tributes to freedom fighter Subramania Siva on his death anniversary at Uprashtrapati Bhawan on 23 July 2026.

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PM pays tribute to Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary

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

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India

PM condoles passing of Chennamma, wife of former PM Deve Gowda

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.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya confers its first-ever honorary Ph.D. on E. Sreedharan at 4th Convocation

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.

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📚 Books & Authors 📍 India

Vice-President releases book 'RSS @100: A Century of Service, Unity & Sacrifice'

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.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India Important

Oceanographer Srinivasa Kumar Tummala appointed Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences

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.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India

PM pays homage to K. Kamaraj on his birth anniversary

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.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Delhi Important

Vice-President unveils Mannathu Padmanabhan statue in Delhi

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Karnataka Must know

Legendary playback singer S. Janaki dies in Mysuru at 88

Veteran playback singer S. Janaki, who recorded over 48,000 songs and won four National Film Awards, died in Mysuru, Karnataka, on 11 July 2026 at the age of 88.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 West Bengal Must know

Kolkata marks Syama Prasad Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary; foundation laid for 125-ft statue

The Ministry of Culture and the West Bengal government marked Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary in Kolkata on 6 July 2026, with Amit Shah laying the foundation of a 125-foot statue at Eco Park.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Delhi Important

Babu Jagjivan Ram's 40th death anniversary marked at Samta Sthal

The Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation held a homage ceremony at Samta Sthal, New Delhi, on 6 July 2026, the 40th death anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

Pandavani legend Teejan Bai dies at AIIMS Raipur

Padma Vibhushan awardee Teejan Bai, the foremost exponent of Chhattisgarh's Pandavani folk narration of the Mahabharata, died at AIIMS Raipur on 5 July 2026 after a prolonged illness.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India

PM Modi pays tribute to Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary on 5 July 2026, recalling his contribution to the upliftment of deprived and weaker sections.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 South America Important

PM Modi congratulates Keiko Fujimori on winning Peru's presidential election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Keiko Fujimori on 4 July 2026 after Peru's electoral authority declared her the winner of the 7 June presidential runoff with 50.135% of the vote.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India

PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his Nirvana Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his Nirvana Day on 4 July 2026, saying his spiritual message will energise the resolve to build a Viksit Bharat.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Karnataka Important

Vice-President pays tribute to Bengaluru founder Kempegowda on 517th birth anniversary

Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan attended the 517th birth anniversary celebrations of Nadaprabhu Sri Kempegowda, the founder of Bengaluru, in Bengaluru on 27 June 2026.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi

Vice-President releases book on Bhawaiya folk tradition of the Koch Rajbanshi community

Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan released the book 'Sanskritir Ratna Bhandar: Bhaowaiyar Itibritto', on the Bhawaiya folk tradition, at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 25 June 2026.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

President Murmu visits Kuno National Park, reviews Project Cheetah

President Droupadi Murmu visited Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on 21 June 2026 and toured its Cheetah Management Area.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Maharashtra

MIFF 2026 marks David Attenborough's centenary with screening of 'Secrets of Wild India'

On 20 June 2026 in Mumbai, the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival marked David Attenborough's centenary with a special screening of 'Secrets of Wild India'.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Must know

Vivek Aggarwal becomes India's first FATF Vice-President, for July 2026–June 2027

On 19 June 2026, the Government announced that Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, has been elected and appointed Vice-President of the FATF for July 2026–June 2027, the first time India holds the post.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Madhya Pradesh

President Murmu attends 'Empowerment of Tribal Society by Spiritual Awakening' at Betul

On 18 June 2026 at Betul, Madhya Pradesh, President Droupadi Murmu attended the function 'Empowerment of Tribal Society by Spiritual Awakening' organised by the Brahma Kumaris.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Saibal Chattopadhyay appointed Chairperson of the National Statistical Commission

On 17 June 2026, MoSPI announced that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Dr. Saibal Chattopadhyay as Chairperson of the National Statistical Commission, with three new Members.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Madhya Pradesh

Nation remembers Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar on her birth anniversary (31 May)

On 31 May 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar on her birth anniversary, recalling her good governance and reconstruction of temples and pilgrimage sites.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Former Uttarakhand CM and ex-Road Transport Minister Maj Gen B. C. Khanduri (Retd.) dies at 91

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Europe

Sweden gifts PM Modi replicas of Tagore's handwritten epigrams found in the Swedish National Archives

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.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Asia

Ali Falih Kadhim al-Zaidi takes office as Prime Minister of Iraq; PM Modi sends congratulations

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

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Karnataka

PM Modi joins The Art of Living's 45th anniversary in Bengaluru and inaugurates its Meditation Temple

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.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India

PM pays tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on Pochishe Boishakh

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.

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