Persons in News Current Affairs — Last 12 months
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Sat, 01 Nov 2025
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Fri, 24 Oct 2025
Year-long 200th anniversary of Rani Chennamma's Kittur victory ends; ₹200 coin released
The year-long national commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Rani Chennamma's victory at Kittur ended in New Delhi on 24 October 2025 with the release of a ₹200 commemorative coin.
Rajnath Singh reviews Army preparedness at Army Commanders' Conference in Jaisalmer; visits Tanot and Laungewala
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the Indian Army's operational preparedness at the Army Commanders' Conference in Jaisalmer and visited Tanot and Laungewala on 24 October 2025.
Advertising legend Piyush Pandey of Ogilvy dies at 70
Piyush Pandey, the Ogilvy creative leader behind iconic Fevicol and Cadbury ads, died in Mumbai at 70; the Prime Minister condoled his death on 24 October 2025.
Thu, 23 Oct 2025
President Murmu inaugurates Sree Narayana Guru Mahasamadhi centenary observance at Sivagiri
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the observance of the Mahasamadhi centenary of social reformer Sree Narayana Guru at Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, Kerala, on 23 October 2025.
President unveils K.R. Narayanan bust at Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram; attends St. Thomas College jubilee at Palai
On 23 October 2025, President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a bust of former President K.R. Narayanan at Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, and attended the platinum jubilee of St. Thomas College, Palai.
Wed, 22 Oct 2025
Tue, 21 Oct 2025
Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first woman Prime Minister; PM Modi also greets Bolivia's President-elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira
On 21 October 2025, Japan's Diet designated Sanae Takaichi as the country's 104th Prime Minister and its first woman to hold the office; PM Modi congratulated her and also Rodrigo Paz Pereira on his election as President of Bolivia.
PM Modi celebrates Diwali with Navy personnel on board INS Vikrant off Goa and Karwar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with Indian Navy personnel on board aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on the western seaboard off Goa and Karwar, PIB reported on 21 October 2025.
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Sat, 11 Oct 2025
Vice-President Radhakrishnan pays tribute to Lok Nayak JP at Sitab Diara on his 123rd birth anniversary
On 11 October 2025 Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan on his 123rd birth anniversary at Sitab Diara, Bihar, visiting JP's ancestral home and National Memorial in Saran district.
President Murmu attends 71st convocation of Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad
On 11 October 2025 President Droupadi Murmu graced the 71st convocation of Gujarat Vidyapith in Ahmedabad, calling its campus the sacred land of the ideals of the freedom struggle.