Current Affairs

P Kumaran

P Kumaran was appointed as Indias next High Commissioner to United Kingdom, ministry of external affairs confirmed on 26 March 2026. He is a 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service officer.

Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 March 2026 created history by becoming the longest-serving head of a government in India, surpassing former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Tata Group Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran has been conferred with honorary Knighthood by the British government in recognition of his stellar contribution to strengthening India-UK business relations.

Vikram Doraiswami

Vikram Doraiswami was appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the Peoples Republic of China. Currently he is Indias high commissioner to United Kingdom.

Arun Mammen

Arun Mammen was re-elected as the Chairman of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA), the national industry body for the automotive tyre sector in India. He is the Vice-Chairman Managing Director of MRF Ltd.

Prabhakar

MNVS Prabhakar was appointed as the Chairman Managing Director (CMD) of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.

K.N. Panikkar

Eminent historian and public intellectual K.N. Panikkar died in Thiruvananthapuram on 9 March 2026. He was 89. Panikkar was widely regarded as one of Indias leading Marxist historians and an influential voice in debates on secularism, communalism and the writing of modern Indian history.

Lieutenant General Pushpendra Pal Singh

Lieutenant General Pushpendra Pal Singh will be the next General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Western Command in Chandimandir and will take over the appointment on month end upon the retirement of Lieutenant General M K Katiyar.

Jasprit Bumrah

Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah completed 500 wickets in international cricket. This achievement come during the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal against England. The achivement come at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai when Bumrah dismissed England captain Harry Brook on the first ball of his spell.

Deepak Gupta

Deepak Gupta assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL (India) Limited on 1 March 2026. He will have a tenure up to February 28, 2029.