1️⃣ International Booker Prize 2025 📚

Banu Mustaq wins the prestigious International Booker Prize for her book “Heart Lamp”, a powerful literary work earning global acclaim.

2️⃣ Mizoram Makes History 📝

Mizoram has been officially declared India’s first fully literate state, marking a major milestone in the nation’s educational progress.

3️⃣ India’s Potato Power 🥔

India is set to become the world’s largest potato producer, driven by agricultural innovations and rising output across major states.

4️⃣ Shirui Lily Festival – Manipur 🌸

Celebrated in Manipur, the Shirui Lily Festival honors the blooming of the rare Shirui Lily, which is also the state flower of Manipur.

5️⃣ M.R. Srinivasan Passes Away ⚛️

A key figure in India’s nuclear history, M.R. Srinivasan, who worked alongside Homi J. Bhabha on the country’s first nuclear power station, has passed away. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2015.

6️⃣ Jayant Narlikar: Farewell to a Cosmic Mind 🌌

Renowned astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar, who questioned the Big Bang Theory and collaborated with Stephen Hawking at Cambridge, has passed away. He was the author of the sci-fi story “Dhoomketu” and received the Padma Bhushan (1965) and Padma Vibhushan (2004).

7️⃣ USA Unveils ‘Golden Dome’ Defense System 🛰️

The United States has introduced the "Golden Dome", a cutting-edge missile defense system capable of intercepting threats from space, significantly boosting national and global security.