17-Dec-2018: Catriona Gray from Philippines wins Miss Universe 2018 Title.
27-Nov-2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters from South Africa wins the title of Miss Universe 2017
30-Jan-2017: Iris Mittenaere wins the 65th Miss Universe 2016 title.
List of Miss Universe title winners
Edition |
Country |
Title Holder |
Venue of Competition |
2018 |
Philippines |
Catriona Gray |
Bangkok, Thailand |
2017 |
South Africa |
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters |
Las Vegas, United States |
2016 |
France |
Iris Mittenaere |
Manila, Philippines |
2015 |
Philippines |
Pia Wurtzbach |
Las Vegas, United States |
2014 |
Colombia |
Paulina Vega |
Miami, United States |
26-Jan-2019: President confers Ashoka Chakra on Lance Naik Nazir Wani
Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, a militant-turned-soldier who laid down his life fighting a group of terrorists in Shopian in Kashmir in November, was awarded the Ashoka Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Lance Naik Wani joined the Army's 162 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry in 2004. Wani was a recipient of the Sena Medal for gallantry twice in 2007 and 2018.
26-Jan-2018: President Confers Ashok Chakra on Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala
Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala was a member of the Garud Commando Force. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration in January 2018.
He is the first airman to receive the award for ground combat and only the third one to receive it overall after Suhas Biswas and Rakesh Sharma.
26-Jan-2017: Ashok Chakra for Hangpan Dada
Havildar Hangpan Dada was posthumously awarded with Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award of India. He laid down his life after single-handedly killing three terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year.
List of Ashok Chakra Awardees
Year |
Recipient |
2019 |
Nazir Ahmad Wani |
2018 |
Jyoti Prakash Nirala |
2016 |
Hangpan Dada |
2015 |
Mohan Goswami |
2014 |
Mukund Varadarajan |
Padma Bhushan Awardees 2017
Awardee |
Field of Prominence |
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt |
Art - Music |
Devi Prasad Dwivedi |
Literature & Education |
Tehemton Udwadia |
Medicine |
Ratna Sundar Maharaj |
Others-Spiritualism |
Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati |
Others-Yoga |
H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner) |
Literature & Education |
Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous) |
Literature & Education –Journalism |