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Organised jointly by DCT Model Management, Spot’less Fashion Magazine, and Ehsaas Charitable Trust, the high-octane “Glam Look” competition at Kank Couture provided grassroots creative artists and models a dignified launchpad into India’s fashion mainstream.
The Artix 5.0 hotel art fair opens its doors in New Delhi, showcasing 21 rooms filled with innovative works from emerging artists alongside the legacy of veteran KG Subramanyan. This year's edition emphasizes the fusion of tradition and modernity in the Indian art scene.
The 2026 edition of the Prime Minister's memorabilia e-auction is set to feature items reflecting Maharashtra's rich heritage, artistic traditions and contemporary accomplishments, turning the annual sale into a showcase of the state's cultural and public identity. The initiative underscores how the auction has evolved beyond collectibles into a platform that links remembrance, public service and regional pride.
The Museum of Art & Photography in Bengaluru is presenting two major exhibitions that connect India's past and present through wrestling and visual storytelling. Curated by Aayati Sengupta and Amruta Patil, the shows explore how community, discipline, memory and media continue to shape cultural expression.
Artix is returning to The Claridges in New Delhi for its fifth edition with a format that has become central to its identity: hotel rooms turned into intimate exhibition spaces. With 20 selected participants, a new Artist in Focus section and a deliberate emphasis on younger collectors and emerging practitioners, the fair is positioning itself as an accessible entry point into India's contemporary art market.
A major exhibition in Delhi is bringing Shekhawati's painted havelis, colonial-era objects and social history back into public view, reframing the Rajasthan region as a living archive rather than a fading architectural relic. Curated by Shruti Nada Poddar and art historian Alka Pande, the show arrives as the region gains renewed attention through UNESCO's Tentative List and a growing push to restore its neglected heritage.
Sakshi Gallery's 40th anniversary exhibition, Of Being and Becoming, uses 46 artists and three time periods to map how Indian contemporary art has evolved since the late 1980s. Curator Manan Shah frames the show around shifting visual grammar, from direct political engagement to more fragmented, metaphorical forms shaped by economic reform, communal violence and the pressures of the present.
Prime Minister extends congratulations to Tajinderpal Singh for winning a silver medal in men's shot put at the Asian Games, marking a proud moment for Indian athletics. This achievement highlights India's growing competitive prowess on the international stage.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar used India's National Statement at the United Nations General Assembly to launch a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, rejecting what he called attempts to normalise terrorism and deny its consequences. He also linked global instability to rising costs for the Global South, pressed for UN reform, and reiterated India's support for a two-state solution in Gaza.
Union Minister Annpurna Devi launched a sharp attack on the Hemant Soren government, alleging that its opposition to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act is aimed at enabling coal theft and protecting arbitrary state-level levies. She said the amendment would bring uniform taxation, attract investment and create jobs, while the Jharkhand government called the law a "black Bill" that undermines the state's rights over its minerals.
The Tamil Nadu government will appeal against the acquittal of former DMK minister K. Ponmudy, his son Gowtham Sigamani and five others in the Rs 28.37-crore red sand quarrying case, the Enforcement Directorate told the Madras High Court. The development comes as Ponmudy seeks to quash the money-laundering proceedings, arguing that the acquittal in the predicate offence leaves no basis for the ED case.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday accused Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay of misleading the public over the arrest of industrialist R. Veeramani of Gem Granites under the POCSO Act. Campaigning in Madurantakam constituency ahead of the bypoll, he alleged the TVK-led government delayed action despite a special court's insistence and was now trying to shift blame to others.
The AIADMK's decision to field candidates in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly byelections has turned the contests into an early test of whether the party can arrest its steep decline in Scheduled Caste-reserved constituencies. With its tally in SC seats falling from 32 in 2016 to just eight in 2026, the opposition party faces pointed criticism from former insiders even as it argues that its legacy and welfare record still resonate with Dalit voters.
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