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William Dalrymple has won the 2026 Mark Lynton History Prize for his book, “THE GOLDEN ROAD: How Ancient India Transformed the World.” The award recognizes his blend of literary skill, rigorous research, and social awareness. Dalrymple's work highlights India's significant, often overlooked, influence on ancient global civilization.

In his new book, The Golden Road, he traces the vast networks of trade, scholarship, faith and artistic imagination that once connected the Indian subcontinent to Central Asia, the Mediterranean and far beyond

The British government has decided to award the highly prestigious british empire medal to the world’s oldest marathon runner - British Indian centenarian of Sikh descent Fauja Singh.

David Robertson, the manager of Real Kashmir Football Club (RKFC), has received a british empire medal (BEM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to the local community.

Indian-origin 103-year-old marathon runner Fauja Singh was today nominated for british empire medal in the Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to Sport and Charity while heart specialist Nilesh Samani has been named for knighthood.

Veteran British actor John Hurt is set to a receive a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2015, according to a report.

Close on the heels of daughter Kiran bagging the prestigious Booker Prize, her celebrated mother Anita Desai was awarded CBE.

Retired Colonel Baljit Singh and his grandson Abhimanyu Joon went to New Delhi last week to attend a function at the British High Commissioner's residence, where they were felicitated along with few others for their ancestors' participation in the World War - I on behalf of the British Empire.

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Actor Om Puri was honoured for his services to the British Film Industry at a ceremony in Mumbai.

History has repeated itself for octogenarian Brahmi Devi. As the former Allied nations are commemorating 70 years of VE (Victory over Europe) Day—the day when the Second World War in Europe officially ended—this war widow in Bhapral village, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, is getting ready to receive her dead husband’s George Cross for the second time in nearly 70 years.

UK-based Kuchipudi dancer Arunima Kumar, honored by King Charles III, returned to Delhi to perform with students, bridging cultures through dance.

Reggae star Apache Indian has collaborated with many artistes but he says his most precious moment was working with melody queen Asha Bhosle.

An Assamese NRI based in the UK has become the first from the community to be honoured with the prestigious MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) title. He will be honoured by Queen Elizabeth at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace on November 21.

Historians and political pundits have forever struggled to explain why the apostle of peace and non-violence had rendered support to the British Empire in the First World War.

An unknown quartet of women from India made the final of a little-known sport at its highest stage.

"Commonwealth Games have no standard!" The CWG, formerly British Empire Games, "is a waste of time", said Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra here on Tuesday, making another strong pitch for India to pull out of the Birmingham Games scheduled to be held in 2022.

K-Pop band BLACKPINK was awarded honorary Member of the Order of the british empire medals by King Charles during their state visit to the UK. The band, consisting of Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rose, received the medals for their role as COP26 Advocates at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow. The awards recognize outstanding service to the nation and the wider world. BLACKPINK is the first non-British K-pop group to receive this honor. They have also made history by headlining a major UK music festival and becoming the most subscribed music artists on YouTube.

This year quite a few iconic authors have been honoured.

England cricket captain Ben Stokes revealed that his home in Castle Eden was burglarized while he was in Pakistan. The robbers stole his OBE medal, jewelry, and other items of sentimental value. His family was inside but unharmed physically, though emotionally affected. Stokes shared the incident to aid police in catching the culprits.

An 83-year-old Indian-origin businessman, who took early retirement to help the Indian community in the British city of Manchester, has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth II.

A sword believed to have belonged to Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, fetched £317,900 at a Bonhams auction. The sword, with a provenance tracing back to the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799, was presented to Captain James Andrew Dick for his service in the battle and remained with his family until recently.

Colonel Bahadur Singh of Jodhpur Lancers received the Order of British India for displaying exemplary courage during the First World War.