Miscellaneous (Prelims-relevant one-liners)

📅 Published 26 May 2026 · May

🎯 Cannes Film Festival 2026 (79th edition, 12–23 May, Palais des Festivals, Cannes):

Palme d'Or: Cristian Mungiu (Romania) — Fjord (2nd Palme d'Or win)
Grand Prix: Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russia) — Minotaur
Jury Prize: Valeska Grisebach (Germany) — The Dreamed Adventure
Best Director (shared): Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi (Spain, La Bola Negra); Paweł Pawlikowski (Poland, Fatherland)
Best Actor (shared): Emmanuel Macchia & Valentin Campagne (Belgium, Coward)
Best Actress (shared): Virginie Efira (Belgium-France) & Tao Okamoto (Japan) — All Of A Sudden
Best Screenplay: Emmanuel Marre (France) — A Man of His Time
Caméra d'Or (Best Debut): Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo (Rwanda) — Ben'Imana

🎯 ICICI Bank Leadership:

Sandeep Bakhshi reappointed MD & CEO till Oct 3, 2028 (new term starts Oct 4, 2026); leading bank since 2018
ICICI Bank: established 1994; HQ Mumbai; registered office Vadodara

🎯 Sports:

Vijay Shankar (Tamil Nadu all-rounder) retires from domestic cricket & IPL
Known as the "3D Cricketer"; first Indian to take a wicket on first ball of World Cup debut (2019 ICC World Cup)
Played for CSK, SRH, DC, GT in IPL (2014–2025)

🎯 Important Days:

Day	Date	Note
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula	May 23	2026 theme: "Her Health Is a Right: Invest to End Fistula and Childbirth Injuries"; UNGA Resolution A/RES/67/147 (2012); first observed 2013
World Turtle Day	May 23	26th observance in 2026; started 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), founded 1990 by Susan Tellem & Marshall Thompson
International Day of the Markhor	May 24	Markhor = Capra falconeri, wild goat native to Central/South Asia mountains

📝 Relevant Exams: UPSC

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