The Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here reported significant progress in the first phase of clinical trials for an AIDS vaccine, giving India's HIV vaccine programme a major boost. The vaccine's safety and ability to stimulate immune response have been successfully demonstrated in preliminary results from a phase one trial (that might provide protection against infection).

Harishankar Parsai was an Indian writer who lived from 22 August 1922 to 10 August 1995. He was a modern Hindi literature satirist and humorist known for his simple and direct style. He wrote vyangya (satire) about human values and nature. They reflected his critical thinking and humorous approach to describing simple things with profound implications.

Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth, born 10 August 1992, is a badminton player from India. After Prakash Padukone in 1983, he became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to win a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2019. In 2019, Sai Praneeth received the Arjuna Award. Seshadri Deekshitulu and Madhavi Latha of Palakollu, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, are his parents. His maternal aunt competed at the national level in badminton.

The Battle of Colachel (or The Battle of Kulachal) took place on August 10, 1741. The Treaty of Travancore was signed on July 31, 1741, between the Indian kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch East India Company. On 10 August 1741, King Marthanda Varma's (1729-1758) forces defeated the Dutch East India Company's forces led by Admiral Eustachius De Lannoy during the Travancore-Dutch War. The Dutch never recovered from their defeat and ceased to pose a significant colonial threat to India.

Kylie Kristen Jenner, an American media personality, socialite, model, and businesswoman, was born on August 10, 1997. She founded and is the owner of the cosmetics company Kylie Cosmetics. She was a cast member of the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians from 2007 to 2021. On Instagram, she currently has the second-highest number of followers among women.

Antonio Banderas, a stage name for José Antonio Dominguez Bandera, was born in Spain on August 10, 1960. His work has been recognised with numerous awards, including the European Film Award and the Cannes Film Festival Award. He has also been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and the Academy Award.

Shabir Ahluwalia is an Indian television actor and host who was born on August 10, 1979. He is best known for his role as Abhishek Prem Mehra in Kumkum Bhagya. Ahluwalia has also appeared in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2002), Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat (2004), Kahi To Milenge (2002), Kkavyanjali (2005), Kasamh Se (2006), Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2006), Kayamath (2007), Laagi Tujhse Lagan (2011), and many more films. He won Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi's third season and also hosted Nach Baliye, Guinness World Records - Ab India Todega, and Dancing Queen. He made his Bollywood debut in the film Shootout at Lokhandwala. Mission Istanbul was his second film.

Madhuri Dixit made her acting debut in 1984 with Abodh, in which she played a young bride. The film was released on August 10, 1984. Over the next three years, Dixit appeared in several films, including the dramas Awara Baap (1985) and Swati (1986), but none of them garnered her much attention.

Farhan Akhtar wrote the screenplay and directed the coming-of-age romance movie Dil Chahta Hai in 2001. It was their first film, and it was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani. It was distributed by Excel Entertainment, which Akhtar and Sidhwani co-founded. The romantic lives of three friends who recently graduated from college are the subject of the movie's main focus (Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshaye Khanna). Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia are also featured.

On August 10, 2007, Anil Kumble's extraordinary career reached a pinnacle that had eluded him for 17 years. Former Indian captain and leg spinner Anil Kumble scored his only international century against England at The Oval in 2007. the day when India's greatest match-winner had perhaps his happiest moment at the batting crease, scoring his only Test century.

Phoolan Devi, popularly known as "Bandit Queen," was a bandit who later became a female rights activist and politician from the Samajwadi Party and later served as a Member of Parliament. Devi was born into a poor family in rural Uttar Pradesh and experienced poverty, child marriage, and an abusive marriage before turning to crime. As a result, Devi sought refuge by fleeing and joining a bandit gang.