Sunday, 21 June 2026

India beat hosts New Zealand 2-0 in the final to win the FIH Women's Nations Cup and earn promotion to the FIH Pro League.

India's women's 4x100m relay team won gold with a season-best 43.85s at the Asian Relays Championships 2026 in China.

Indian boxers won 12 medals, including eight gold, at the 56th Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in Czechia, with Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain among the gold winners.

16-year-old Pritam Kendre won the 10m air rifle gold at the ISSF Junior World Championship in Suhl, Germany.

Boxer Jyoti won India's only gold (48kg) at the World Boxing Cup Stage 2 in Guiyang, China, as India finished with one gold and three silver.

PM Modi commissioned three GRSE-built indigenous naval vessels at Kolkata, calling India a maker, not just a buyer, of weapons.

PM Modi led the 12th International Day of Yoga from Kolkata's Red Road; the 2026 theme is 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'.

Indian Railways has sharply raised fines for ticketless travel, men in ladies' coaches, and smoking/hawking under the Jan Vishwas Act, 2026.

Khurasani Imli, the fruit of Mandu's iconic baobab tree in Madhya Pradesh, has received a Geographical Indication tag.

President Droupadi Murmu toured Kuno National Park's Cheetah Management Area and reviewed Project Cheetah in Madhya Pradesh.

The RBI has revamped the Lead Bank Scheme to strengthen district-level credit planning and deepen financial inclusion.

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India's merchandise exports rose ~15% in April-mid June and are on track to hit the $1 trillion FY27 target.

The ACC reappointed Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General of India for a further three-year term from July 1, 2026.