Sunday, 12 July 2026

England beat India by 56 runs in the fifth T20I at Southampton to complete a 4-0 series sweep, dethroning India from the top of the ICC Men's T20I team rankings after nearly four years.

Former India captains Sourav Ganguly and Anjum Chopra were formally inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, with Chopra becoming the third Indian woman to earn the honour.

The Ministry of Culture showcased a monumental inscription from the Harappan city of Dholavira in Gujarat, describing it as the world's oldest-known signboard and the largest inscription from the Indus-Saraswati Civilisation.

India is preparing to open missile manufacturing to private companies, with the Defence Ministry set to issue an RFP for the DRDO-developed Astra Mark 2 beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.

The Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, stated that the One Nation, One Election framework conforms to the Constitution and does not violate the federal structure.

Amazon announced an additional $13 billion investment in India for AI and cloud infrastructure, raising its planned 2026-2030 investment to $48 billion, after CEO Andy Jassy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

IBM confirmed Amaravati will host one of India's first physical quantum computers, an IBM Quantum System Two with a 156-qubit Heron processor, targeted for commissioning by September 2026 to anchor Andhra Pradesh's Quantum Valley.