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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 United Kingdom Important

India and UK hold 25th Defence Consultative Group meeting

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and UK Permanent Under Secretary for Defence Jeremy Pocklington co-chaired the 25th India–UK Defence Consultative Group meeting in New Delhi on 21 August 2026.

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🏅 Sports 📍 United Kingdom Must know

Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games end; India finishes 4th with 39 medals

The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games concluded on 2 August 2026 with India fourth on the medal table with 39 medals – 13 gold, 17 silver and 9 bronze.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Must know

Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh win India's first-ever judo gold medals at Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026

On 31 July 2026 Asmita Dey (women's 48 kg) won India's first-ever Commonwealth Games judo gold and Harsh Singh (men's 60 kg) became the first Indian man to win CWG judo gold, at Glasgow 2026.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

PM Modi receives first call from new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham

On 31 July 2026 PM Narendra Modi received a telephone call from UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, congratulated him on assuming office, and both welcomed the entry into force of the India-UK CETA.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India Important

CWG 2026: Lovepreet Singh wins +110 kg silver with Games record snatch; Seema Kaliramna takes discus bronze

On 30 July 2026 at Glasgow, weightlifter Lovepreet Singh won silver in men's +110 kg with a Commonwealth Games record 176 kg snatch, and Seema Kaliramna won bronze in women's discus with 58.65 m.

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🏅 Athletics 📍 India Important

Murali Sreeshankar wins second straight Commonwealth Games long jump silver at Glasgow 2026

On 29 July 2026 Murali Sreeshankar won the men's long jump silver at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with 8.09 m, behind Jamaica's Tajay Gayle (8.15 m), repeating his Birmingham 2022 silver.

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🏅 Athletics 📍 India Important

Dilip Mahadu Gavit wins men's 100m T47 gold with Games record; Mohammed Basil takes silver

On 29 July 2026 Dilip Mahadu Gavit won the men's 100m T47 gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in a Games record 10.71 s, becoming the first Indian male para-athlete to win a CWG gold, as Mohammed Basil took silver.

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🏅 Athletics 📍 India Important

Gulveer Singh wins men's 10,000m silver at Glasgow 2026 – India's first men's medal in the event

On 28 July 2026 Gulveer Singh won silver in the men's 10,000m at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 27:49.78, becoming the first Indian man to win a CWG medal in the event.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

Harjinder Kaur wins women's 69 kg weightlifting silver at Glasgow 2026 with personal-best 227 kg

On 28 July 2026 Harjinder Kaur won silver in the women's 69 kg weightlifting at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a personal-best total of 227 kg (101 kg snatch, 126 kg clean and jerk), upgrading her Birmingham 2022 bronze.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 United Kingdom Important

Jhandu Kumar wins India's first medal of Glasgow 2026 – para powerlifting bronze

Para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar won bronze in the men's heavyweight event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on 24 July 2026, opening India's medal tally at the Games.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 United Kingdom Important

PM Modi congratulates Andy Burnham on assuming office as UK Prime Minister

On 21 July 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Andy Burnham on assuming office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 United Kingdom Must know

India–UK CETA and Double Contribution Convention enter into force

The India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Agreement on Social Security (Double Contribution Convention) entered into force on 15 July 2026, giving zero-duty access to nearly 99% of India's exports.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 United Kingdom Must know

India women beat England by 270 runs in first women's Test at Lord's

India's women's cricket team beat England by 270 runs on 13 July 2026 in the one-off Test at Lord's, the first women's Test ever played at the ground.

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🏅 Tennis 📍 United Kingdom Must know

Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev to retain Wimbledon title

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon 2026 men's singles final on 12 July 2026 to win the title for the second year in a row.

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🏅 Tennis 📍 United Kingdom Must know

Linda Noskova beats Karolina Muchova to win Wimbledon 2026 women's singles title

Czech ninth seed Linda Noskova, 21, beat compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in the Wimbledon women's final in London on 11 July 2026 to win her first Grand Slam title.

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🔬 Space 📍 India Important

e-MERLIN survey with IIA astronomer finds hidden faint black holes in nearby galaxies

An international team including Dr Aru Beri of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics used the e-MERLIN radio array to study 280 nearby galaxies and found weakly active black holes in nearly a quarter of them (DST, 6 July 2026).

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Delhi Important

Goyal asks leather and footwear industry to target USD 15 billion exports; UK FTA from 15 July

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged the leather and footwear industry on 6 July 2026 in New Delhi to target at least USD 15 billion in exports in five to six years, and said the India–UK FTA comes into force on 15 July.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Greece

Piyush Goyal leads business delegation to Athens after UK visit

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal led a high-level Indian business delegation to Athens, Greece, on 28 June 2026, after concluding his UK visit with the India-UK 'Partners in Progress' Business Plenary in London.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United Kingdom

Goyal urges companies to build on India-UK CETA at London business plenary

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal led the India-UK 'Partners in Progress' Business Plenary in London and urged Indian companies to turn opportunities under the India-UK CETA into business growth, the Commerce Ministry said on 27 June 2026.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United Kingdom Important

At UK-India Week in London, Goyal announces 1,000 advisory personnel to help businesses use India-UK CETA

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced at the 10th Annual UK-India Week in London on 26 June 2026 the deployment of 1,000 advisory personnel across India and an upgraded trade portal to help businesses use the India-UK CETA, due to be implemented on 15 July 2026.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Maharashtra

MIFF 2026 marks David Attenborough's centenary with screening of 'Secrets of Wild India'

On 20 June 2026 in Mumbai, the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival marked David Attenborough's centenary with a special screening of 'Secrets of Wild India'.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Jharkhand Must know

APEDA facilitates first export of fresh mangoes from Jharkhand to the UK

On 4 June 2026 in Kolkata, APEDA flagged off the first commercial consignment of fresh mangoes from Jharkhand, 1.5 tonnes of Amrapali mangoes from an all-women FPC in Simdega, to the United Kingdom.

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🎓 Education 📍 Karnataka Important

University of Liverpool gets Letter of Approval for Bengaluru campus

On 4 June 2026, the Ministry of Education handed the University of Liverpool (UK) the Letter of Approval to establish its branch campus in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 United Kingdom Important

India and UK launch Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory

On 4 June 2026 in New Delhi, Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy and UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper launched the India–UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO).

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