| The leader of the Bhartiya Janata Party who has taken over as the Chairman of National Commission for Minorities, a position which was vacant since April 2025 | Shri Harjit Singh Grewal |
| The leader of Labour Party who has taken over as the Prime Minister of United Kingdom succeeding Mr. Keir Starmer who resigned due to low public popularity | Mr. Andy Burnham |
| The place in Sikkim where an under-construction NHPC tunnel collapse due to an explosion caused a loss of lives of more than 15 people | Samardung in Namchi district |
| The multinational air combat exercise hosted by Australia at Darwin air base from July 20 to August 7, with participation of India, USA, France, Japan and several other countries is named | Exercise Pitch Black |
| The Indian badminton player who has won the 2026 Japan Open tournament defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the finals | PV Sindhu |
| The renowned Tamil poet, lyricist, and writer who has been awarded with Jnanpith award in the year 2025 | Shri R. Vairamuthu |
| The veteran playback singer, referred to as the Nightingale of South India, winner of several awards including four National Film Awards, who passed away on 11 July 2026 | S. Janaki |
| The former Indian cricketer and cricket administrator who has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, becoming the 12th Indian to be so inducted | Sourav Ganguly |
| The country which has conferred its highest civilian award Bintang Adipurna on the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Indonesia |
| The rank of India in the Global Passport Index 2026, Singapore ranked at the topmost position | 125 |
| The first female artist of Pandwani folk song and drama in the state of Chhattisgarh, recipeint of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, who passed away on 05 July 2026 | Smt Teejan Bai |
| The multinational military exercise held at the Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 20 June to 03 July with participation from 18 countries including India was named | Exercise Khaan Quest 2026 |
| The international award for literary writing which has been renamed as Bukhman International Booker Prize after a funding agreement with Bukhman Philanthropies | International Booker Prize |
| Title | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Gentlemen's Singles | Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Alexander Zverev (Germany) |
| Ladies' Singles | Linda Noskova (Czechia) | Karolina Muchova (Czechia) |
| Gentlemen's Doubles | Harri Heliovaara (Finland) and Henry Patten (United Kingdom) | Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) and Mate Pavic (Croatia) |
| Ladies Doubles | Guo Hanyu (China) and Kristina Mladenovic (France) | Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) and Luisa Stefani (Brazil) |
| Mixed Doubles | Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) and Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) | Marc Polmans (Australia) and Storm Hunter (Australia) |
Held from 11.06.2026 to 19.07.2026
Host: Canada, Mexico and United States
No of teams: 48
Opening ceremony and first match: Mexico City Stadium (Estadio Azteca) in Mexico City, featuring Mexico vs. South Africa
Final match and closing ceremony: Metlife Stadium (New Jersey)
Prize money: $50 million for winners
Mascot: Maple, Zayu and Clutch. Maple is a moose, Zayu is a jaguar, and Clutch is a bald eagle, representing Canada, Mexico, and the United States, respectively
Official match ball named: Adidas Trionda
Official match ball for final: Adidas Trionda Final
Winners: Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up: Argentina
Final score in the final match: 1 - 0
3rd and 4th Position: England and France
Awards
Golden Boot: Kylian Mbappe
Golden Ball: Rodri (Spain)
Golden Glove: Unai Simon (Spain)
Young Player Award: Pau Cubarsi (Spain)
Fair Play Award: Netherlands
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