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The year '''2026 in Indian sports''' describes the new [[2026 in sports|sporting events]] that have happened, or will happen, in 2026. The main highlights for this year are: the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]] in India and [[Sri Lanka]], [[2026 Commonwealth Games]] in Glasgow, [[Scotland]], the [[2026 Asian Games]] in [[Aichi]]-[[Nagoya]], Japan and the [[2026 Summer Youth Olympics]] in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]] respectively.  
The following is a list of events for the year '''2026 in [[India]]'''.


== Incumbents ==
This year, several honours have been awarded to the athletes who have contributed to the nation in various sporting disciplines. [[Vijay Amritraj]] (tennis) was [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2020–2029)|awarded]] the [[Padma Bhushan]]. At the same time, the [[Padma Shri]] [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (2020–2029)|awardees]] include [[Baldev Singh (field hockey)|Baldev Singh]] (field hockey), Bhagwandas Raikwar (martial arts), [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] (cricket), K. Pajanivel (martial arts), [[Praveen Kumar (para-athlete, born 2003)|Praveen Kumar]] (para-athletics), [[Rohit Sharma]] (cricket) and [[Savita Punia]] (field hockey) respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards 2026 announced|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2218547&reg=3&lang=1|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=25 January 2026|accessdate=2 May 2026}}</ref> The [[Arjuna Award]]s were announced in August 2026 to felicitate 17 sportspersons. The recipients include [[Tejaswin Shankar]], [[Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi]],  [[Priyanka Goswami]] (athletics); [[Treesa Jolly]], [[Gayatri Gopichand]] (badminton); [[Narender Berwal]] (boxing); [[Vidit Gujrathi]], [[Divya Deshmukh]] (chess); [[Dhanush Srikanth]] (deaf shooting); [[Lalremsiami]], [[Rajkumar Pal]] (hockey); [[Surjeet Singh Narwal]], [[Pooja Hathwala]] (kabaddi); [[Rudransh Khandelwal]] (para-shooting); [[Ekta Bhyan]] (para-athletics); [[Arvind Singh (rower)|Arvind Singh]] (rowing); and [[Akhil Sheoran]] (shooting) respectively. The Lifetime Arjuna Award Honour was given to [[Arumainayagam|Isaiah Arumainayagam]] (football).


===National office bearers===
== Multi-sport events==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
|-
! Position
! Date
! Portrait
! Venue / Event
! Name
! Status
!Since
! colspan=4| Medals
|-
| 6–22 February
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[2026 Winter Olympics]] ([[India at the 2026 Winter Olympics|summary]])
| International
|style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
|style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
|style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
| '''0'''
|-
|-
| [[President of India]]
| 22–30 April
| [[File:President Droupadi Murmu official portrait higher version.jpg|138x138px|frameless]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2026 Asian Beach Games]] ([[India at the 2026 Asian Beach Games|summary]])
| [[Droupadi Murmu]]<br/>(Age {{Age|1958|6|20|||}})
| Continental
|25 July 2022
|style="background:#F7F6A8;" |3
|style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2
|style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1
| '''6'''
|-
|-
| [[Vice President of India]]/ [[Chairman of the Rajya Sabha]]
| 23 July – 2 August
|[[File:Shri C P Radhakrishnan, Honourable Vice President of India.jpg|132x132px|frameless]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[2026 Commonwealth Games]] ([[India at the 2026 Commonwealth Games|summary]])
| [[C. P. Radhakrishnan]]<br/>(Age {{Age|1957|5|4|||}})
| International
|12 September 2025
|style="background:#F7F6A8;" |13
|style="background:#DCE5E5;" |17
|style="background:#FFDAB9;" |9
| '''39'''
|-
|-
| [[Prime Minister of India]]
| 19 September – 4 October
| [[File:Narendra Modi Portrait 2026.jpg|110x110px]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[2026 Asian Games]] ([[India at the 2026 Asian Games|summary]])
| [[Narendra Modi]]<br/>(Age {{Age|1950|9|17|||}})
| Continental
|26 May 2014
|style="background:#F7F6A8;" |21
|style="background:#DCE5E5;" |27
|style="background:#FFDAB9;" |37
| '''85'''
|-
|-
|[[Chief Justice of India]]
| 18–24 October
| [[File:Justice Surya Kant.jpg|165x165px]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[2026 Asian Para Games]] ([[India at the 2026 Asian Para Games|summary]])
| [[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]<br/>(Age {{Age|1962|2|10|||}})
| Continental
|24 November 2025
|-
|-
| [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
| 31 October – 13 November
| [[File:Om Birla Member of Parliament Rajasthan India.jpg|152x152px]]
| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[2026 Summer Youth Olympics]]
| [[Om Birla]]<br/>(Age {{Age|1962|11|23|||}})
| International
|19 June 2019
|-
|-
| [[Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha]]
| 11–21 December
| [[File:Shri Harivansh Narayan Singh (cropped).jpg|145x145px]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[2026 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games]]
| [[Harivansh Narayan Singh]] <br/> (Age {{Age|1956|06|30|||}})
| Continental
|9 August 2018
|-
|-
| [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]]
|}
|[[File:Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar.jpg|110x110px]]
 
| [[Gyanesh Kumar]]<br/>(Age {{Age|1964|1|27|||}})
=== Results===
|19 February 2025
*'''Winter Olympics''' – India sent two athletes with [[Stanzin Lundup]] finishing 104th<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Saurabh |date=13 February 2026 |title=Winter Olympics: India's Stanzin finishes 104th in men's 10km cross-country skiing |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/india-stanzin-lundup-104th-mens-10km-freestyle-cross-country-skiing-winter-olympics-2868022-2026-02-13 |access-date=14 February 2026 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[Arif Khan (skier)|Arif Khan]] finishing at 39th position<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2026 |title=Winter Olympics: Arif Khan records India’s best-ever finish in men’s slalom |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/winter-olympics-arif-khan-records-indias-best-ever-finish-in-mens-slalom/articleshow/128546389.cms |access-date=13 March 2026 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> in their respective events.
*'''Asian Beach Games''' – India sent a total of 31 athletes, with the nation winning six medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) and finishing sixth in the medal tally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddique |first=Amrin |date=1 May 2026 |title=India Signs Off with Six Medals at Asian Beach Games 2026 |url=https://revsportz.in/india-signs-off-with-six-medals-at-asian-beach-games-2026/ |access-date=1 May 2026 |website=[[Revsportz]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Commonwealth Games''' – The Indian contingent consisted of 122 athletes and won a total of 39 medals (13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze), finishing fourth in the medal tally. Boxing was the most successful contingent, with the nation winning seven gold medals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 August 2026 |title=India secure top-four finish at 2026 Commonwealth Games after historic 39-medal campaign |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/news/india-secure-top-four-finish-at-2026-commonwealth-games-after-historic-39-medal-campaign/articleshow/132813477.cms |access-date=6 September 2026 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Asian Games''' – India sent 495 athletes across 36 sports and won 85 medals (21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze). The nation topped in archery, boxing, cricket, hockey, and kabaddi disciplines, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/50096667/india-asian-games-2026-sports-wise-performance-report-card-shooting-athletics-boxing-archery-wrestling|title=India report card for Asian Games 2026: Archery, Boxing A+, B for Shooting while Tennis gets an F|work=[[ESPN]]|date=5 October 2026|access-date=5 October 2026}}</ref>
 
== Archery==
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
! colspan=4| Medals
|-
| 31 Oct 2025 – 29 March
| [[2026 Indoor Archery World Series]]
| International
| colspan=4 {{n/a}}
|-
| 31 March – 4 July
| [[2026 World Archery Para Series]]
| International
|style="background:#F7F6A8;" |12
|style="background:#DCE5E5;" |5
|style="background:#FFDAB9;" |5
| '''22'''
|-
| 7 April – 13 September
| [[2026 Archery World Cup]]
| International
|style="background:#F7F6A8;" |4
|style="background:#DCE5E5;" |1
|style="background:#FFDAB9;" |2
| '''{{center|7}}'''
|-
|}
 
=== Results===
*'''Indoor Archery World Series''' – Kushal Dalal won gold in the men's compound individual at the GT Open.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/202242/dalal-takes-first-indoor-title-after-double-shoot-strassen |title=Dalal takes first indoor title after double shoot-off in Strassen |website=[[World Archery]] |date=16 November 2025 |access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref> [[Abhishek Verma (archer)|Abhishek Verma]] won bronze in the men's compound individual and [[Jyothi Surekha Vennam]] won bronze in the women's compound individual at the Taipei Open.
*'''Archery World Cup''' – The Indian compound women's team clinched the gold medal in the first stage, defeating the USA in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/archery-world-cup-2026-puebla-women-compound-team-india-report |title=Archery World Cup 2026 Puebla: Jyothi Surekha-led Indian women’s compound team wins gold medal |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=12 April 2026 | access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref> [[Sahil Jadhav]] won bronze in the compound men's individual in the second stage.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/archery-world-cup-stage-2-sahil-jadhav-wins-maiden-world-cup-bronze-in-shanghai-1503591858.html |title=Archery World Cup Stage 2: Sahil Jadhav wins maiden World Cup bronze in Shanghai|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |date=9 May 2026 | access-date=9 May 2026}}</ref> The Indian recurve women's team clinched the gold medal in the second stage, defeating China in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/india-secure-dramatic-gold-at-archery-world-cup-as-deepika-leads-team-to-glory-2026-05-10-1040593 |title=India secure dramatic gold at Archery World Cup as Deepika leads team to glory |website=[[India TV]] |date=10 May 2026 | access-date=10 May 2026}}</ref> [[Dhiraj Bommadevara]] won the recurve men's individual event in the third stage. He also won the gold medal in the recurve mixed team event along with [[Kumkum Mohod]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/archery-world-cup-2026-antalya-stage-3-india-results |title=India secure dramatic gold at Archery World Cup as Deepika leads team to gloryArchery World Cup 2026 Antalya: Dhiraj Bommadevara stars as Indian recurve archers win two gold medals |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=14 June 2026 | access-date=23 June 2026}}</ref> The women's compound team won silver in the fourth stage. [[Prithika Pradeep]] won bronze in the women's compound individual event in the same stage.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/archery-world-cup-2026-madrid-stage-4-india-compound-results-report |title=Archery World Cup 2026 Madrid: Prithika Pradeep stars with two medals in India’s compound campaign|website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=11 July 2026 | access-date=6 September 2026}}</ref>
 
== Athletics==
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
|-
| 10 January
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships]]
| International
|-
| 6 January – 8 February
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships]]
| Continental
|-
| 24–25 March
| {{flagicon|IND}} 2026 [[Indian Indoor Athletics Championships]]
| National
|-
| 12 April
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[2026 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships]]
| International
|-
| 2–3 May
| {{flagicon|BOT}} [[2026 World Athletics Relays]]
| International
|-
|-
|[[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]]
| 22–25 May
|[[File:Gen NS Raja Subramani.jpg|frameless|138x138px]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships]]
|[[N. S. Raja Subramani]]<br/>(Age {{Age|1965|7|21|||}})
| National
|31 May 2026
|-
| 5–9 August
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[2026 World Athletics U20 Championships]]
| International
|-
|-
|[[List of governors of the Reserve Bank of India|Governor of Reserve Bank of India]]
| 8–11 October
|[[File:Sanjay Malhotra RBI.jpg|122x122px]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} 2026 [[Indian National Open Athletics Championships]]
|[[Sanjay Malhotra]]<br/>(Age {{Age|1968|2|14|||}})
| National
|11 December 2024
|-
|-
| [[Lok Sabha]]
| [[File:Lok Sabha.svg|100px]]
| [[18th Lok Sabha]]
|24 June 2024
|}
|}


=== State governments ===
=== Results===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
* '''World Athletics Cross Country Championships''' – India participated in the competition with seven athletes but did not win any medals.
!State
*'''Asian Indoor Athletics Championships''' – [[Tejaswin Shankar]] won gold in the men's heptathlon event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/tejaswin-shankar-clinches-indias-lone-gold-in-asian-indoor-athletics-championships/article70608632.ece |title=Tejaswin Shankar clinches India’s lone gold in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=8 February 2026 | access-date=9 February 2026}}</ref> [[Tajinderpal Singh Toor]] won silver in the men's shot put event. [[Pooja Singh (athlete)|Pooja Singh]] won a silver medal in the women's high jump. Jothi Aadarsh Ram won bronze in the men's high jump event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thebridge.in/athletics/asian-indoor-cships-praveen-chitravel-4th-manikanta-disqualifies-55883 |title=J Aadarsh Ram wins India's first-ever men's high jump medal at Asian Indoor Athletics C'ships |website=The Bridge |date=6 February 2026 | access-date=6 February 2026}}</ref> [[Ancy Sojan]] won bronze in the women's long jump event.
!Governor
*'''Race Walking Team Championships''' – India sent 15 athletes but did not win any medals. [[Priyanka Goswami]] finished 10th in the senior women's marathon, contributing to the nation's 5th-place finish in the women's team marathon event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/world-race-walking-team-championships-2026-india-results-report |title=World Race Walking Team Championships 2026: Priyanka Goswami leads Indian women to fifth-place finish |website=The Bridge |date=13 April 2026 | access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref>
!Chief Minister
*'''World Athletics Relays''' – India fielded five relay teams; however, none of them advanced to the final round.
!Political Party
 
!Political alliance
==Badminton==
!Chief Justice
*
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
! Winner(s)
|-
| 6 January – 13 December
| {{flagicon image|2012 BWF logo.svg}} [[2026 BWF World Tour]]<br>
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 India Open]] (Super 750)
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Syed Modi International]] (Super 300)
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Guwahati Masters]] (Super 100)
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Odisha Masters]] (Super 100)
| International
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
| 3–8 February
|[[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships]]
|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| Continental
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
| {{bd|JPN}} (M)<br>{{bd|KOR}} (W)
| rowspan="8" |[[National Democratic Alliance|N.D.A.]]
|[[Lisa Gill]]
|-
|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| 8–14 February
|[[Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik]]
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships]]
|[[Pema Khandu]]
| International
| rowspan="7" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| {{bd|CHN}}
|[[Vijay Bishnoi]]
|-
|-
|[[Assam]]
| 7–12 April
|[[Lakshman Acharya|Lakshman Prasad Acharya]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2026 Badminton Asia Championships]]
|[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]
| Continental
|[[Vijay Bishnoi]]
| {{bd|KOR}}
|-
| 24 April – 3 May
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup]]
| International
| {{bd|CHN}} (T)<br>{{bd|KOR}} (U)
|-
|-
|[[Bihar]]
| 26 June – 5 July
|[[Syed Ata Hasnain]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[2026 Badminton Asia Junior Championships]]
|[[Samrat Choudhary]]
| Continental
|[[K. Vinod Chandran]]
| {{bd|CHN}}
|-
| 17–23 August
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 BWF World Championships]]
| International
|  
|-
|-
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
| 5–18 October
|[[Ramen Deka]]
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[2026 BWF World Junior Championships]]
|[[Vishnu Deo Sai]]
| International
|[[Ramesh Sinha]]
|  
|-
|-
|[[Goa]]
| TBD
|[[Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Premier Badminton League]]
|[[Pramod Sawant]]
| Domestic
|[[Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya]]
|  
|-
|-
|[[Gujarat]]
|}
|{{sortname|Acharya Dev|Vrat}}
 
|[[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]
=== Upcoming fixtures ===
|[[Sunita Agarwal]]
 
=== Results===
* '''World Tour''' – [[P. V. Sindhu]] finished in 3/4 position in the [[2026 Malaysia Open (badminton)|Malaysia Open]] after losing to [[Wang Zhiyi]] in the semis.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/malaysia-open-pv-sindhu-loses-to-wang-zhiyi-in-semifinals/articleshow/126447484.cms |title=Malaysia Open: PV Sindhu loses to Wang Zhiyi in semifinals |website=[[Times of India]] |date=10 January 2026 | access-date=11 January 2026}}</ref> [[Devika Sihag]] won the women's singles title in the [[2026 Thailand Masters (badminton)|2026 Thailand Masters]] and became the third Indian WS player to win a Super 300 title.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/devika-sihag-wins-super-300-titles-in-thailand-masters-3rd-indian-after-pv-sindhu-saina-nehwal/article70577507.ece |title=Devika Sihag wins maiden Super 300 title, becomes only third Indian women’s singles player to do so |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=2 February 2026 | access-date=3 February 2026}}</ref> [[Lakshya Sen]] finished as the runner-up in the [[2026 All England Open]] after losing to [[Lin Chun-yi (badminton)|Lin Chun-yi]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All England Open 2026 badminton: Resilient Lakshya Sen makes second BWF Super 1000 final |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/all-england-open-2026-badminton-semi-final-report-india-lakshya-sen}}</ref> [[Isharani Baruah]] and [[Tanvi Sharma]] finished in the 3/4 position respectively in the women's singles of the [[2026 Orléans Masters]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orleans Masters 2026 badminton: Tanvi Sharma and Isharani Baruah's semi-final exits end India’s campaign |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/orleans-masters-2026-badminton-semi-finals-report-india|date=21 March 2026 | access-date=4 April 2026}}</ref> [[Shriyanshi Valishetty]] finished as the runner up in the [[2026 Baoji China Masters]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsonair.gov.in/badminton-shriyanshi-valishetty-wins-silver-at-baoji-china-masters/ |title=Badminton: Shriyanshi Valishetty Wins Silver at Baoji China Masters |website=[[Akashvani (radio broadcaster)|Akashvani]] |date=17 May 2026 | access-date=27 May 2026}}</ref> whereas, [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] and [[Chirag Shetty]] ended as runner-up in the [[2026 Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/thailand-open-2026-badminton-men-doubles-final-report-india |title=Thailand Open 2026 badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty finish runners-up |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=17 May 2026 | access-date=27 May 2026}}</ref> and won the [[2026 Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]] by beating [[Fajar Alfian]] and [[Muhammad Shohibul Fikri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results {{!}} KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2026 |url=https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/tournament/5649/kff-singapore-badminton-open-2026/results/podium/ |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com}}</ref> [[Rounak Chouhan]] and [[Devika Sihag]] finished 3/4 in their respective events and [[Srikanth Kidambi]] finished 2nd in [[2026 U.S. Open (badminton)|U.S. Open]]. [[P. V. Sindhu]] clinched her maiden [[2026 Japan Open|Japan Open]] title by beating [[Akane Yamaguchi]] in the final. [[Tanvi Sharma]] became the youngest and fourth overall Indian WS player to win a Super 300 title after winning the [[2026 Taipei Open|Taipei Open]], while [[Unnati Hooda]] finished 3/4 in the same event. [[Ashmita Chaliha]] won the [[2026 Korea Masters|Korea Masters]] by beating [[Han Qianxi]] in the final, while [[Rakshitha Ramraj]] finished 3/4 in the same event.
*'''Asia Team Championships''' – Defending champions India crashed out in the quarterfinals in the [[2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships – Women's team event|women's team event]], losing to China by 0–3 and finished in seventh position.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/india-women-exit-badminton-asia-team-championships-after-quarterfinal-loss-to-china/articleshow/127973842.cms |title=India women exit Badminton Asia Team Championships after quarterfinal loss to China |website=[[The Economic Times]] |date=6 February 2026 | access-date=6 February 2026}}</ref> In the [[2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships – Men's team event|men's team event]], India lost to South Korea in the quarterfinals by 1–3, finishing eighth in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/badminton-asia-team-championships-2026-india-women-lose-to-china-in-quarterfinals-ind-v-chn/article70598720.ece |title=Badminton Asia Team Championships: India men lose 1–3 to Korea, women fail to defend title after 0–3 defeat |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=6 February 2026 | access-date=6 February 2026}}</ref>
*'''Para-Badminton World Championships''' – India secured 15 medals, consisting of 2 gold, 5 silver, and 8 bronze, finishing third in the medal standings. [[Pramod Bhagat]] was the standout player, winning 2 golds in the [[2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships – Men's Singles SL3|men's singles SL3]] and the men's doubles SL3-SL4 events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/bwf-para-world-championships-pramod-bhagat-clinches-sl3-gold-wins-record-sixth-title-11003092 |title=BWF Para World Championships: Pramod Bhagat Clinches SL3 Gold, Wins Record Sixth Title |website=[[NDTV]] |date=14 February 2026 | access-date=13 March 2026}}</ref>
*'''Asia Individual Championships''' – [[Ayush Shetty]] won a silver medal in the men's singles event after being defeated by [[Shi Yuqi]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://telanganatoday.com/ayush-shetty-wins-silver-after-loss-to-shi-yuqi-in-asia-championships |title=Ayush Shetty wins silver after loss to Shi Yuqi in Asia Championships |website=[[Telangana Today]] |date=12 April 2026 | access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref>
*'''Thomas & Uber Cup''' – The Indian women's team finished in 11th position, failing to qualify for the knockouts for the first time since the [[2018 Uber Cup group stage|2018 edition]].  The Indian men's team won the bronze medal, after losing to [[France]] by 0–3 in the semi-finals. This was their second-ever medal in tournament history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/badminton/thomas-cup-2026-india-settle-for-bronze-medal-crash-out-in-semi-final-after-3-0-defeat-vs-france-article-154227649 |title=Thomas Cup 2026: India Settle For Bronze Medal; Crash Out In Semi-Final After 3-0 Defeat VS France |website=[[Telangana Today]] |date=3 May 2026 | access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
*'''Asia Junior Championships''' – The Indian team finished fifth in the mixed team event and failed to win any medal across both team and individual events.
*'''World Championships''' – [[Treesa Jolly]] and [[Gayatri Gopichand]] won the bronze medal in the women's doubles event. This was India's second medal in women's doubles at the World Championships after [[Jwala Gutta]] and [[Ashwini Ponnappa]] won bronze in 2011.
 
== Boxing==
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
|-
|[[Haryana]]
! Date
|[[Ashim Kumar Ghosh]]
! Venue / Event
|[[Nayab Singh Saini]]
! Status
|[[Sheel Nagu]]
|-
|-
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
| 20 April – 2 December
|[[Kavinder Gupta]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}}/{{flagicon|CHN}}/{{flagicon|UZB}} [[2026 World Boxing Cup]]
|[[Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu]]
| International
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|I.N.D.I.A]]
|[[Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia]]
|-
|-
|[[Jharkhand]]
| 14–27 October
|[[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]
| {{flagicon|MNE}} [[2026 World Boxing U19 Championships]]
|[[Hemant Soren]]
| International
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]]
|[[M. S. Sonak]]
|-
|-
|[[Karnataka]]
|}
|[[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
 
|[[D. K. Shivakumar]]
=== Results===
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
== Chess==
|[[Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria]]
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
|-
| 16 January – 1 February
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026]]
| International
|-
| 13–15 February
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026]]
| International
|-
| 28 March – 16 April
| {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Candidates Tournament 2026]]<br>{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Women's Candidates Tournament 2026]]
| International
|-
| 5 May – 28 August
|{{flagicon|POL}}/{{flagicon|ROU}}/{{flagicon|CRO}}/{{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2026]]
| International
|-
| 25 May – 5 June
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Norway Chess 2026]]
| International
|-
| 15–28 September
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[46th Chess Olympiad]]
| International
|-
| TBA
| {{flagicon|}} [[World Chess Championship 2026]]
| International
|-
| TBA
| {{flagicon|}} [[Women's World Chess Championship 2026]]
| International
|-
|}
 
=== Upcoming fixtures ===
*'''World Championship''' – {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gukesh Dommaraju]] will face {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Javokhir Sindarov]] in TBD 2026 to defend his World champion title.
*'''Women's World Championship''' – {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vaishali Rameshbabu]] will challenge {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ju Wenjun]] in TBD 2026 to clinch her first-ever world championship title.
 
=== Results===
*'''Tata Steel Tournament''' – The country was represented by five players in the Masters and Challengers categories. The best finish by an Indian in this edition was [[Gukesh Dommaraju]], who placed joint eighth.
*'''Freestyle World Championship''' – [[Arjun Erigaisi]] finished at sixth position, while [[Pranav Venkatesh]] could not make past the play-ins.
*'''Candidates Tournament''' – [[Vaishali Rameshbabu]] won the women's tournament, becoming the second Indian woman after [[Koneru Humpy]] to compete in the Women's World Championship.<ref>{{cite web|first=McGourty |last=Colin|date=14 April 2026|title=Vaishali Wins Women's Candidates; Sindarov Breaks Record|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-round-14|website=Chess.com|access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref> [[Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa]] finished 7th in the open tournament, while [[Divya Deshmukh]] also finished 7th in the women's category.
*'''Grand Chess Tour''' – [[Gukesh Dommaraju]] finished 6th in the Super Rapid & Blitz Poland. [[R. Praggnanandhaa]] finished joint-5th in the Super Chess Classic Romania and he also won the Super Rapid&Biltz St.Louis.
 
== Cricket==
{{Main|International cricket in 2025–26|International cricket in 2026|International cricket in 2026–27}}
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Format
! Status
! Winner
|-
| 15 Oct 2025 – 28 February
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2025–26 Ranji Trophy]]
| [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| Domestic
| [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
| 24 Dec 2025 – 18 January
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2025–26 Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| [[List A cricket|List-A]]
| Domestic
| [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]]
|-
| 9 January – 5 February
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Women's Premier League (cricket)|2026 Women's Premier League]]
| [[Women's Twenty20|WT20]]
| Domestic
| [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|-
| 9 January – 6 February
| {{flagicon|IND}} 2026 [[Indian Street Premier League]]
| [[T10 cricket]]
| Domestic
| [[Chennai Singams]]
|-
| 11–31 January
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[New Zealand cricket team in India in 2025–26|2026 New Zealand men's tour of India]]
| [[Twenty-20|T20I]]/[[One-day International|ODI]]
| Bilateral
| {{cr|NZ}} (ODI)<br>{{cr|IND}} (T20I)
|-
| 15 January – 6 February
| {{flagicon|ZIM}}/{{flagicon|NAM}} [[2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup]]
| [[One-day International|One-day]]
| International
| {{cr19|IND}}
|-
| 6–28 February
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2025–26 Senior Women's One Day Trophy]]
| [[List A cricket|List-A]]
| Domestic
| [[Delhi women's cricket team|Delhi]]
|-
| 7 February – 8 March
| {{flagicon|IND}}/{{flagicon|SRI}} [[2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]]
| [[Twenty-20]]
| International
| {{cr|IND}}
|-
| 13–22 February
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[2026 Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars]]
| [[WT20I]]
| Continental
| {{crw|IND|name=India-A}}
|-
| 15 February – 9 March
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[India women's cricket team in Australia in 2025–26|2026 India women's tour of Australia]]
| [[WT20I]]/[[Women's One Day International|WODI]]/[[Women's Test cricket|W-Test]]
| Bilateral
| {{crw|IND}} (T20I)<br>{{crw|AUS}} (ODI & Test)
|-
| 26 March – 31 May
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Indian Premier League]]
| [[Twenty-20]]
| Domestic
| [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|-
| 17–27 April
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[India women's cricket team in South Africa in 2026|2026 India women's tour of South Africa]]
| [[WT20I]]
| Bilateral
| {{crw|RSA}}
|-
| 28 May – 13 July
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[India women's cricket team in England in 2026|2026 India women's tour of England]]
| [[WT20I]]/[[Women's Test cricket|W-Test]]
| Bilateral
| {{cr|ENG}} (WT20I)<br>{{cr|IND}} (Test)
|-
| 6–20 June
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Afghan cricket team in India in 2026|2026 Afghanistan men's tour of India]]
| [[One-day International|ODI]]/[[Test cricket|Test]]
| Bilateral
|{{cr|IND}}
|-
| 12 June – 5 July
| {{flagicon|ENG}}/{{flagicon|WAL}} [[2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]]
| [[WT20I]]
| International
|{{crw|AUS}}
|-
| 26–28 June
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Indian cricket team in Ireland in 2026|2026 India men's tour of Ireland]]
| [[Twenty-20|T20I]]
| Bilateral
| {{cr|IRE}}
|-
| 1–19 July
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Indian cricket team in England in 2026|2026 India men's tour of England]]
| [[Twenty-20|T20I]]/[[One-day International|ODI]]
| Bilateral
| {{cr|ENG}} (T20I & ODI)
|-
| 23–26 July
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2026|2026 India men's tour of Zimbabwe]]
| [[Twenty-20|T20I]]
| Bilateral
| {{cr|IND}}
|-
| 15–27 August
| {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2026|2026 India men's tour of Sri Lanka]]
| [[Test cricket]]
| Bilateral
| {{cr|IND}}
|-  style=background:#ccf
| 22 September – 11 October
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Australia A cricket team in India in 2026–27|2026–27 Australia A Tour of India]]
| [[First-class cricket|First-class]] / [[List A cricket|List-A]]
| International
|-
| 27 September – 17 October
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2026–27|2026 West Indies men's tour of India]]
| [[Twenty-20|T20I]]/[[One-day International|ODI]]
| Bilateral
|-
| 13–17 December
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2026–27|2026 Sri Lanka men's tour of India]]
| [[Twenty-20|T20I]]/[[One-day International|ODI]]
| Bilateral
|-
|}
 
=== Men's results===
* '''Ranji Trophy''' – [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu and Kashmir]] defeated [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] by virtue of a first-innings lead to win their maiden title.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 March 2026 |date=28 February 2026|title=Jammu and Kashmir win their first ever Ranji Trophy title |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/jammu-kashmir-jk-win-first-ranji-trophy-title-karnataka-final-10556934/ |website=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref>
* '''Vijay Hazare Trophy''' – [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] defeated [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] by 38 runs to win their maiden title.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=18 January 2026 |title=Vidarbha exorcise 2025 final demons to clinch maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy title |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/vidarbha-win-maiden-vijay-hazare-trophy-2026-atharva-taide-century-2853981-2026-01-18 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
* '''Indian Street Premier League''' – [[Chennai Singams]] defeated [[Tiigers of Kolkata]] by 29 runs to clinch their maiden title.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=7 February 2026 |title=Chennai Singams clinch maiden ISPL title with dominant win over Tiigers of Kolkata |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/chennai-singams-clinch-maiden-ispl-title-with-dominant-win-over-tiigers-of-kolkata/ |website=[[Tribune India]]}}</ref>
* '''IND v NZ''' – New Zealand won the ODI series against India 2–1, achieving their first-ever ODI series victory on Indian soil. India won the T20I series by 4–1, achieving their seventh consecutive bilateral T20I series title after the [[2024 Men's T20 World Cup|2024 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | access-date=3 February 2026 |title=IND vs NZ 5th T20 2026: India beat New Zealand to end series on a high |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/india-vs-new-zealand-t20-cricket-2026-series-match-5-report |website=[[Olympics.com]]}}</ref>
* '''Men's U-19 World Cup''' – India crushed England by 100 runs to win their sixth Men's Under-19 World Cup title.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=6 February 2026 |title=India win a record sixth title {{!}} U19 CWC 2026 |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/u19-cricket-worldcup-2026/videos/india-win-a-record-sixth-title-u19-cwc-2026 |website=[[International Cricket Council]]}}</ref>
* '''Men's T20 World Cup ''' – India defeated New Zealand by a commanding 96 runs to win their second consecutive and third overall T20 World Cup title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maniyar |first=Aachal |date=9 March 2026 |title=T20 World Cup 2026 final: Full list of records broken as India thrash New Zealand by 96 runs to claim third title |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/t20-world-cup-2026-final-full-list-of-records-broken-as-india-thrash-new-zealand-96-runs-to-claim-third-title-indvsnz-11772997209819.html |access-date=9 March 2026 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>
*'''Indian Premier League''' - [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] won their second consecutive title after defeating [[Gujarat Titans]] by 5 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2026-06-01 |title=RCB's 2nd IPL victory sparks celebrations in Karnataka, leaders extend congratulations |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/rcbs-2nd-ipl-victory-sparks-celebrations-in-karnataka-leaders-extend-congratulations |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>
*'''[[Indian cricket team in Ireland in 2026|IRE v IND]]''' – Ireland registered a historic first-ever series victory against India, whitewashing them by 2-0 and broke India's streak of 16 consecutive T20I series wins.
*'''[[Indian cricket team in England in 2026|ENG v IND]]''' – England won their first-ever multi-match T20I series against India by a convincing margin of 4-0. They also won the ODI series by 2-1.
*'''[[Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2026|ZIM v IND]]''' – India won the T20I series by 3-0.
*'''[[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2026|SL v IND]]''' – India won the Test series by 1-0.
 
=== Women's results===
*'''Women's Premier League''' – [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bengaluru]] defeated [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]] by 6 wickets to win their second WPL title, after [[2024 Women's Premier League (cricket) final|2024]].<ref>{{cite web |title=RCB pull off record chase in Vadodara to win second title as DC fail to lift WPL final jinx |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/rcb-dc-wpl-2026-final-smriti-mandhana-royal-challengers-bengaluru-record-chase-vadodara-report-13976708.html |website=[[Firstpost]] |date=5 February 2026 |access-date=5 February 2026}}</ref>
*'''Senior One-day Trophy''' – [[Delhi women's cricket team|Delhi]] defeated [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] by 7 wickets to clinch their second title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi beats Railways by 7 wickets to win senior women’s one-day trophy final |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/senior-womens-one-day-trophy-final-delhi-winner-beats-railways/article70687896.ece |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=28 February 2026 |access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref>
*'''Asia Cup Rising Stars''' – [[India women's national cricket team|India A]] defeated [[Bangladesh women's national cricket team|Bangladesh A]] by 46 runs to win their second title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asiancricket.org/news/2025/19919 |title=India A Women Clinch 46-Run Win Over Bangladesh A to lift DP World Asia Cup Rising Stars Womens 2026 |work=[[Asian Cricket Council]] |access-date=22 February 2026}}</ref>
*'''AUS v IND''' – [[Australia]] won both the ODI series (by 2-1) and Test series (by 1-0), while India won the T20I series (by 2-1).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-women-in-australia-2025-26-1478874/australia-women-vs-india-women-3rd-t20i-1478914/match-report |title=Mandhana, Rodrigues and Patil script famous India series win |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 February 2026}}</ref>
*'''SA v IND''' – [[South Africa]] won the T20I series by 4-1. This was South Africa's first-ever T20I home series victory against India.
*'''[[2026 Women's T20 World Cup]]''' – India finished third in the group stage and got eliminated from the tournament.
 
== Field hockey==
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
! Winner(s)
|-
| 9 December 2025 – 28 June
| {{flagicon image|Fih hockey logo.svg}} [[2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League]]
| International
| {{BEL}}
|-
| 28 December 2025 – 26 January
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2025–26 Hockey India League]] (Men & Women)
| Domestic
| [[Kalinga Lancers]] (Men)<br>[[Delhi SG Pipers]] (Women)
|-
| 8 – 14 March
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers]] (India Leg)
| International
| {{fhw|ENG}}
|- style=background:#ccf
| 14 – 30 August
| {{flagicon|BEL}}/{{flagicon|NED}} [[2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup]]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}}/{{flagicon|NED}} [[2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup]]
| International
|
|-
|}
 
=== Upcoming fixtures===
 
 
=== Results===
* '''Men's Hockey India League''' – [[Kalinga Lancers]] defeated [[Ranchi Royals]] to win their second title in HIL history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/47722390/ranchi-royals-face-kalinga-lancers-hockey-india-league-final-indian-sports-live-january-25 |title= Kalinga Lancers win men's Hockey India League title: Indian Sports, January 26 |website=[[ESPN India]] |date=26 January 2026 | access-date=28 January 2026}}</ref>
* '''Women's Hockey India League''' – [[SG Pipers Hockey]] defeated [[Shrachi Bengal Tigers]] in penalty shoot-off to clinch their maiden title.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/hockey/story/womens-hero-hockey-india-league-2025-26-sg-pipers-win-title-shootout-2849956-2026-01-10 |title= SG Pipers claim Women's Hockey India League after shootout win vs Bengal Tigers |website=[[India Today]] |date=10 January 2026 | access-date=11 January 2026}}</ref>
* '''Women's World Cup Qualifier''' – India finished as the runners-up, losing to England in the final by 0–2 and qualified for the [[2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/india-vs-england-score-highlights-goals-result-fih-womens-world-cup-qualifiers-final/article70744141.ece |title=India loses 0–2 to England in FIH Women’s World Cup Qualifers[sic] Final |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=14 February 2026 | access-date=20 February 2026}}</ref>
* '''FIH Men's World Cup''' – The Indian men's hockey team finished in eighth place after losing their placement match to {{BEL}} in a penalty shootout.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/47722390/ |title=Praggnanandhaa wins Grand Chess Tour title; India (M) finish eighth in Hockey WC after losing to Belgium in shootout: Indian Sports, August 28 |website=[[ESPN India]] |date=28 August 2026 | access-date=29 August 2026}}</ref>
* '''FIH Women's World Cup''' – The Indian women's hockey team secured a historic fifth-place finish, beating world No. 5 {{GER}} 3–1 in the classification match to mark their best World Cup performance since 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/fih-women-hockey-world-cup-2026-india-vs-germany-classification-match-report |title=Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: India beat Germany 3-1 to finish fifth |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=27 August 2026 | access-date=29 August 2026}}</ref>
 
== Football==
{{Details|2025–26 in Indian football{{!}}2025–26|2026–27 in Indian football}}
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
|-
|[[Kerala]]
! Date
|[[Rajendra Arlekar]]
! Venue / Event
|[[V. D. Satheesan]]
! Status
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
! Winner
|[[Nitin Madhukar Jamdar]]
|-
| 15 Dec 2025 – 8 February
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2025–26 Santosh Trophy]]
| Domestic
| [[Services football team|Services]]
|-
| 20 Dec 2025 – 17 May
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2025–26 Indian Women's League]]
| Domestic
| [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]]
|-
| 14 February – 21 May
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2025–26 Indian Super League]]
| Domestic
| [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]  
|-
| 25 February – 23 May
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2025–26 Indian Football League]]
| Domestic
| [[Diamond Harbour FC|Diamond Harbour]]
|-
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
| 1–21 March
|[[Mangubhai C. Patel|Mangubhai Patel]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup]]
|[[Mohan Yadav]]
| Continental
|[[BJP]]
| {{fbw|JPN}}
| rowspan="4" |[[National Democratic Alliance|N.D.A.]]
|[[Suresh Kumar Kait]]
|-
|-
|[[Maharashtra]]
| 23 March – 3 April
|[[Jishnu Dev Varma]]
| {{flagicon|MDV}} [[2026 SAFF U-20 Championship]]
|[[Devendra Fadnavis]]
| Regional
|[[BJP]]
| {{fbu|20|BAN}}
|[[Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya]]
|-
|-
|[[Manipur]]
| 25–31 March
|[[Ajay Kumar Bhalla]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Tri-Nation Series (India)|2026 Tri-Nation Series]]
|[[Yumnam Khemchand Singh]]
| Trilateral
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| {{fbw|TJK}}
|[[Siddharth Mridul]]
|-
|-
|[[Meghalaya]]
| 1–18 April
|[[C. H. Vijayashankar]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup]]
|[[Conrad Sangma]]
| Continental
|[[National People's Party (India)|NPP]]
| {{fbwu|20|JPN}}
|[[S. Vaidyanathan]]
|-
|-
|[[Mizoram]]
| 11–15 April
|[[V. K. Singh]]
| {{flagicon|KEN}} [[2026 FIFA Series (women's matches)|2026 FIFA Women's Series (Kenya Stage)]]
|[[Lalduhoma]]
| Continental
|[[Zoram People's Movement|ZPM]]
| {{fbw|AUS}}
|Regional
|-
|[[Vijay Bishnoi]]
| 1–17 May
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup]]
| Continental
| {{fbwu|17|PRK}}
|-
| 5–22 May
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup]]
| Continental
| {{fbu|17|JPN}}
|-
|-
|[[Nagaland]]
| 25 May – 5 June
|[[Nand Kishore Yadav]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|[[Neiphiu Rio]]
| Regional
|[[Naga People's Front|NPF]]
| {{IND}}
| rowspan="2" |[[National Democratic Alliance|N.D.A.]]
|-
|[[Vijay Bishnoi]]
| 26–30 May
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[2026 Unity Cup]]
| Quadlateral
|  {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Nigeria]]
|-
| 25 July – 23 August
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Durand Cup]]
| Domestic
| [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]  
|-
| 17–23 August
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[2026–27 AFC Women's Champions League|2026 AFC WCL Preliminary Stage]]
| Continental
| [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]]
|-
| 21 September – 6 October
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[2026 SAFF Championship]]
| Regional
|
|-
|-
|[[Odisha]]
|}
|[[Kambhampati Hari Babu]]
 
|[[Mohan Charan Majhi]]  
=== Men's Results ===
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
*'''Santosh Trophy''' – [[Services football team|Services]] defeated [[Kerala football team|Kerala]] by 1–0 to clinch their eighth title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/santosh-trophy-2025-26-final-services-vs-kerala-final-match-report |title=Santosh Trophy 2025-26: Services defeat Kerala in final to secure eighth title |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=8 February 2026 | access-date=23 May 2026}}</ref>
|[[Harish Tandon]]
*'''Indian Super League''' – [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] won their first-ever [[Indian Super League|ISL]] title and became the national champions since the [[2003–04 National Football League (India)|2003–04 NFL]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-end-22-year-wait-lift-national-title-by-winning-isl/articleshow/131247903.cms |title=East Bengal end 22-year wait, lift national title by winning ISL |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 May 2026 | access-date=23 May 2026}}</ref>
*'''Indian Football League''' – [[Diamond Harbour FC|Diamond Harbour]] won their first-ever [[Indian Football League|IFL]] title and were promoted to the [[Indian Super League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/football/diamond-harbour-fc-win-indian-football-league-title-and-secure-isl-promotion-prnt/cid/2161060 |title=Diamond Harbour FC clinch Indian Football League title and secure ISL promotion |website=[[Telegraph India]] |date=18 May 2026 | access-date=19  May 2026}}</ref>
*'''U-20 SAFF Championship''' – [[India national under-20 football team|India]] ended as runner-up after they got beaten by [[Bangladesh national under-20 football team|Bangladesh]] by 3–4 on penalties in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/saff-u20-championship-2026-football-india-vs-bangladesh-final-match-report |title=SAFF U20 Championship 2026: India’s title defence ends, Bangladesh wins penalty shootout in final |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=3 April 2026 | access-date=23 May 2026}}</ref>
*'''U-23 Tri-Nation Series''' – [[India national under-23 football team|India]] finished as the runner-up in the tournament after being defeated by [[Tajikistan national under-23 football team|Tajikistan]] with a score of 0–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nagalandpost.com/india-fall-to-tajikistan-0-1-in-u23-tri-nation-cship-decider/ |title=India fall to Tajikistan 0-1 in U23 Tri-Nation C’ship decider |website=[[Nagaland Post]] |date=1 April 2026 | access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref>
*'''U-17 Asian Cup''' – [[India national under-17 football team|India]] did not win any matches and failed to advance past the group stage.
*'''Unity Cup -''' India did not win any matches and finished bottom of the table without scoring any goal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-30 |title=India vs Zimbabwe, Unity Cup Highlights: Listless IND lose 0-1 to ZIM |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/ind-vs-zim-live-score-india-vs-zimbabwe-football-unity-cup-3rd-place-match-today-10715623/ |access-date=2026-06-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Women's Results ===
*'''Indian Women's League''' – [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]] won their second-consecutive [[Indian Women's League|IWL]] title.<ref>{{cite news |title=East Bengal crowned IWL 2025-26 champions |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/east-bengal-crowned-iwl-2025-26-champions |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=12 May 2026}}</ref>
*'''Women's Asian Cup''' – [[India women's national football team|India]] did not win any matches and failed to advance past the [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Group C|group stage]].
*'''Women's U-20 Asian Cup''' – [[India women's national under-20 football team|India]] did not advance past the group stage, but concluded its campaign on a high note by defeating the higher-ranked [[Chinese Taipei women's national under-18 softball team|Chinese Taipei]] 1–3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/india-vs-chinese-taipei-score-result-highlights-afc-u20-womens-asian-cup-2026-quarterfinals-qualification-scenarios/article70838023.ece |title=India exits AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 despite beating Chinese Taipei |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=8 April 2026 | access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref>
*'''FIFA Series''' – [[India women's national football team|India]] finished third in the Kenya stage of the tournament, defeating [[Malawi women's national football team|Malawi]] in the third-place playoff by 3–2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/fifa-series-2026-india-vs-malawi-women-football-report |title=FIFA Series 2026: Indian women’s football team beats Malawi 3-2 to finish third in Kenya |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=15 April 2026 | access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref>
*'''Women's U-17 Asian Cup''' – [[India women's national under-17 football team|India]] finished 7th in the tournament after a 0–3 defeat to [[China women's national under-17 football team|China]]. This represents their best-ever finish in tournament history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/india-bow-out-of-afc-u17-womens-asian-cup-after-0-3-quarter-final-loss-to-china-11480361 |title=India Bow Out Of AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup After 0-3 Quarter-final Loss To China |website=[[NDTV Sports]] |date=11 May 2026 | access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref>
 
== Futsal==
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
|-
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
! Date
|[[Gulab Chand Kataria]]
! Venue / Event
|[[Bhagwant Mann]]
! Status
|[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
! Winner
|Regional
|[[Sheel Nagu]]
|-
|-
|[[Rajasthan]]
| 13 – 25 January
|[[Haribhau Bagade|Haribhau Kisanrau Bagde]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship]]
|[[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
| Regional
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| {{fsw|BAN}}
| rowspan="2" |[[National Democratic Alliance|N.D.A.]]
|[[Manindra Mohan Shrivastava]]
|-
|-
|[[Sikkim]]
| 14 – 26 January
|[[Om Prakash Mathur]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[2026 SAFF Futsal Championship]]
|[[Prem Singh Tamang]]
| Regional
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]]
| {{futsal|MDV}}
|[[Biswanath Somadder]]
|-
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|}
|[[Rajendra Arlekar]] <small>(additional charge)</small>
=== Results===
|[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]
*'''SAFF Men's Futsal Championship''' – India finished as the runners-up in the tournament with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-thrash-pakistan-to-clinch-silver-in-saff-futsal-championship-2026 |title=India thrash Pakistan to clinch silver in SAFF Futsal Championship 2026 |website=[[All India Football Federation]] |date=26 January 2026 | access-date=28 January 2026}}</ref>
|[[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|TVK]]
*'''SAFF Women's Futsal Championship''' – India finished as the runners-up in the tournament with 4 wins and 2 losses.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-defeat-sri-lanka-to-finish-runners-up-in-saff-womens-futsal-championship |title=India defeat Sri Lanka to finish runners-up in SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship |website=[[All India Football Federation]] |date=25 January 2026 | access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref>
|[[I.N.D.I.A Alliance|I.N.D.I.A]]
== Golf ==
|[[Sanjay V. Gangapurwala]]
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
|-
|[[Telangana]]
! Date
|[[Shiv Pratap Shukla]]
! Venue / Event
|[[Revanth Reddy]]
! Status
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|I.N.D.I.A]]
|[[Alok Aradhe]]
|-
|-
|[[Tripura]]
| 3 February – TBA
|[[N. Indrasena Reddy]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Professional Golf Tour of India]]
|[[Manik Saha]]
| Domestic
| rowspan="4" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| rowspan="4" |[[National Democratic Alliance|N.D.A.]]
|[[M. S. Ramachandra Rao (judge)|M. S. Ramachandra Rao]]
|-
|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| 11 February – 28 November
|[[Anandiben Patel]]
| {{flagicon|}} [[2026 Asian Development Tour]]
|[[Yogi Adityanath]]
| Continental
|[[Arun Bhansali]]
|-
|-
|[[Uttarakhand]]
| 23 September – 6 December
|[[Gurmit Singh (general)|Gurmit Singh]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Indian Golf Premier League]]
|[[Pushkar Singh Dhami]]
| Domestic
|[[Manoj Kumar Gupta]]
|-
|-
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[R. N. Ravi]]
|[[Suvendu Adhikari]]
|[[Tapabrata Chakraborty]] {{Small|''(acting)''}}
|}
|}
=== Results ===
*'''Asian Development Tour''' – Pukhraj Singh Gill won the ADT Players Championship, which was also part of the [[2026 Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://telanganatoday.com/pukhraj-singh-gill-wins-adt-players-championship-after-thrilling-play-off |title=Pukhraj Singh Gill wins ADT Players Championship after thrilling play-off |website=[[Telangana Today]] |date=9 May 2026 | access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref>


=== Union territory governments ===
== Handball==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
=== Calendar===
!State
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
!Lieutenant governor and Administrators
!Chief Minister
!Party
!Political alliance
!Chief Justice
|-
|-
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
! Date
|[[Devendra Kumar Joshi]] (Lieutenant governor)
! Venue / Event
|{{n}}
! Status
|{{n}}
! Winner
|{{n}}
|[[Tapabrata Chakraborty]] {{Small|''(acting)''}}([[Calcutta High Court]])
|-
|-
|[[Chandigarh]]
| 15 – 29 January
|[[Gulab Chand Kataria]] (Administrators)
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[2026 Asian Men's Handball Championship]]
|{{n}}
| International
|{{n}}
| {{hb|BHR}}
|{{n}}
|[[Sheel Nagu]] ([[Punjab and Haryana High Court]])
|-
|-
|[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
| 24 June – 5 July
|[[Praful Khoda Patel]] (Administrators)
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship]]
|{{n}}
| International
|{{n}}
| {{hbwj|GER}}
|{{n}}
|[[Alok Aradhe]] ([[Bombay High Court]])
|-
|-
|[[Delhi]]
|}
|[[Taranjit Singh Sandhu]] (Lieutenant governor)
 
|[[Rekha Gupta]]
=== Results===
|[[Bhartiya Janta Party|BJP]]
*'''Asian Men's Handball Championship''' – India finished in fifteenth place and did not win any matches in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/22nd-asian-mens-championship-qualification/260711/news/262741 |title=Bahrain, Kuwait, Japan And Qatar Make Asian Championship Semi-Finals |website=[[International Handball Federation]] |date=26 January 2026 | access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref>
|[[National Democratic Alliance|N.D.A.]]
*'''IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship''' – India finished in 32nd place and did not win any matches in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/39b5f602-3993-4a4a-9f92-e08fabc006cb/pdf/109MTR.PDF |title=25th IHF Women's Junior World Championship 2026: India 36 - 42 Canada |website=[[International Handball Federation]] |date=3 July 2026 | access-date=29 August 2026}}</ref>
|[[Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya]] ([[Delhi High Court]])
 
== Pickleball==
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
|-
|-
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| 24 January – 8 February
|[[Manoj Sinha]] (Lieutenant governor)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 World Pickleball League]]
|[[Omar Abdullah]]
| Domestic
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
|-
|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|I.N.D.I.A]]
|}
|[[Arun Palli]] ([[High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh]])
=== Upcoming fixtures===
 
=== Results===
*'''World Pickleball League''' – Dilli Dilwale defeated Chennai Super Champs by 3-2 to clinch their maiden title.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddboss/2026/02/09/team-dilli-dillwale-upsets-chennai-to-take-the-world-pickleball-league-season-two-title/ |title=Team Dilli Dillwale upsets Chennai To Take The World Pickleball League Season Two Title. |website=[[Forbes]] |date=9 February 2026 | access-date=1 May 2026}}</ref>
 
== Rugby ==
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
|-
|[[Ladakh]]
! Date
|[[Vinai Kumar Saxena]] (Lieutenant governor)
! Venue / Event
|{{n}}
! Status
|{{n}}
! Winners
|{{n}}
|[[Arun Palli]] ([[High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh]])
|-
|-
|[[Lakshadweep]]
| 16–28 June
|[[Praful Khoda Patel]] (Administrators) {{Small|(additional charge)}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Rugby Premier League]]
|{{n}}
| Domestic
|{{n}}
| [[Hyderabad Heroes]] (M)<br>[[Delhi Redz]] (W)
|{{n}}
|[[Nitin Madhukar Jamdar]] ([[Kerala High Court]])
|-
|-
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|[[Kuniyil Kailashnathan]] (Lieutenant governor)
|[[N. Rangaswamy]]
|[[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance|N.D.A.]]
|[[Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram]] ([[Madras High Court]])
|}
|}


==Events==
=== Results===
===January===
[[File:António Costa, Narendra Modi, and Ursula von der Leyen in India - 2026.jpg|thumb|António Costa, Narendra Modi and Ursula von der Leyen at the India–EU Summit on 27 January 2026, after signing the [[India–European Union Free Trade Agreement]].]]
* 2 January – At least 14 people die and several people are hospitalised after drinking contaminated water in [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 January 2026 |title=Indore Water Contamination Death Toll Rises To 10; Lab Tests Detect E. coli, Fecal Bacteria. |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/indore-water-contamination-death-toll-10-bhagirathpura-diarrhoea-outbreak-article-153383569 |access-date=2 January 2026 |work=[[Times Now]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 January 2026 |title=How water contamination in Indore killed residents, including 6-month-old. |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/indore-water-contamination-cause-death-toll-13964777.html |access-date=2 January 2026 |work=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=2 January 2026 |title=Indore water contamination: Mayor says informed of 10 deaths |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/indore-water-contamination-diarrhoea-outbreak-indore-mayor-pushyamitra-bhargava-toll-rises/article70462972.ece |access-date=2 January 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*5 January – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits [[Assam]], injuring three people.<ref>{{cite news|date=5 January 2026|access-date=5 January 2026|title=5.1-magnitude quake hits NE, 3 hurt in Assam|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/5-1-magnitude-quake-hits-ne-3-hurt-in-assam/articleshow/126358895.cms|lang=en|website=Times of India}}</ref>
*9 January –
**Fourteen people are killed and over 30 others are injured when a bus falls into a [[gorge]] near [[Nahan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Himachal bus tragedy: 14 killed, over 30 injured as bus falls into gorge in Sirmaur, PM Modi reacts |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/himachal-bus-tragedy-14-killed-over-30-injured-as-private-bus-falls-into-500-feet-deep-gorge-in-sirmaur-101767970619309.html |date=9 January 2026 |access-date=9 January 2026 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
**At least 20 people are reported killed after being attacked by a single wild elephant roaming the forests of [[West Singhbhum district]], [[Jharkhand]] since 1 January.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elephant kills 20 in Indian state as rescue efforts continue |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0ygqjvq1ko |date=12 January 2026 |access-date=12 January 2026 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
*19 January –
**[[Nitin Nabin]] is elected as the [[National President of Bharatiya Janata Party|National President]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 2026 |title=Nitin Nabin becomes BJP president after unopposed election; youngest ever to hold post |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/nitin-nabin-becomes-bjp-president-after-unopposed-election-youngest-ever-to-hold-post-11768834575427.html |access-date=19 January 2026 |work=Mint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 2026 |title=Nitin Nabin Files Nomination, Set To Take Over As BJP Chief Tomorrow. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nitin-nabin-files-nomination-set-to-take-over-as-bjp-chief-tomorrow-10785868 |access-date=19 January 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
**At least nine people are killed and 80 others are injured when a bus overturns in [[Latehar]], [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 2026 |title=Wedding Celebrations Turn Tragic As Bus Carrying Guests Overturns, 9 Killed And Over 80 Injured. |url=https://news.abplive.com/cities/jharkhand-bus-accident-9-killed-80-injured-as-bus-overturns-in-latehar-1822438 |access-date=19 January 2026 |work=ABP News}}</ref>
*20 January – At least two people are killed in clashes after a youth's murder in [[Kokrajhar]], [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 January 2026 |title=Two Killed In Assam's Kokrajhar As Violence Erupts After Youth's Murder; Mobile Internet Suspended. |url=https://www.news18.com/india/two-killed-in-assams-kokrajhar-as-violence-erupts-after-youths-murder-mobile-internet-suspended-ws-l-9844018.html |access-date=20 January 2026 |work=News 18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 January 2026 |title=2 dead in Assam's Kokrajhar after road accident triggers violence; Army deployed. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/two-dead-assam-kokrajhar-road-accident-triggers-violence-army-deployed-security-tightened-2854938-2026-01-20 |access-date=20 January 2026 |work=India Today}}</ref>
*21 January –
**An outbreak of [[Nipah virus]] is reported in [[West Bengal]], with at least two cases recorded in [[Barasat]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2026 |title=Health experts scramble to contain outbreak of deadly Nipah virus |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/health-experts-scramble-to-contain-nipah-outbreak-india/ |access-date=23 January 2026 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
**A [[Pipistrel Virus]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] crashes into a pond after an engine failure in [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. No injuries are reported.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2026 |title=Air Force trainee aircraft crashes into pond near KP College in Prayagraj, rescue teams on spot |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/small-aircraft-crashes-into-pond-near-kp-college-in-prayagraj-watch-the-video-reactions-injuries-casualties-latest-updates-2026-01-21-1026810 |access-date=25 January 2026 |publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref>
*22 January – A [[Casspir]] of the [[Indian Army]] falls into a gorge in [[Doda, Jammu and Kashmir]], killing 10 soldiers and injuring 10 others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 January 2026 |title=10 Army Personnel Killed, 10 Injured As Vehicle Falls Into Gorge In J&K's Doda |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/4-army-personnel-killed-9-injured-as-vehicle-falls-into-gorge-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-doda-10828692 |access-date=23 January 2026 |website=NDTV}}</ref>
*24 January – A fire at a four-story building in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], kills six people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyderabad fire: Five killed in fire at furniture shop building in Nampally |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/hyderabad-fire-five-including-two-children-feared-trapped-in-basement-of-building-in-nampally/articleshow/127448313.cms?from=mdr |date=25 January 2026 |access-date=26 January 2026 |website=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>
* 26 January – Protests break out across the country over the [[UGC Bill 2026]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 January 2026 |title=UGC Guidelines 2026 Row Live: Massive Student Protests Erupt in UP, Bihar, Rajasthan and Delhi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/ugc-bill-protest-live-updates-equity-regulations-row-guidelines-2858313-2026-01-27 |access-date=28 January 2026 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
*27 January – India and the [[European Union]] reach a [[India–European Union Free Trade Agreement|free trade agreement]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=India and EU announce landmark trade deal |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrnee01r9jo |date=27 January 2026 |access-date=27 January 2026 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
*28 January – [[2026 Baramati Learjet 45 crash]]: Five people, including [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Maharashtra deputy chief minister]], [[Ajit Pawar]], are killed after a [[Learjet 45]] crashes and explodes at [[Baramati Airport]] in [[Maharashtra]].<ref name=Ajit-Pawar>{{Cite news |date=28 January 2026 |title=Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra deputy CM, dies in Baramati plane crash |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ajit-pawar-maharashtra-deputy-cm-dies-in-baramati-plane-crash-101769573704960.html |access-date=28 January 2026 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
*29 January – The [[Supreme Court of India]] stays the implementation of the [[UGC Equity Regulations, 2026]] citing misuse by specific groups.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 January 2026 |title=UGC Equity Regulations 2026: Supreme Court Says 2012 Rules To Remain In Force For Now. |url=https://news.abplive.com/education/ugc-equity-regulations-2026-supreme-court-says-2012-rules-to-remain-in-force-for-now-1824303 |access-date=29 January 2026 |work=ABP News}}</ref>
*30 January – At least 25 people are killed in a fire at a [[Wow! Momo]] restaurant in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/kolkata-anandpur-fire-wow-momos-manager-and-deputy-manager-arrested-toll-rises-to-25-ws-l-19836757.htm|title=Kolkata Anandpur fire: Wow! Momos' Manager and Deputy Manager arrested, toll rises to 25.|date=30 January 2026|access-date=30 January 2026|work=CNBC TV18}}</ref>


===February===
== Sepaktakraw==
*2 February – US president [[Donald Trump]] announces a trade agreement with India that sees the reduction of US tariffs on Indian exports to 18% in exchange for India stopping purchases of Russian oil.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260202-trump-cuts-india-tariffs-says-modi-will-stop-buying-russian-oil |title=Trump says India, US strike trade deal |date=3 February 2026|access-date=3 February 2026|work=France 24}}</ref>
=== Calendar===
*4 February – [[Yumnam Khemchand Singh]] takes oath as the [[Chief Minister of Manipur]] after [[President's rule]] ends in the state.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 February 2026 |title=Manipur gets new CM: Yumnam Khemchand Singh takes oath hours after President's rule lifted. |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/manipur-gets-new-cm-yumnam-khemchand-singh-takes-oath-hours-after-president-s-rule-lifted-11770207668044.html |access-date=4 February 2026 |work=Mint}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
*5 February – Eighteen people are killed in an explosion at an illegal coal mine in [[East Jaintia Hills district]], [[Meghalaya]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 February 2026 |title=India coal mine blast leaves 18 dead, others feared trapped |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/5/india-coal-mine-blast-leaves-18-dead-others-feared-trapped |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=Al Jazeera}}</ref>
|-
*7 February – 8 March – [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]].
! Date
*10 February – Six people are killed after a car collides with a truck in [[Dausa district]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Six killed in road crash in Rajasthan's Dausa |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthan/several-killed-road-crash-in-rajasthan-dausa/article70618381.ece |date=11 February 2026 |access-date=12 February 2026 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
! Venue / Event
*16–20 February – [[India AI Impact Summit 2026|AI Impact Summit]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Long queues and confusion mar first day of India's landmark AI summit |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqvjgrvpn3o |date=17 February 2026 |access-date=19 February 2026 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
! Status
*17 February – A woman and her infant child are burned to death by a mob after the former is accused of witchcraft in [[Kudsai]], [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98q93gdy3do |title=Mother and infant burnt to death in Indian state over witchcraft allegations |work=BBC |date=21 February 2026 |access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref>
! Winner
*21 February – Brazil and India sign an agreement to strengthen cooperation on critical minerals and rare earth elements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/21/india-brazil-sign-critical-minerals-deal-as-partners-seek-trade-growth |title=India signs critical minerals deal with Brazil to curb dependance on China |work=Al Jazeera |date=21 February 2026 |access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref>
|-
*23 February – A [[Beechcraft King Air|Beechcraft C90]] air ambulance operated by Redbird Airways [[2026 Redbird Airways Beechcraft King Air crash|crashes]] into a forest shortly after takeoff from [[Ranchi]] during a medical evacuation mission, killing all seven people on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/air-ambulance-crash-india-8150d7a9539795a00878aa28867ef031 |title=Air ambulance plunges into eastern India forest, killing 7 |work=AP News |date=24 February 2026 |access-date=24 February 2026}}</ref>
| 16–23 May
*27 February – A special court in [[Delhi]] discharges [[Arvind Kejriwal]], [[Manish Sisodia]], [[K. Kavitha]] and 22 others in the [[Delhi liquor scam|Delhi liquor scam case]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 February 2026 |title=Delhi liquor policy case: All accused, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, discharged as court rejects CBI chargesheet. |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi-liquor-policy-case-all-accused-including-arvind-kejriwal-and-manish-sisodia-discharged-as-court-rejects-cbi-chargesheet-3913721 |access-date=27 February 2026 |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
*28 February – Twenty-one people are killed in an [[2026 Andhra Pradesh fireworks explosion|fireworks explosion]] in Vetlapalem village, [[Kakinada district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sudhir |first=SNV |date=28 February 2026 |title=At least 21 people dead in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada fireworks factory blast |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/andhra-pradesh/at-least-21-people-dead-in-andhra-pradeshs-kakinada-fireworks-factory-blast-3915302 |access-date=28 February 2026 |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref>


=== March ===
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[2026 ISTAF World Cup]]
| International


* 1 March – At least 15 people are killed and 18 others are critically injured in an explosion at an explosives factory in [[Nagpur district]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tyagi |first=Vanshika |title=Maharashtra: Massive explosion at explosive factory in Nagpur's Katol; 15 killed, 18 injured |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-massive-explosion-at-explosive-factory-in-nagpur-s-katol-15-killed-18-injured-3201845 |access-date=1 March 2026 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
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* 2 March – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister [[Mark Carney]] announce that Canada and India have agreed to a deal that would strengthen their economic partnership, in a move aimed at boosting ties after two years of strained relationship between the two countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2026 |title=India and Canada agree to boost economic partnership in a move to reset ties |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-canada-trade-modi-carney-632cf32892560ab18a72e67f39df6c15 |access-date=2 March 2026 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
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* 4 March – The United States allows India to buy Russian oil until 4 April.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2026 |title=A boost for Moscow in the shadow of Iran war: US allows India to buy Russian oil for a month |url=https://apnews.com/article/treasury-india-russia-oil-iran-war-c29383f5ceb25e768b1ad4095807dd6e |access-date=7 March 2026 |website=AP News}}</ref>
| 3–11 August
* 5 March –
**[[Nitish Kumar]] announces his resignation as chief minister of [[Bihar]] to run in the [[2026 Rajya Sabha elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 March 2026 |title=Veteran Bihar chief minister to step down for move to parliament |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr455pr24wpo |access-date=6 March 2026 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref>
**An [[Su-30MKI]] fighter jet of the [[Indian Air Force]] crashes shortly after takeoff for a training flight in [[Karbi Anglong district]], [[Assam]], killing its two pilots.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2026 |title=2 pilots killed in Indian fighter jet crash |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-fighter-jet-sukhoi-crash-063aae0943b9201ddd5dffd7219d8334 |access-date=6 March 2026 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* 7 March – The government allows the Iranian Navy vessel [[Hengam-class landing ship|IRIS ''Lavan'']] to dock in [[Kochi]] on humanitarian grounds amid the [[2026 Iran war]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 2026 |title=Sri Lanka hospital releases 22 rescued from torpedoed Iranian vessel |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260308-sri-lanka-hospital-releases-22-rescued-iranian-sailors |access-date=8 March 2026 |work=France 24}}</ref>
*8 March – [[India national cricket team|India]] beat [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in the final match and win the [[2026 Men's T20 World Cup]] in cricket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=T20 World Cup final: India thrash New Zealand to make history with third title and first for any team on home turf |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13516965/t20-world-cup-final-india-thrash-new-zealand-to-make-history-with-third-title-and-first-for-any-team-on-home-turf |access-date=8 March 2026 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>
*11 March –
**[[Farooq Abdullah]], the former [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]], survives an assassination attempt in a marriage function in [[Jammu]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 2026 |title=Farooq Abdullah Survives Assassination Attempt in Jammu, Gunman Arrested. |url=https://www.newsonair.gov.in/farooq-abdullah-survives-assassination-attempt-in-jammu-gunman-arrested/ |access-date=11 March 2026 |work=Aakashwani}}</ref>
**The [[Lok Sabha]] rejects a [[no confidence vote]] against [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|speaker]], [[Om Birla]] by a voice vote.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 2026 |title=Parliament Budget session highlights: Motion against Speaker defeated in Lok Sabha by voice vote. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliament-budget-session-march-11-2026-rajya-sabha-lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-no-confidence-motion/article70729683.ece |access-date=11 March 2026 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
**The Supreme Court rules in favor of removing life support from Harish Rana, who had been in a vegetative state following a fall in 2013, marking the first time that [[passive euthanasia]] has been allowed by an Indian court.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 2026 |title=India's top court allows removal of life support of man in vegetative state |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62v64rz6mko |access-date=12 March 2026 |work=BBC }}</ref>
*14 March – [[Sonam Wangchuk]] is released from jail after the [[Government of India|government]] quashes the [[National Security Act (India)]] against him in aftermath of the [[Ladakh protests]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 March 2026 |title=Govt frees climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, revokes NSA detention to boost Ladakh dialogue. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ladakh-protest-climate-activist-sonam-wangchuk-to-be-released-as-govt-revokes-nsa-detention/articleshow/129569858.cms |access-date=14 March 2026 |work=India TV}}</ref>
*16 March – At least 10 patients are killed in a fire at [[SCB Medical College]] in [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2026 |title=10 Patients Killed In Major Fire At SCB Medical College Hospital In Odisha's Cuttack. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/10-patients-killed-in-major-fire-at-scb-medical-college-hospital-in-odishas-cuttack-11220411 |access-date=16 March 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
*18 March –
**At least seven people are killed after a [[short circuit]] at an [[Electric vehicle|EV]] charging station in [[Indore]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2026 |title=7 Dead After Short Circuit At Indore EV Charging Station Sparks Blast. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indore-fire-news-7-dead-after-short-circuit-at-indore-ev-charging-station-sparks-blast-11231560 |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
**At least nine people are killed in a building fire near [[Palam metro station]] in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2026 |title=3 kids among 9 killed in massive fire at residential building in Delhi's Palam; CM orders magisterial probe. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/several-people-trapped-inside-as-fire-breaks-out-in-southwest-delhis-palam-residential-building/articleshow/129646975.cms |access-date=18 March 2026 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref>
* 19 March – The Government of India constitutes the National Dental Commission (NDC), replacing the [[Dental Council of India]] established under the Dentists Act, 1948, to align dental education and regulation with global standards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daily Current Affairs 21 March 2026 |url=https://www.insightsonindia.com/2026/03/21/upsc-current-affairs-21-march-2026/|publisher=Insights on India |date=21 March 2026}}</ref>
* 19–21 March – President [[Droupadi Murmu]] undertakes a three-day spiritual tour of [[Uttar Pradesh]], visiting [[Ayodhya]], [[Mathura]] and [[Vrindavan]], where she offers prayers at the [[ISKCON]] Temple and [[Prem Mandir, Vrindavan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2026 |title=President Droupadi Murmu begins three-day UP spiritual tour, offers prayers in Ayodhya and Mathura |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/president-droupadi-murmu-offers-prayers-in-ayodhya-and-mathura-attends-rituals-and-cultural-events-2026-03-19-1034404 |access-date=21 March 2026 |website=India TV News |publisher=India TV News Desk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 March 2026 |title=President Droupadi Murmu visits Vrindavan, performs Aarti at temples |url=https://www.newsonair.gov.in/president-droupadi-murmu-visits-vrindavan-performs-aarti-at-temples/ |work=News on Air}}</ref>
* 23 March –
** At least five people are killed and nine people are injured in a building collapse in [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 March 2026 |title=Five killed, nine injured in wall collapse in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/uttar-pradesh/2026/Mar/23/five-killed-nine-injured-in-wall-collapse-in-uttar-pradeshs-prayagraj |access-date=23 March 2026 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
** A special court in [[Madurai]] convicts all nine [[Tamil Nadu Police|police]] personnel involved in the [[2020 Sathankulam Police Brutality protests|2020 Sathankulam custodial death case]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 March 2026 |title=Sathankulam custodial deaths: 9 cops convicted 5 years after father, son killed in Tamil Nadu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sathankulam-custodial-deaths-9-cops-convicted-5-years-after-father-son-killed-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/129753016.cms |access-date=23 March 2026 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=23 March 2026 |title=All 9 Cops Convicted In Tamil Nadu Father-Son Custodial Death Case. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/all-9-cops-convicted-in-tamil-nadu-father-son-custodial-death-case-11255763 |access-date=23 March 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
* March 2026 – India is awarded hosting rights for the [[2028 World Athletics Indoor Championships]], with [[Bhubaneswar]] selected as the host city, making India the fourth Asian nation to host the event.<ref>{{cite web |title=21 March 2026 Daily Current Affairs |url=https://testbook.com/current-affairs/21-march-2026-daily-current-affairs |publisher=Testbook |date=21 March 2026}}</ref>
* 24 March – A special [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]] court sentences Kashmiri separatist [[Asiya Andrabi]] to [[life imprisonment]] for her involvement in terrorist activities in [[Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2026 |title=Separatist Asiya Andrabi Gets Life Term Under Anti-Terror Law UAPA. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/separatist-asiya-andrabi-gets-life-term-under-anti-terror-law-uapa-11259531 |access-date=24 March 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
* 25 March – At least 14 people are killed and 20 people are injured in a fire following a bus collision with a lorry in [[Markapuram district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 March 2026 |title=13 Dead After Bus Collided With Lorry And Caught Fire In Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/andhra-bus-fire-8-dead-after-bus-collided-with-lorry-and-caught-fire-in-andhra-pradesh-11267774 |access-date=25 March 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 March 2026 |title=Markapuram Bus Accident: 13 Killed, Several Injured As Private Bus Collides With Lorry In Andhra; CM Naidu Orders Probe. |url=https://www.news18.com/india/10-killed-20-injured-as-private-bus-collides-with-lorry-in-andhra-cm-naidu-orders-probe-ws-l-9997542.html |access-date=25 March 2026 |work=News18}}</ref>
* 26 March – At least nine people are killed and around 30 others are injured when a bus collides with a truck and overturns in [[Chhindwara district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 March 2026 |title=9 dead, 30 injured in bus-truck collision in MP's Chhindwara: Police |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/9-dead-30-injured-in-bus-truck-collision-in-mp-s-chhindwara-police-101774540563582.html |access-date=27 March 2026 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
* 27 March – Lawmakers from the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] protest outside the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], in solidarity with [[Iran]] and against the [[Assassination of Ali Khamenei|assassination]] of supreme leader [[Ali Khamenei]] amidst the Iran war. Additionally, a major confrontation breaks out between [[Indian National Congress|INC]] lawmaker [[Irfan Hafiz Lone]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] lawmaker [[Yudhvir Sethi]] during the protest.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 March 2026 |title=Watch: Massive ruckus in J&K Assembly as NC MLAs protest over killing of Iran's Ali Khamenei |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/watch-massive-ruckus-in-jk-assembly-as-nc-mlas-protest-over-killing-of-irans-ali-khamenei/articleshow/129839452.cms |access-date=28 March 2026 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* 28 March – The [[Noida International Airport]] is inaugurated by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2026 |title=PM Modi inaugurates Noida International Airport. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/noida-international-airport-pm-modi-inauguration/article70795653.ece |access-date=28 March 2026 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
* 30 March – India says it has ended the [[Naxalite]] insurgency after home minister [[Amit Shah]] reported that most of the remaining Naxal fighters had been killed, arrested, or had surrendered following intensified [[Indian Armed Forces|security]] operations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 March 2026 |title=India declares victory over Maoist insurgency |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260330-india-declares-victory-over-maoist-insurgency |access-date=30 March 2026 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
* 31 March – At least eight people are killed in a crowd crush in a temple in [[Nalanda district|Nalanda]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 March 2026 |title=8 women killed in stampede at temple in Bihar's Nalanda, probe ordered. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/8-people-killed-in-stampede-like-situation-at-temple-in-bihars-nalanda-2889450-2026-03-31 |access-date=31 March 2026 |work=India Today}}</ref>


=== April ===
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[2026 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship|2026 King's Cup]]
| International


* 4 April – One person is killed and at least six others are reportedly trapped after a four-story hotel collapses in [[Anuppur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2026 |title=1 dead, several trapped after four-storey hotel collapses in Madhya Pradesh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-four-storey-hotel-collapses-in-anuppur-kotma-several-feared-trapped-injured-2891643-2026-04-04 |access-date=4 April 2026 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
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* 6 April –
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**A special court in [[Madurai]] sentences all nine policemen accused in the [[2020 Sathankulam Police Brutality protests|2020 Sathankulam custodial death case]] to death.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 April 2026 |title=9 Tamil Nadu Cops Get Death Sentence In Father-Son Custodial Torture Case. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-sathankulam-9-tamil-nadu-cops-get-death-sentence-over-father-son-custodial-torture-case-11318637 |access-date=6 April 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
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**[[Telangana]] makes cancer a notifiable disease, and mandates one-month reporting timeline.<ref>{{cite news |title= Telangana makes cancer a notifiable disease, mandates one-month reporting timeline |work= The Hindu |date = 8 April 2026 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-makes-cancer-a-notifiable-disease-mandates-one-month-reporting-timeline/article70834453.ece |access-date = 8 April 2026}}</ref>
* 7 April – [[2023 Manipur violence]]: Two people are killed and five others are injured in protests following a bombing that kills two children in [[Bishnupur, Manipur|Bishnupur]], [[Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 April 2026 |title=4 Killed, Several Injured: Why Violence Is Flaring Again In Manipur: Explained. |url=https://www.news18.com/india/4-killed-several-injured-why-violence-is-flaring-again-in-manipur-explained-ws-l-10019795.html |access-date=7 April 2026 |work=News 18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 April 2026 |title=2 Killed, Several Injured In Firing As Mob Attacks Paramilitary Camp In Manipur. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/manipur-tense-many-injured-in-firing-as-angry-mob-storms-paramilitary-camp-11322997 |access-date=7 April 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
* 8 April – At least 60 people are injured in clashes between police and tribal villagers over a bauxite mining project in [[Rayagada district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 April 2026 |title=40 police personnel among 60 injured as protests break out over bauxite mining project in Odisha. |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/odisha-rayagada-violence-sijimali-bauxite-mine-protest-police-injured-kashipur-10623458/ |access-date=8 April 2026 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
* 9 April –
**[[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: The BJP retains its majority in the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="apelection"/>
**[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: The [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] wins a majority of seats in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 May 2026 |title=Finally, Kerala brings good news for Congress |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/kerala-assembly-election-udf-comeback-ldf-congress-bjp/article70942174.ece |access-date=6 May 2026 |work=Frontline}}</ref>
**[[2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]]
**[[2026 Noida workers protest]]
* 10 April – At least 10 people are killed after a boat capsizes in the [[Yamuna]] river near [[Mathura]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 April 2026 |title=10 dead, 14 rescued as boat capsizes in Yamuna near Mathura; search for missing on. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/yamuna-river-boat-capsizes-keshighat-vrindavan-mathura-pilgrims-dead-chief-minister-yogi-adityanath-cognisance-2894405-2026-04-10 |access-date=10 April 2026 |work=India Today}}</ref>
* 11 April –
**The India-flagged [[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]] gas tanker ''Jag Vikram'' crosses the [[Strait of Hormuz]], becoming the first Indian vessel to cross the Hormuz since [[2026 Iran war ceasefire|the Iran war ceasefire]]. It is expected to arrive in [[Mumbai]] on 15 April.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/1st-indian-vessel-crosses-hormuz-strait-after-us-iran-ceasefire-101775935854648.html</ref>
**A bus crashes into two trucks in [[Katihar district]], [[Bihar]], killing 13 people and injuring 30 others.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/13-dead-30-injured-in-major-collision-involving-bus-truck-in-bihar-katihar-101775925779975.html|title=13 dead, 30 injured in major collision involving bus, truck in Bihar's Katihar|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=11 April 2026|access-date=13 April 2026}}</ref>
* 13 April – A cement mixer truck collides with a van in [[Thane district]], Maharashtra, killing 11 people.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/thane-road-accident-cement-truck-eco-van-11-dead-10634308/|title=3 siblings among 11 killed as cement mixer truck rams van on Kalyan-Murbad road|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=13 April 2026|access-date=13 April 2026}}</ref>
* 14 April –
**[[Nitish Kumar]] resigns as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] with [[Samrat Choudhary]] succeeding him.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 April 2026 |title=Nitish Kumar quits as Bihar CM after 20 years, says new govt will have his guidance. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/nitish-kumar-resigns-as-bihar-chief-minister-2895968-2026-04-14 |access-date=14 April 2026 |work=India Today}}</ref>
**[[2026 Manipur bombing]]: At least 18 people are injured in violent protests against the killing of two children in a bomb blast in [[Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 April 2026 |title=18 Injured In Protest Against Killing Of 2 Children In Manipur Bomb Attack. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/18-injured-in-protest-against-killing-of-2-children-in-manipur-bomb-attack-11357791 |access-date=14 April 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
**Thirteen people are killed in a boiler explosion at a power plant in [[Sakti district]], [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 April 2026 |title=13 killed 21 injured in massive boiler explosion at Vedanta power plant in Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2026/04/14/13-killed-21-injured-in-massive-boiler-explosion-at-vedanta-power-plant-in-chhattisgarh.html |access-date=14 April 2026 |work=The Week (Indian magazine) |agency=PTI}}</ref>
**The Uttar Pradesh government announces increase in wages of some workers following the [[2026 Noida workers protest]].<ref name="m309">{{cite web | last=Jaipuria | first=Timsy | title=UP's 20% wage hike after Noida unrest spotlights delayed response to worker distress | website=CNBCTV18 | date=14 April 2026 | url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/up-approves-revised-minimum-wages-across-categories-after-noida-workers-unrest-ws-l-19886337.htm | access-date=17 April 2026}}</ref>
*17 April – The [[Delimitation Bill, 2026]]  and the [[Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026]] proposing the increase in [[Lok Sabha]] seats from 543 to 850 to implement [[Women's Reservation Bill]] fails to pass in the [[Parliament of India]] due to a lack of a two third majority in the [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2026 |title=Women's quota push fails in Lok Sabha by 298 to 230 margin. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bills-to-fast-track-womens-quota-carry-out-delimitation-without-new-census-defeated-in-lok-sabha-2897883-2026-04-17 |access-date=17 April 2026 |work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2026 |title=Delimitation Bill 2026 Updates: Constitution Amendment Bill Fails To Pass Lok Sabha Test, Oppn Celebrates Victory. |url=https://www.news18.com/india/delimitation-bill-2026-live-updates-parliament-special-session-lok-sabha-850-seats-women-reservation-2-liveblog-ws-l-10038068.html |access-date=17 April 2026 |work=News18}}</ref>
*19 April – At least 23 people are killed and six others are injured in an explosion at a firecrackers factory in [[Virudhunagar]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 April 2026 |title=At least 23 workers killed in fireworks accident near Virudhunagar district. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar-fireworks-factory-explosion-tamil-nadu-death-toll-updates/article70880724.ece |access-date=19 April 2026 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
*20 April – A bus falls into a gorge in [[Udhampur]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], killing 21 people and injuring 45 others.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/20/at-least-21-killed-as-bus-skids-off-kashmir-road-into-gorge|title=At least 21 killed as bus crashes into Kashmir gorge|website=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=20 April 2026|access-date=20 April 2026}}</ref>
*21 April – At least 13 people are killed and more than 40 people are injured in an explosion at a firecrackers unit in [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 April 2026 |title=13 killed in massive fireworks unit blast ahead of Thrissur Pooram. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/several-injured-in-blast-at-fireworks-unit-in-keralas-thrissur-ahead-of-pooram/article70888297.ece |access-date=21 April 2026 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
* 23 April – [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: The [[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|TVK]] emerges as the single largest party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 5 May 2026 |title=A 'fun' superstar stuns rivals and reshapes politics in an Indian state |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xwjx54zggo |access-date=6 May 2026 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
* 23–29 April – [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: The BJP wins a landslide majority of seats in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="apelection">{{Cite news |date=5 May 2026 |title=Modi’s party wins control of India’s West Bengal in a key state election |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-state-elections-west-bengal-joseph-vija-561dc6a5460485df5c4d6d84c9bc1502 |access-date=5 May 2026 |work=AP News}}</ref>
* 28 April – The [[New Zealand–India Free Trade Agreement]] is signed in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New Zealand and India sign landmark free trade agreement |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/28/new-zealand-and-india-sign-landmark-free-trade-agreement/ |access-date=29 April 2026 |work=[[1News]] |date=28 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260427235524/https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/28/new-zealand-and-india-sign-landmark-free-trade-agreement/ |archive-date=27 April 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* 30 April – A boat operated by the [[Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation]] capsizes in [[Bargi Dam]], killing 13 people.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=11 May 2026 |title=MP boat tragedy: Government forms judicial probe panel; to submit report in three months |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/mp-boat-tragedy-government-forms-judicial-probe-panel-to-submit-report-in-three-months/article70964272.ece |access-date=12 May 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


=== May ===
=== Results===
* 9 May – [[Suvendu Adhikari]] is inaugurated as [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 May 2026 |title=From trusted aide to biggest rival: Suvendu Adhikari becomes West Bengal chief minister |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2gp1wewjo |access-date=9 May 2026 |work=BBC}}</ref>
* '''ISTAF World Cup''' – The Indian men's national team achieved a historic milestone by capturing the Silver Medal in the high-stakes quadrant category. India advanced to the final after defeating powerhouse Myanmar in the semifinals, before finishing as runners-up to the host nation, Malaysia.
* 10 May – [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] takes oath as the [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 May 2026 |title=Joseph Vijay takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM, shattering decades of Dravidian duopoly. |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/joseph-vijay-takes-oath-as-tamil-nadu-cm-shattering-decades-of-dravidian-duopoly |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=The News Minute}}</ref>
* '''King's Cup World Championship''' – India secured the Bronze Medal in the men's quadrant. The Indian squad clinched a spot on the world podium after a hard-fought, three-set battle in the semifinals against the hosts and eventual champions, Thailand, losing 15–9, 9–15, 9–15.
* 12 May – The [[National Testing Agency]] orders the cancellation of the 2026 [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)]] held on 3 May, citing a leakage of test questions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 May 2026 |title=Protests in India after medical entrance test scrapped over leak claims |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2gd508n9o |access-date=12 May 2026 |work=BBC}}</ref>
* 13 May –
** [[2026 CBSE On-Screen Marking controversy]]: A controversy erupts against the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] due to the introduction of the on-screen marking system for the [[Grade 12]] board examinations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 June 2026 |title=Blurred answer sheets, payment portal collapse: Why CBSE’s digital evaluation for Class 12 is facing flak. |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/cbse-on-screen-marking-system-student-concerns-10707263/ |access-date=3 June 2026 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
** At least 96 people are killed in rainstorms across [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 May 2026 |title=Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-storm-uttar-pradesh-79623d4ba5d46e7c402a2398a8b8eec2 |access-date=14 May 2026 |work=AP News}}</ref>
* 14 May – [[V. D. Satheesan]] is elected as the [[Chief Minister of Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 May 2026 |title=Congress Picks VD Satheesan Over KC Venugopal As Kerala Chief Minister. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vd-satheesan-to-be-kerala-chief-minister-congress-ends-suspense-11493431 |access-date=14 May 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
* 16 May – The [[Cockroach Janta Party]] is founded by Abhijeet Dipke in response to the comments made by [[Chief Justice of India]], [[Surya Kant]] who called unemployed youths as "cockroaches" and "parasites".<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 May 2026 |title=After Outrage over His ‘Cockroaches’ ‘Parasites’ Remarks, CJI Surya Kant Says Media 'Misquoted' Him. |url=https://m.thewire.in/article/rights/offends-spirit-of-democracy-outrage-over-cji-surya-kants-cockroaches-parasites-remarks |access-date=16 May 2026 |work=The Wire}}</ref>
* 18 May — A truck collides with a passenger van in [[Lakhimpur Kheri district]], Uttar Pradesh, killing 10 people.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.news.cn/20260518/f80bfd4b08714559b0d74acff23379e2/c.html|title=10 killed in truck-passenger van collision in N. India
|work=[[Xinhua]]|date=18 May 2026|access-date=24 May 2026}}</ref>
* 19 May — A trailer truck crashes into a wedding minitruck in [[Palghar district]], Maharashtra, killing 13 people and injuring 25.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.news.cn/20260519/5c32c7a7427b49ed860041313c99bfe1/c.html|title=13 killed, 25 injured in traffic accident in W. India|work=[[Xinhua]]|date=19 May 2026|access-date=24 May 2026}}</ref>
* 27 May – The [[Supreme Court of India]] upholds the constitutional validity of the [[Special Intensive Revision]] in a landmark verdict.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2026 |title=BREAKING: Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission's Power To Conduct SIR Of Electoral Rolls, Says It Advances Free & Fair Elections. |url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-upholds-election-commissions-power-to-conduct-sir-of-electoral-rolls-535850 |access-date=27 May 2026 |work=Live Law}}</ref>
* 28 May — [[D. K. Shivakumar]] is selected as the new [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] replacing [[Siddaramaiah]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 May 2026 |title=D.K. Shivakumar: Congress troubleshooter poised to become Chief Minister of Karnataka. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dk-shivakumar-congress-troubleshooter-poised-to-become-chief-minister-of-karnataka/article71032582.ece |access-date=28 May 2026 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>


=== June ===
== Shooting==
* 3 June – At least 21 people are killed in a fire at a hotel in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abidi |first=Adnan |last2=Sharma |first2=Saurabh |date=3 June 2026 |title=Fire in Delhi hotel kills at least 21, police say |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/fire-delhi-restaurant-kills-least-20-2026-06-03/ |access-date=3 June 2026 |work=Reuters}}</ref>
=== Calendar===
* 6 June – [[2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests]]: The [[Cockroach Janta Party]] led by [[Abhijeet Dipke]] stages protests at [[Jantar Mantar, New Delhi|Jantar Mantar]] demanding the resignation of Education Minister [[Dharmendra Pradhan]] over the [[2026 NEET controversy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2026 |title='Cockroach' youth group founder leads first street protest after arrival in India |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-cockroach-youth-movement-founder-arrives-new-delhi-protest-modi-2026-06-06/ |access-date=6 June 2026 |work=Reuters}}</ref>
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* 13 June – An [[Antonov An-32]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] crash-lands at [[Jorhat Air Force Station]] in [[Assam]], killing five of the six occupants on board.<ref>{{Cite news|title=5 IAF personnel killed as AN-32 aircraft crashes while landing in Assam’s Jorhat|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indian-air-force-plane-crash-in-assam-jorhat-10737534/|date=13 June 2026|accessdate=13 June 2026|first=Amrita Nayak|last=Dutta|work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
* 15 June –
! Date
** The [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) successfully conducts the flight-test of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from [[Abdul Kalam Island]] in [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 June 2026 |title=Flight-test of indigenous, long-range land attack cruise missile successful |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/flight-test-of-indigenous-long-range-land-attack-cruise-missile-successful/article71105492.ece |access-date=15 June 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
! Venue / Event
** The LNG carrier ''Disha'' safely transits through the [[Strait of Hormuz]], becoming the first Indian-flagged LNG carrying vessel to exit the war zone in more than three months.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 June 2026 |title=Indian LNG carrier Disha makes first Strait of Hormuz transit in three months after US-Iran peace deal |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/indian-lng-carrier-disha-safely-transits-strait-of-hormuz-first-in-three-months-after-us-iran-peace-deal/cid/2165658 |access-date=15 June 2026 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>
! Status
* 16 June –
! Medals / Winners
** The [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] starts blocking [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] in India until 22 June and issues a direction to the messaging platform to disable the message editing feature in India until 30 June.<reF>{{Cite news |date=16 June 2026 |title=Telegram app blocked in India till June 22 over NEET paper leak worries |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/telegram-app-blocked-till-june-22-neet-security-concerns-nta-paper-leak-10741793/ |access-date=17 June 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</reF>
|-
** [[Delhi Police]] arrest seven operatives of a Pakistan-backed international terror-crime syndicate involved in smuggling illegal arms, ammunition and narcotics from Pakistan into [[National Capital Region (India)|Delhi-NCR]].<reF>{{Cite news |date=16 June 2026 |title=Delhi Police bust Pakistan-backed terror syndicate, seven held |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-police-arrest-seven-bust-pakistan-backed-terror-syndicate/article71110399.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260616173212/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-police-arrest-seven-bust-pakistan-backed-terror-syndicate/article71110399.ece |archive-date=16 June 2026 |access-date=17 June 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
| 2 – 14 February
* 22 June – At least 15 people are killed in a fire at a coaching centre in [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 June 2026 |title=15 Killed In Fire At Lucknow Coaching Centre, Students Jump From 1st Floor. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/massive-fire-at-coaching-centre-in-lucknow-students-jump-from-1st-floor-11670747 |access-date=22 June 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 June 2026 |title=15 students killed in fire at Lucknow building housing animation studio. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/uttar-pradesh/story/lucknow-aliganj-fire-pet-shop-blaze-engulfs-building-cm-yogi-orders-rescue-operations-2931704-2026-06-22 |access-date=22 June 2026 |work=India Today}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships]]  
* 27 June –
| Continental
** An investigation by ''[[The Indian Express]]'' reveals that Union minister [[Bhagirath Choudhary]] received {{INRConvert|99|l|lk=on}} as subsidy under his ministry for his commercial cucumber farm.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2026 |first=Harikishan |last=Sharma |title=Union Minister gets Rs 99-lakh subsidy for his cucumber farm — from scheme under own ministry |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/union-minister-gets-rs-99-lakh-subsidy-for-his-cucumber-farm-from-scheme-under-own-ministry-10759494/ |access-date=28 June 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Choudhary rejects the allegations and says that there was nothing irregular about availing the subsidy as he had engaged in farming long before entering politics.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2026 |title=‘I’m a farmer,’ says Union minister of state who got subsidy from his own ministry for his farm |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/im-a-farmer-says-union-minister-of-state-who-got-subsidy-from-his-own-ministry-for-his-farm/cid/2167500 |access-date=28 June 2026 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>
| {{IND}}
** The [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) charges three more accused people from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in connection with the [[2025 Delhi car explosion]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2026 |author=Devesh K. Pandey |title=NIA names three more accused in supplementary chargesheet in Red Fort area blast case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/nia-charge-sheets-three-more-accused-in-red-fort-area-blast-case/article71154005.ece |access-date=28 June 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|-
** The Maharashtra State Council of Examination postpones the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET 2026) which was scheduled to begin on 28 June after suspicion of paper leak.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2026 |first=Gauri |last=Deekonda |title=Maharashtra Teachers Eligibility Test 2026 Postponed Just A Day Before Exam After Alleged Paper Leak; MSCE Issues Official Notice |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/maharashtra-teachers-eligibility-test-2026-postponed-after-alleged-paper-leak-official-msce-notice-issued |access-date=28 June 2026 |work=[[The Free Press Journal]]}}</ref>
| 25 March – 8 December
* 28 June – [[Sonam Wangchuk]] goes on an indefinite [[hunger strike]] in protests demanding the resignation of [[Minister of Education (India)|education minister]], [[Dharmendra Pradhan]] over the [[2026 NEET controversy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 2026 |title=Sonam Wangchuk begins hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, six students join. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sonam-wangchuk-joins-cjp-protest-begins-hunger-strike-at-jantar-mantar/article71157421.ece |access-date=29 June 2026 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
| [[2026 ISSF World Cup]]
* 30 June –
| International
** General [[Dhiraj Seth]] takes charge as the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 June 2026 |title=General Dhiraj Seth assumes charge as India's new army chief |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/general-dhiraj-seth-takes-charge-as-india-new-army-chief-succeeds-general-upendra-dwivedi/cid/2167927 |access-date=1 July 2026 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>
|  
** [[Lok Sabha]] MP [[K. C. Venugopal]] moves a privilege notice against Defence Minister [[Rajnath Singh]] accusing him of misleading the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] of casualties of [[Operation Sindoor]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 June 2026 |first=Shemin |last=Joy |title='Misled Parliament on Op Sindoor military casualties': Congress submits breach of privilege notice against Rajnath Singh |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/minister-misled-parliament-on-military-casualties-during-op-sindoor-congress-submits-breach-of-privilege-notice-against-rajnath-singh-4057005 |access-date=1 July 2026 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>
|-
** The [[government of Tamil Nadu]] moves the Supreme Court against the order of [[Madras High Court]] imposing a ban of [[Cattle slaughter in India|slaughter of cows]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 June 2026 |title=Tamil Nadu appeals to SC against Madras HC order on cow slaughter ban |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu-appeals-to-sc-against-madras-hc-order-on-cow-slaughter-ban/article71167166.ece |access-date=1 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
| 15 – 26 June
** The [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) arrests [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer Pradeep Kumar and two former bank officials in connection with the alleged misappropriation of {{INRConvert|504|c|lk=on}} belonging to the [[government of Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 2026 |title=CBI arrests IAS official in Haryana govt. funds misappropriation case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cbi-arrests-ias-official-in-haryana-govt-funds-misappropriation-case/article71166651.ece |access-date=1 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[2026 ISSF Junior World Championships]]
** A fire at a petrochemical plant in [[New Delhi]] injures at least 20 people.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fire at petrochemical plant in eastern India injures at least 20 people |date=30 June 2026 |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-fire-naphtha-pipeline-8afe62030efd95f585c0e8e0d27a22d1 |access-date=30 June 2026 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
| International
| {{IND}}


=== July ===
|-
[[File:Students from All Over India protesting against 2026 NEET UG paper leak place Jantar Mantar on 20 July 2026 ahead of Parliament March 30.jpg|thumb|[[2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests|Students protesting]] over the [[2026 NEET scandal|2026 NEET-UG paper leak]] at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, 20 July 2026]]
| 3 – 14 September
* 1 July –
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[2026 World Shooting Para Sport Championships|2026 World Para Shooting Championships]]
** The [[VB G RAM G]] law comes into effect replacing [[MGNREGA]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 2026 |title=VB-G RAM G Act comes into force from today: Here's how much national average wage increased. |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/vb-g-ram-g-act-comes-into-force-from-today-here-s-how-much-national-average-wage-increased-2026-07-01-1046717 |access-date=1 July 2026 |work=India TV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 2026 |title=VB-G RAM G Replaces MGNREGA Today: Check 5 Big Changes, State-Wise Wages. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business-news/mgnrega-rural-work-guarantee-viksit-bharat-g-ram-g-yojana-state-wise-village-wage-rates-11710370 |access-date=1 July 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
| International
** Air Marshal [[Ashutosh Dixit]] takes charge as the [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Air Staff]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 2026 |title=Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumes charge as 51st Vice Chief of Air Staff |url=https://ddnews.gov.in/en/air-marshal-ashutosh-dixit-assumes-charge-as-51st-vice-chief-of-air-staff/ |access-date=1 July 2026 |work=[[DD News]]}}</ref>
|-
* 2 July - [[Bank of Baroda]] informs stock exchanges about paying Rs. 5700 crores (600 million USD) to settle [[NMC Health]] related disputes at [[Abu Dhabi Global Market]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Lalatendu |date=3 July 2026 |title=Why Bank of Baroda paid ₹5,700 crore to settle NMC Health dispute in Abu Dhabi: Explained |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/why-bank-of-baroda-paid-5700-crore-to-settle-nmc-health-dispute-in-abu-dhabi-explained/article71177120.ece |access-date=28 August 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
| TBD
* 4 July –
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Shooting League of India]]
** India designates 23 Pakistan-backed [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] (JeM) and [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] (LeT) operatives including three close associates of [[LeT]] founder [[Hafiz Saeed]] as terrorists.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 2026 |author=Mahender Singh Manral |title=Centre names 23 Jaish, Lashkar operatives as terrorists, cites J-K attack links |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-designates-23-jem-let-operatives-terrorists-jk-attack-links-10770706/ |access-date=6 July 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
| Domestic
** Rajya Sabha MP [[John Brittas]] writes to Home Minister [[Amit Shah]] urging the government to reconsider its position to keep the [[Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra]] out of the [[Right to Information Act, 2005]], citing the need for transparency and accountability.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2026 |title=CPM Urges Centre To Bring Ram Trust Under RTI |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/cpm-urges-centre-to-bring-ram-trust-under-rti-1968624 |access-date=6 July 2026 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
|  
* 5 July – Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] releases the first instalment of {{INRConvert|25863|c}} to states for the implementation of the [[VB-G RAM-G]] scheme.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2026 |title=Centre releases INR 25,863 crore to states under VB-G-RAM-G scheme |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/centre-releases-inr-25863-crore-to-states-under-vb-g-ram-g-scheme |access-date=6 July 2026 |work=[[Eastern Mirror]]}}</ref>
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* 6 July –
|}
** India hosts [[BRICS]] India 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 July 2026 |first=Manoj |last=Anand |title=Guwahati: India Proposes Virtual Working Group On Narcotics Trafficking At BRICS Anti-Drug Meet |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/guwahati-india-proposes-virtual-working-group-on-narcotics-trafficking-at-brics-anti-drug-meet-1968847 |access-date=6 July 2026 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
** The [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]] files a chargesheet against LeT founder [[Hafiz Saeed]] on the [[2025 Pahalgam attack]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 July 2026 |title=NIA names LeT founder Hafiz Saeed as accused in Pahalgam terror attack |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nia-names-let-founder-hafiz-saeed-as-accused-in-pahalgam-terror-attack/article71188788.ece |access-date=6 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
** Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister [[Mohan Yadav]] reconstitutes the State's Waqf Board and includes two Hindus in the Waqf board, making Madhya Pradesh the first state in the country to reorganise the Waqf Board under the [[Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 July 2026 |title=Madhya Pradesh govt. reconstitutes Waqf Board under new law, inclusion of Hindu members draws criticism |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/madhya-pradesh-waqf-board-reorganised-hindu-members-included/article71188097.ece |access-date=6 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* 7 July – The [[Gujarat High Court]] upholds the conviction of 49 accused (38 death sentences and 11 life imprisonments) in the [[2008 Ahmedabad bombings]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 July 2026 |title=2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts: High Court upholds death penalty for 38; government calls verdict a historic victory. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gujarat/2008-ahmedabad-serial-blasts-gujarat-hc-upholds-death-sentence-for-38-life-term-for-11-convicts/article71192493.ece |access-date=7 July 2026 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 July 2026 |title=Ahmedabad serial blasts: High Court upholds death sentence for 38, life term for 11. |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/gujarat-high-court-upholds-death-sentence-for-38-life-term-for-11-convicted-in-ahmedabad-serial-blasts-case-2942277-2026-07-07 |access-date=7 July 2026 |work=India Today}}</ref>
* 8 July – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hits [[Maharashtra]], damaging 105 houses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 July 2026 |title=Initial assessment shows 105 houses damaged in Hingoli quake; administration urges calm |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/initial-assessment-shows-105-houses-damaged-in-hingoli-quake-administration-urges-calm/articleshow/132317235.cms |access-date=11 July 2026 |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
* 9 July – India and Australia sign a defence and [[uranium]] export agreement.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dziedzic |first1=Stephen |last2=Dingwall |first2=Doug |date=9 July 2026 |title=Anthony Albanese says India a 'top-tier security partner' for Australia as nations deepen defence ties|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/narendra-modi-arrives-in-melbourne/106894868 |access-date=10 July 2026 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |language=en}}</ref>
* 19 July – [[2026 Assam floods]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 July 2026 |title=Why Assam is experiencing unprecedented flooding this year. |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/assam-floods-2026-causes-explained-10802845/ |access-date=28 July 2026 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
* 20 July –
**The [[Cockroach Janta Party]] organises the [[Sansad Chalo March]] demanding the resignation of Education Minister [[Dharmendra Pradhan]] over the [[2026 NEET controversy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 July 2026 |title=We made govt bow and listen to us': CJP after meeting Nadda; protest continues at Jantar Mantar. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/dipke-ends-hunger-strike-cjp-spokespersons-to-meet-nadda-key-points-from-sansad-chalo-march/articleshow/132504100.cms |access-date=20 July 2026 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref>
**A magnitude 2.6 earthquake hits [[Kerala]], damaging 20 houses.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Peechi tremors: Panel to study quakes as cracks appear in 20 houses|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/peechi-tremors-panel-to-study-quakes-as-cracks-appear-in-20-houses/articleshow/132588581.cms |lang=en |date=23 July 2026|access-date=25 July 2026|publisher=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
**Twenty-five workers are killed in a collapse at an under-construction hydroelectric tunnel in [[Sikkim]] blamed on a [[methane]] gas explosion.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tunnel collapse in India kills 25 workers |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80nv79204eo |lang=en |date=24 July 2026|access-date=29 July 2026|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
* 21 July –
** India summons Russian [[charge d'affaires]] (CDA) Vladmir Ladanov over the killing of four Indian seafarers aboard the MV ''Golden Leo'' in [[Odesa]], Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2026 |title=India summons Russian envoy over death of 4 Indian sailors in attack off Ukraine coast |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-summons-russian-diplomat-killing-indian-ship-crew-10796054/ |access-date=21 July 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
** The Supreme Court directs the Director of [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences]] (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board to examine the health of convicted godman [[Asaram]] who sought an interim bail on medical grounds.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2026 |title=SC asks AIIMS to form medical board to examine convicted rape accused Asaram’s health for bail plea |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/supreme-court-aiims-medical-board-asaram-interim-bail-1503619130.html |access-date=21 July 2026 |work=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]}}</ref>
**  [[2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests]]
*** Leader of the Opposition [[Rahul Gandhi]] meets Lok Sabha Speaker [[Om Birla]] and urges him to allow a discussion in the [[Lok Sabha]] regarding the attack against students during [[Cockroach Janta Party|CJP]] protest.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2026 |title=Rahul Gandhi meets Lok Sabha speaker, demands debate on student-protest crackdown |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/rahul-gandhi-meets-lok-sabha-speaker-demands-debate-on-student-protest-crackdown/cid/2171075 |access-date=21 July 2026 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>
*** [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leaders including [[Rahul Gandhi]], [[Priyanka Gandhi]], Karnataka Chief Minister [[D. K. Shivakumar]] and Kerala Chief Minister [[V. D. Satheesan]] protest outside Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s residence at [[7, Race Course Road]] demanding his resignation over the police attack against students in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2026 |title=Rahul, Priyanka lead Congress leaders in protest outside PM's residence |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rahul-priyanka-congress-leaders-protest-outside-prime-minister-residence-several-detained/article71249124.ece |access-date=21 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Delhi Police forecfully remove and detain Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and [[Akhilesh Yadav]] from the protest site.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2026 |title=Delhi police detain Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka, Akhilesh after forceful removal from protest site |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/delhi-police-detain-rahul-gandhi-priyanka-akhilesh-after-forceful-removal-from-protest-site/cid/2171134 |access-date=21 July 2026 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>
* 22 July –
** [[Lok Sabha]] suspends [[Trinamool Congress]] MP [[Kalyan Banerjee (politician)|Kalyan Banerjee]] for abusing two women MPs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2026 |title=TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee suspended from Lok Sabha over remarks against 2 women MPs |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kalyan-banerjee-suspended-from-lok-sabha-over-complaints-by-party-defectors-on-abusive-language-10798211/ |access-date=23 July 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Opposition MPs including [[K. C. Venugopal]], [[Dharmendra Yadav]] and [[Mahua Moitra]] meet Lok Sabha Speaker [[Om Birla]] seeking the withdrawal of his suspension saying that altercation for which he was suspended occurred after the House was adjourned.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2026 |title=Opposition seeks withdrawal of Kalyan Banerjee's suspension, meets Speaker |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/opposition-seeks-withdrawal-of-kalyan-banerjees-suspension-meets-speaker/article71253622.ece |access-date=23 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
** Mumbai Police detain over 300 people near [[Chaitya Bhoomi]] in [[Dadar]], Mumbai who had gathered to demand the resignation of [[Minister of Education (India)|Education Minister]], [[Dharmendra Pradhan]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2026 |first=Chinmay |last=Gaikwad |title=Protesters gather at Shivaji Park in Mumbai; around 300 detentions reported on July 20 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/protesters-gather-at-shivaji-park-in-mumbai-around-300-detentions-reported-on-july-20/article71250581.ece |access-date=23 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
** [[2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests]]
*** Chief Justice [[Surya Kant]] refuses to examine the videos of police brutality against protesters by the Delhi Police during the [[Sansad Chalo March]] saying that the court does not want to waste its time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2026 |first=Aaratrika |last=Bhaumik |title=‘Don’t waste our time’: CJI Kant declines to take cognisance of police violence during CJP’s Parliament march |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-declines-urgent-listing-of-plea-against-police-action-during-cjp-protest-march/article71252429.ece |access-date=23 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*** [[Sonam Wangchuk]] writes to Union Ministers [[J. P. Nadda]] and [[Jitendra Singh Rana]] saying that he would end his fast if the Centre promises to not take any action against the students who protested against alleged examination irregularities.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2026 |title=No Action Against Student Protesters, I will End Fast: Wangchuk To Govt |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/will-end-fast-if-centre-assures-no-action-against-protesters-wangchuk-writes-to-nadda-singh-1973053 |access-date=23 July 2026 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
* 23 July –
** The [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] permits Taj Trapezium Zone Authority to process pending applications for the establishment of non polluting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) within the [[Taj Trapezium Zone]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 July 2026 |first=Ashish |last=Tripathi |title=Supreme Court allows processing of 400 MSME applications in Taj Trapezium Zone with strict safeguards |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/supreme-court-allows-processing-of-400-msme-applications-in-taj-trapezium-zone-with-strict-safeguards-4084405 |access-date=24 July 2026 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>
** Prime Minister Modi announces that the [[Union Cabinet]] will take up a draft bill which contains provisions for Fast-Track courts and strict punishments against those involved in paper leaks.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 2026 |title=PM Modi promises 'more strict actions against paper leaks' amid CJP protests |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-promises-more-strict-actions-against-paper-leaks-amid-cjp-protests/article71259623.ece |access-date=24 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
** [[2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests]]: [[Sonam Wangchuk]] ends his 26-day [[hunger strike]] citing long negotiations on various conditions and possible violence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 2026 |first1=Jatin |last1=Anand |first2=Sakshi |last2=Chand |title=Sonam Wangchuk ends 26-day fast, cites ‘long negotiation’ on conditions, ‘possible violence’ in country |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sonam-wangchuk-ends-hunger-strike-after-26-days-in-presence-of-union-ministers-after-pms-announcement-10800743/ |access-date=24 July 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
* 24 July – The United States imposes a 10% tariff on India, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Race |first1=Michael |last2=Velasquez |first2=Francisco |last3=Crew |first3=Jemma |last4=Chia |first4=Osmond |title=US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgj61j6l08o |access-date=25 July 2026 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=24 July 2026}}</ref>
* 25 July –
**[[Dharmendra Pradhan]] resigns as [[Minister of Education (India)|Education Minister]] amid outrage over the [[2026 NEET controversy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 July 2026 |title=Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns Amid Massive Protests Over NEET Paper Leak. |url=https://www.news18.com/india/education-minister-dharmendra-pradhan-resigns-massive-protests-neet-paper-leak-10232987.html |access-date=25 July 2026 |work=News18}}</ref> He is replaced by [[Pralhad Joshi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 July 2026 |title=Pralhad Joshi appointed Union Education Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pralhad-joshi-appointed-union-education-minister/article71266932.ece |access-date=28 July 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
**The ancient Buddhist site of [[Sarnath]] is designated as a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Tong-hyung |title=Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp among new additions to join UNESCO’s World Heritage List |url=https://apnews.com/article/unesco-world-heritage-okefenokee-tidal-flats-3a531f2704d4806b3013c22c23247246 |access-date=30 July 2026 |work=[[AP News]] |date=26 July 2026}}</ref>
*29 July – [[2026 Jharkhand student protests]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 July 2026 |title=Thousands of students protest in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in JPSC, JSSC exams. |url=https://theprint.in/india/thousands-of-students-protest-in-ranchi-over-alleged-irregularities-in-jpsc-jssc-exams/3000441/ |access-date=29 July 2026 |work=The Print}}</ref>
*30 July –
**Parliament passes the [[Anti Paper Leak Bill 2026]] by a [[voice vote]] amid outrage over [[police brutality]] during the [[2026 Delhi Jantar Mantar protests]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 2026 |title=Anti-Paper Leak Bill Passed In Parliament, To Become Law After President's Approval. |url=https://www.news18.com/india/anti-paper-leak-bill-passed-parliament-become-law-president-10243550.html |access-date=30 July 2026 |work=News18}}</ref>
**[[Bank of Baroda]] that has written off loans above 100 crores amounting to a total of Rs.35,715 crores refuses to disclose details of large defaulters who received haircut citing exemptions under [[Right to Information Act, 2005]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=NagaPost |date=21 August 2026 |title=BoB writes off Rs. 35,715 cr in big loans |url=https://nagalandpost.com/bob-writes-off-rs-35715-cr-in-big-loans/ |access-date=28 August 2026 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*31 July –
** [[Lok Sabha]] passes the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, without debate amid protest by the Opposition over police crackdown on students during the [[Sansad Chalo march]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 July 2026 |title=LS clears Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill without a debate |url=https://www.siasat.com/ls-passes-births-and-deaths-amendment-bill-amid-protests-3516484/ |access-date=1 August 2026 |work=[[The Siasat Daily]]}}</ref>
** [[Lok Sabha]] MP [[K. C. Venugopal]] moves a privilege notice against Union Minister [[Jitendra Singh Rana]] over his remarks that no firing took place during the [[Sansad Chalo march]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 July 2026 |first=Asad |last=Rehman |title=‘Minister lied’: Privilege motion against Jitendra Singh for ‘no firing’ remark |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/minister-lied-kc-venugopals-motion-against-jitendra-singh-for-no-firing-remark-10812073/ |access-date=1 August 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
** Varsha Ashok Aglawe assumes charge as the 54th director general of the [[Geological Survey of India]], becoming the first woman to hold the position.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 August 2026 |title=Varsha Ashok Aglawe becomes first woman GSI director general in 176-year history |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/varsha-ashok-aglawe-becomes-first-woman-gsi-director-general-in-176-year-history-4095124 |access-date=1 August 2026 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>
** Former [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) councillor [[Tahir Hussain (politician)|Tahir Hussain]] is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] officer Ankit Sharma during the [[2020 Delhi riots]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 July 2026 |first=Ishita |last=Mishra |title=Delhi court sentences former AAP councillor, four others to life imprisonment for IB officer murder |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tahir-hussain-ib-staff-ankit-sharma-murder-case-life-imprisonment/article71290118.ece |access-date=1 August 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
** At least 10 people are killed and many others are injured in a building collapse during a repair in [[Bhiwandi]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 July 2026 |title=9 Killed, Many Trapped As Building Collapses During Repair Near Mumbai |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhiwandi-building-collapse-3-killed-as-four-storey-building-collapses-near-mumbai-many-still-trapped-11846291 |access-date=31 July 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 July 2026 |title=Bhiwandi building collapse: 10 dead; structure ‘was declared dangerous’. |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-bhiwandi-building-collapse-death-toll-trapped-10811431/ |access-date=31 July 2026 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>


=== August===
=== Results===
* 1 August –
* '''Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships''' – India achieved a total of 94 medals, including 51 gold, 23 silver, and 20 bronze, across both senior and junior events, finishing at the top of the medal tally.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 March 2026 |date=13 February 2026|title=India leads medal standings as Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship concludes in New Delhi |url=https://www.issf-sports.org/news/4934 |website=[[International Shooting Sport Federation]]}}</ref>
**Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] inaugurates [[Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport]] at [[Bhogapuram]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 August 2026 |title=PM Modi Inaugurates Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://ddnews.gov.in/en/pm-modi-inaugurates-alluri-sitarama-raju-international-airport-at-bhogapuram-in-andhra-pradesh/ |access-date=2 August 2026 |work=[[DD News]]}}</ref>
*'''World Cup''' – [[Palak Gulia]] and Mukesh Nelavalli won gold in the mixed 10m air pistol event in the second stage.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=1 May 2026 |date=7 April 2026|title=ISSF World Cup: Palak, Mukesh Nelavalli win 10m air pistol mixed team gold with world record |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/issf-world-cup-palak-mukesh-nelavalli-smash-world-record-to-win-10m-air-pistol-mixed-team-gold/articleshow/130086084.cms |website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Vivaan Kapoor]] and Neeru Dhanda won bronze in the mixed trap event in the third stage.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 May 2026 |date=10 May 2026|title=ISSF World Cup: Neeru Dhanda and Vivaan Kapoor win bronze in trap mixed team event |url=https://newsonair.gov.in/issf-world-cup-neeru-dhanda-and-vivaan-kapoor-win-bronze-in-trap-mixed-team-event/ |website=[[All India Radio|Akashvani]]}}</ref> [[Esha Singh]] won a gold medal and broke the [[List of world records in shooting|world record]] in the women's 25m pistol event in the fourth stage.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=28 May 2026 |date=27 May 2026|title=At 21, Esha Singh breaks a world record and beats the Olympic champion |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/esha-singh-world-record-beats-olympic-champion-25m-pistol-final-10711276/ |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
**Home Minister [[Amit Shah]] presents the [[Lokmanya Tilak National Award]] to [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] (NSA) [[Ajit Doval]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 August 2026 |title=Amit Shah presents Lokmanya Tilak National Award to NSA Ajit Doval |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amit-shah-presents-lokmanya-tilak-national-award-to-nsa-ajit-doval/article71293918.ece |access-date=2 August 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
** Eight people die across [[Kerala]] due to rain-related incidents.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 August 2026 |first=Dinesh |last=Kallungal |title=Eight killed as extremely heavy rain batters Kerala |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/many-killed-as-extremely-heavy-rain-batters-kerala/article71295091.ece |access-date=2 August 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* 3 August – Former [[Wrestling Federation of India]] president [[Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh]] is acquitted on charges of sexually assaulting three female athletes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adhikary |first1=Manish |title=India's ex-wrestling chief cleared in sexual harassment case |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rd0r055nqo |access-date=4 August 2026 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=3 August 2026}}</ref>
* 8 August – [[Hindutva Group]] conducts a purification ritual at Ramlila Maidan [[Haldwani]] after a rally by [[Mallikarjun Kharge]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Ishita |date=13 August 2026 |title=Row erupts over ‘shuddhikaran’ of venue after Mallikarjun Kharge’s rally in Haldwani, Uttarakhand |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttarakhand/row-erupts-over-shuddhikaran-of-venue-after-mallikarjun-kharges-rally-in-haldwani-uttarakhand/article71337907.ece |access-date=29 August 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* 13 August –
**President [[Droupadi Murmu]] presents [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Fellowships and Awards for 2024 and 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2026 |title=11 Telugu Artists Receive Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, Awards |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/telugu-artists-receive-sangeet-natak-akademi-fellowship-awards-enn26081404588 |access-date=14 August 2026 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>
**A landslide triggers a flashflood at an under-construction tunnel in [[Uttarakhand]], killing seven people and injuring 13 others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2026 |title=Seven killed in tunnel accident at Indian hydropower project |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/seven-killed-in-tunnel-accident-at-indian-hydropower-project |access-date=14 August 2026 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
* 17 August – Seven people are killed in a crowd crush at the [[Ashokdham Temple]] in [[Lakhisarai district]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2026 |title=At least seven dead in ‘stampede-like’ incident at India temple |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/17/at-least-six-dead-in-stampede-like-incident-at-india-temple |access-date=18 August 2026 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
* 18 August – [[2026 Patna student protests]]
* 19 August – Nine people are killed in a hotel fire in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=At least nine killed in hotel fire in India's Kolkata |date=19 August 2026 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-nine-killed-hotel-fire-indias-kolkata-2026-08-19/ |access-date=19 August 2026 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
* 21 August – [[Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre]] head Pawan Goenka announces that [[ISRO]] is going to stop making launch vehicles and it will be done by private sector.<ref>{{Cite news |last=C.S |first=Hemanth |date=3 July 2026 |title=Six sluggish months later, ISRO looks to reset with satellite launches |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/six-sluggishmonths-later-isro-looks-to-reset-withsatellite-launches/article71177747.ece |access-date=28 August 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/isro-will-not-make-any-launch-vehicle-all-tech-to-be-handed-to-private-sector/ar-AA2aEArl |access-date=28 August 2026 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2026 |title=The many challenges for ISRO: Rise of startups, launch setbacks, attrition |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/isro-attrition-gaganyaan-space-startups-explained-10813463/ |access-date=28 August 2026 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* 25 August – A [[National Company Law Tribunal]] special bench headed by Nileesh Sharma approves a repayment plan for [[Subhash Chandra]], head of [[Zee Media Corporation]] where he will pay Rs. 6.5 crores against creditor claims of Rs. 22,006.57 crores.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tiwari |first=Yash |date=25 August 2026 |title=NCLT approves Subhash Chandra’s ₹6.5 cr repayment plan against ₹22,007 cr claims |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/nclt-approves-subhash-chandra-s-6-5-cr-repayment-plan-against-22-007-cr-claims-ibc-sc-creditors-zee-11787670605730.html |access-date=28 August 2026 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Lalatendu |date=27 August 2026 |title=Subhash Chandra gets relief in personal guarantee case as leading banks face 99% haircut |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/subhash-chandra-gets-relief-in-personal-guarantee-case-as-leading-banks-face-99-haircut/article71396484.ece |access-date=28 August 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 August 2026 |title=‘Two systems’: Rahul attacks Modi government over NCLT settlement plan for Subhash Chandra |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/not-haircut-but-mundan-congress-on-nclt-clearing-subhash-chandras-65-crore-payout/article71395301.ece |access-date=28 August 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* 26 August – Defense Minister [[Rajnath Singh]] permits the transfer of [[DRDO]] missile technologies to Indian private companies.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rajnath Singh opens DRDO missile tech to private sector |date=26 August 2026 |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/rajnath-singh-opens-drdo-missile-tech-to-private-sector/articleshow/133523823.cms |access-date=26 August 2026 |work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>


=== September ===
== Table tennis==
[[File:Prime Minister of Bharat, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi with the President of Russia, Mr. Vladimir Putin and the President of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Xi Jinping.jpg|thumb|Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], Chinese President [[Xi Jinping]] and Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] at the [[18th BRICS summit]] in [[Bharat Mandapam]], New Delhi, 12 September 2026]]
=== Calendar===
* 5 September – A special [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]] court in [[Bastar district|Bastar]] convicts all 10 accused in the [[2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley]]. They are subsequently sentenced to death on 16 September.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 September 2026 |title=10 Convicted In Deadly 2013 Maoist Attack On Congress Leaders In Bastar. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jhiram-ghati-massacre-verdict-10-convicted-in-2013-maoist-attack-that-killed-27-people-in-chhattisgarh-bastar-12005566/amp/1 |access-date=5 September 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 September 2026 |title=29 Died In 2013 Maoist Ambush On Congress Convoy. Now, 10 Get Death Penalty. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/all-10-convicts-sentenced-to-death-in-2013-maoist-attack-in-bastars-jhiram-valley-that-killed-29-12054638/amp/1 |access-date=16 September 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
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* 6 September – A five-story building collapses in [[Delhi]], killing seven.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rescuers dig through debris as seven dead in building collapse in Delhi |date=7 September 2026 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r6ezx1jmro |access-date=7 September 2026 |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
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* 8 September – Five baby [[orangutan]]s are rescued from a forest in [[Balasore district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Baby orangutans found in Indian forest spark trafficking inquiry |date=10 September 2026 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgynv90599o |access-date=10 September 2026 |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
! Date
* 12–13 September – [[18th BRICS summit]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2026 |title=BRICS summit 2026: What are the key takeaways? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/13/brics-summit-2026-what-are-the-key-takeaways |access-date=24 September 2026 |website=Al Jazeera|language=en}}</ref>
! Venue / Event
* 15 September – A [[Pakistan Navy]] vessel collides with an [[Indian Navy]] vessel in the [[Arabian Sea]], prompting diplomatic protests between both countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 September 2026 |title=India and Pakistan summon diplomats after ships collide in international waters |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckge48jggv8go |access-date=17 September 2026 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref>
! Status
* 23 September – Nine people are killed in a bus fire on the [[Yamuna Expressway]] in [[Greater Noida]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=All 9 victims of Greater Noida bus fire identified; bus company manager held |date=26 September 2026 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/noida-news/yamuna-expressway-bus-fire-police-identify-all-9-victims-arrest-travel-firm-manager-101790360181988-amp.html |access-date=2 October 2026 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
|-
* 27 September – Riots break out at [[Lovely Professional University]] and surrounding areas in [[Punjab (state)|Punjab]] following rumours of a sexual assault on campus.<ref>{{Cite news |title=How an alleged rape sent an Indian university into turmoil and emptied hostels |date=29 September 2026 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6kg8dxrv54do |access-date=25 September 2026 |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
| 4 – 8 February
* 30 September –
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2026 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup]]
** Hashim Moosa, a top [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] commander and the mastermind of the [[2025 Pahalgam attack]] is killed in an encounter with security forces in [[Budgam]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2026 |title=LeT terrorist Hashim Moosa, wanted in Pahalgam attack, killed in J&K’s Budgam. |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Sep/29/let-terrorist-hashim-moosa-wanted-in-pahalgam-attack-killed-in-jks-budgam |access-date=30 September 2026 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2026 |title=Ex-Pakistan SSG commando, highly trained LeT terrorist, Pahalgam mastermind: Who was Hashim Moosa; killed in J&K encounter. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ex-pakistan-ssg-commando-highly-trained-let-terrorist-pahalgam-mastermind-who-was-hashim-moosa/articleshow/134588500.cms |access-date=30 September 2026 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2026 |title=Musharraf's Guard To LeT Commander: Who Was Hashim Musa, Killed In J&K. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/musharrafs-guard-to-let-commander-who-was-hashim-musa-killed-in-j-12120039 |access-date=30 September 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
| Continental
** Eight people are injured and one is killed in a major fire at the [[Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited]] (MRPL) facility in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=1 Dead, 8 Injured In Fire At Refinery In Karnataka |date=2026-09-30 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/1-dead-8-injured-in-fire-at-mangalore-refinery-and-petrochemicals-limited-mrpl-in-karnataka-12120738/amp/1 |access-date=2026-10-02 |work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>
|-
| 28 April – 10 May
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships]]
| International
|-  
| 9–26 July
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Ultimate Table Tennis season]]
| Domestic
|-
| 13 – 19 November
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[2026 World Para Table Tennis Championships]]
| International
|-
|}


=== October ===
=== Results===
* 3 October – Five people are killed in an explosion at a facility in [[Sri City]], [[Tirupati district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Five workers dead, one injured in a boiler explosion at a Sri City SEZ facility |date=2026-10-03 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/workers-killed-injured-in-a-boiler-explosion-at-a-sri-city-sez-facility/article71539836.ece/amp/ |access-date=2026-10-04 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*'''ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup''' – India did not win any medals, with Akash Pal being the only player to qualify for the knockouts before he was eliminated in the round of 16.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thebridge.in/table-tennis/ittf-attu-asian-cup-akash-pal-lose-lin-shidong-55894 |title=ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup: Indian campaign ends as Akash Pal falls to world No 2 |website=The Bridge |date=7 February 2026 | access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref>
* 6 October – Seven people are killed in a [[2026 Satya Niketan building collapse|building collapse]] in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-09-06 |title=Death Toll Rises To 7 In Delhi's Satya Niketan Building Collapse |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/building-collapses-in-delhi-satya-niketan-enn26090602665 |access-date=2026-09-07 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>
*'''World Team Championships''' – Both the men's and women's teams were eliminated in the Round of 32 in their respective events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uniindia.com/india-knocked-out-of-world-team-table-tennis-championships/sports/news/3834150.html |title=India knocked out of World Team Table Tennis Championships |website=[[United News of India]] |date=6 May 2026 | access-date=11 May 2026}}</ref>
* 10 October –  
**The central government places Delhi under lockdown ahead of the [[2026 anti-CEC protests]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-09-10 |title=India detains protesters, locks down Delhi ahead of rally against election chief |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/delhi-sealed-off-ahead-youth-protest-against-indian-election-chief-2026-10-10/ |access-date=2026-09-10 |website=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>
**The NIA launches a case to investigate the attempted hijacking of [[Flydubai Flight 1073]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-09-10 |title=NIA to probe mid-air attack on Captain Smit Machchhar aboard flydubai flight |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nia-to-probe-mid-air-attack-on-captain-smit-machchhar-aboard-flydubai-flight/article71567788.ece/amp/ |access-date=2026-09-10 |agency=Press Trust of India |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref>


=== Scheduled events ===
== Weightlifting==
* April – June – October – [[2026 Rajya Sabha elections]].
=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
|-
| 2 – 8 May
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[2026 World Junior Weightlifting Championships]]
| International
|-
| 10 – 17 May
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships]]
| Continental
|-
| 22 – 28 June
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[2026 Youth World Weightlifting Championships]]
| International
|-
| 27 October – 8 November
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2026 World Weightlifting Championships]]
| International
|-
|}


==Deaths==
=== Results===
* 2 January –
*'''World Junior Championships''' – Yash Khandagale won two silver medals and one bronze in the 71 kg event. With this, India finished 13th in the medal tally.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/junior-weightlifting-world-championships-2026-indian-medals-results-yash-khandagale-silver-mens-71kg/article70940187.ece |title=Maharashtra’s Yash bags three medals for India at Junior Weightlifting World Championships |website=[[Sportstar]] |date=5 May 2026 | access-date=11 May 2026}}</ref>
**[[Shyam Bihari Lal]], 60, politician, [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] (since 2017).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 January 2026 |title=Shyam Bihari Lal, BJP MLA from UP dies after suffering cardiac arrest during meeting. |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/shyam-bihari-lal-bjp-mla-from-up-dies-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest-during-meeting/articleshow/126307037.cms |access-date=2 January 2026 |work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>
*'''Asian Weightlifting Championships''' – India won 10 medals (1 silver, 3 bronze) and finished 11th in the medal tally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/asian-weightlifting-championships-2026-india-medal-winners |title=Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026: India blank on final day but finish campaign with 10 medals |website=[[Olympics.com]] |date=17 May 2026 | access-date=21 May 2026}}</ref>
**[[Ashok Gajanan Modak]], 85, politician, [[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Maharashtra MLC]] (1994–2006) and academic.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 January 2026 |title=Former MLC Ashok Modak passes away at 85 |url=https://www.newsdrum.in/national/former-mlc-ashok-modak-passes-away-at-85-10967573 |access-date=10 January 2026 |work=Newsdrum}}</ref>
* 4 January –
**[[L. Ganesan]], 91, politician, [[Member of parliament|MP]] (1980-1986, 2004-2009).<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2026 |title=Veteran Dravidian ideologue L. Ganesan no more |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veteran-dravidian-ideologue-l-ganesan-no-more/article70469988.ece |access-date=10 January 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
**[[Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo]], 79, historian and archaeologist.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2026 |title=Khariar King Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo Passes Away at 80 |url=https://pragativadi.com/khadial-king-jitamitra-prasad-singh-deo-passes-away-at-80 |access-date=10 January 2026 |work=[[Pragativadi]]}}</ref>
* 6 January –
**[[Suresh Kalmadi]], 81, politician, [[Parliament of India|MP]] (1982–2014) and president of the [[Indian Olympic Association|IOA]] (1996–2011) and sports administrator.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 January 2026 |title=Suresh Kalmadi, former Union Minister and Congress leader, passes away at 81. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-union-minister-and-congress-leader-suresh-kalmadi-passes-away/article70476649.ece |access-date=6 January 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
**[[V. K. Ebrahimkunju]], 73, politician, [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala MLA]] (2011–2021).<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 January 2026 |title=V.K. Ebrahim Kunju, IUML leader and former Kerala Minister, passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vk-ebrahim-kunju-iuml-leader-and-former-kerala-minister-passes-away/article70477566.ece |access-date=10 January 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* 7 January –
**[[Madhav Gadgil]], 83, ecologist.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2026 |title=Madhav Gadgil (1942-2026) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/madhav-gadgil-1942-2026/article70485336.ece |access-date=10 January 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
**[[Kabindra Purkayastha]], 94, politician, [[Lok Sabha|MP]] (1991–2014).<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2026 |title=Assam BJP leader Kabindra Purkayastha dies at 94. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam/assam-bjp-leaderkabindra-purkayastha-dies-at-94/article70483561.ece |access-date=7 January 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* 8 January –
**[[Vijay Singh Gond]], 68, politician, [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh MLA]] (1980–2007, since 2024).<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 January 2026 |title=Vijay Singh Gond, SP's 8-term MLA, dies at 68 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/vijay-singh-gond-sps-8-term-mla-dies-at-68/articleshow/126421669.cms |access-date=10 January 2026 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
**[[Meinam Bhorot Singh]], 75, politician, [[Manipur Legislative Assembly|Manipur MLA]] (2002–2007).<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 January 2026 |title=Manipur BJP leader Meinam Bhorot Singh dies after prolonged illness in Imphal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/manipur-bjp-leader-meinam-bhorot-singh-dies-after-prolonged-illness-in-imphal-101767878746262.html |access-date=10 January 2026 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
**[[Khawlhring Lalremruata]], 38, cricketer ([[Mizoram cricket team|Mizoram]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2026 |title='Big loss': Former Ranji Trophy player collapses, dies during cricket match; BCCI mourns |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/former-ranji-trophy-player-khawlhring-lalremruata-collapses-dies-during-cricket-match/articleshow/126448187.cms |access-date=10 January 2026 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
* 10 January – [[Davinder Singh (field hockey)|Davinder Singh]], 73, field hockey player, Olympic champion ([[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2026 |title=Hockey Olympian Davinder Singh Garcha passes away |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/hockey-olympian-davinder-singh-garcha-passes-away |access-date=11 January 2026 |work=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]}}</ref>
* 11 January –
**[[Prashant Tamang]], 43, singer (''[[Indian Idol]]'') and actor (''[[Paatal Lok]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 January 2026 |title='Indian Idol 3' winner and 'Paatal Lok' actor Prashant Tamang dies at 43 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/indian-idol-3-winner-and-paatal-lok-actor-prashant-tamang-dies-at-43/article70497507.ece |access-date=14 January 2026 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
**[[Samir Putatundu]], 73, politician.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitra |first=Atri |date=12 January 2026 |title=Samir Putatundu, West Bengal Left leader who joined Mamata Banerjee for Singur, passes away at 74 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/samir-putatundu-left-leader-mamata-banerjee-singur-passes-away-74-10468715 |access-date=14 January 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
* 12 January – [[Jayashree Kabir]], 73, actress (''[[Pratidwandi]]'', ''[[Simana Periye]]'', ''[[Rupali Saikate]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hasan |first=Bulbul |date=15 January 2026 |title=Renowned actress Jayasree Kabir passes away in London |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/renowned-actress-jayasree-kabir-passes-away-london-4081771 |access-date=15 January 2026 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]]}}</ref>
* 13 January –
**[[Indira Devi Dhanrajgir]], 95, poet and socialite.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Mrittika |date=14 January 2026 |title=Regal Nizam-era Socialite Indira Devi Passes Away |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/regal-nizam-era-socialite-indira-devi-passes-away-1930348 |access-date=14 January 2026 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
**[[Bir Bhadra Hagjer]], 75, politician, [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Assam MLA]] (2016–2021).<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 January 2026 |title=Assam: Retired IAS officer Bir Bhadra Hagjer passes away at 75 |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/assam-retired-ias-officer-bir-bhadra-hagjer-passes-away-at-75.html |access-date=14 January 2026 |work=NorthEast Now}}</ref>
* 16 January – [[Bheemanna Khandre]], 100, [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka MLA]] (1962–1972, 1978–1985).<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Congress leader Bheemanna Khandre passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/veteran-congress-leader-bheemanna-khandre-passes-away/article70516345.ece |work=The Hindu |date=16 January 2026 |access-date=17 January 2026}}</ref>
* 18 January – [[Raj K. Purohit]], 70, politician, [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra MLA]] (1990-2009, 2014-2019).<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 January 2026 |title=BJP veteran Raj K Purohit passes away a day after son Akash's BMC victory. |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/bjp-veteran-raj-k-purohit-passes-away-a-day-after-son-akashs-bmc-victory-13777765.html |access-date=18 January 2026 |work=Money Control}}</ref>
* 25 January –
** [[Mark Tully|Sir Mark Tully]], 90, journalist ([[BBC]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 January 2026 |title=Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's 'voice of India', dies aged 90 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nnp4d064do |access-date=25 January 2026 |work=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
** [[Dominic Kokkat]], 93, [[Syro-Malabar Church|Syro-Malabar Catholic]] prelate, bishop of [[Eparchy of Gorakhpur|Gorakhpur]] (1984–2006).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Dominic Kokkat |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkokkat.html|website=Catholic-Hierarchy|access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref>
* 28 January – [[Ajit Pawar]], 66, politician, [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra| deputy chief minister of Maharashtra]] (since 2024).<ref name=Ajit-Pawar></ref>
* 19 February – [[Ricky A. J. Syngkon]], 54, [[Lok Sabha|MP]] (since 2024).<ref>{{cite news|title=Shillong MP Ricky Syngkon collapses while playing futsal; dies|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shillong-mp-ricky-syngkon-collapses-while-playing-futsal-dies/articleshow/128581285.cms|access-date=21 February 2026|publisher=The Times of India|date=20 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220225653/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shillong-mp-ricky-syngkon-collapses-while-playing-futsal-dies/articleshow/128581285.cms|archive-date=20 February 2026}}</ref>
* 20 February – [[Vungzagin Valte]], 61, [[Manipur Legislative Assembly|Manipur MLA]] (since 2012).<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 February 2026 |title=Manipur BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte Passes Away |url=https://northeastlivetv.com/around-ne/manipur/breaking-news-manipur-bjp-mla-vungzagin-valte-passes-away/ |access-date=21 February 2026 |work=Northeast Live}}</ref>
* 23 February – [[Mukul Roy]], 71, [[Rajya Sabha|MP]] (2006–2017), [[Ministry of Railways (India)|minister of railways]] (2012), and [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal MLA]] (since 2021).<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2026 |title=Ex-Railway Minister And Once 'Chanakya Of Politics' Mukul Roy Dies At 71 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mukul-roy-death-ex-railway-minister-and-once-chanakya-of-bengal-politics-mukul-roy-dies-at-71-11122979 |access-date=23 February 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
* 25 February – [[R. Nallakannu]], 101, politician.<ref>{{cite news|title=R. Nallakannu, veteran communist leader from Tamil Nadu, passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/r-nallakannu-veteran-communist-leader-from-tamil-nadu-passes-away/article70674915.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=25 February 2026 |access-date=25 February 2026}}</ref>
* 6 March – [[Govind Parmar]], 72, [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat MLA]] (1995–2003, since 2017).<ref>{{cite news|title=Gujarat BJP MLA Govind Parmar dies at 72|url=https://theprint.in/india/gujarat-bjp-mla-govind-parmar-dies-at-72/2872120/|access-date=7 March 2026|publisher=The Print|date=6 March 2026}}</ref>
* 12 March – [[Harimurali]], 27, actor (''[[Rasikan]]'', ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony (2015 film)|Amar Akbar Anthony]]'', ''[[Annan Thampi]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nandakumar |first=Aswin |date=12 March 2026 |title=Ex-Malayalam Child Actor Harimurali Found Dead At Kerala Home |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ex-malayalam-child-actor-harimurali-found-dead-at-kerala-home-11204271 |access-date=13 March 2026 |website=NDTV}}</ref>
* 29 March – [[Rahul Banerjee (actor)|Rahul Banerjee]], 42, actor (''[[Chirodini Tumi Je Amar]]'', ''[[Pati Parameshwar (film)|Pati Parameshwar]]'', ''[[Zulfiqar (film)|Zulfiqar]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2026 |title=Rahul Banerjee, popular Bengali actor, dies after falling into sea during shoot |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/news/rahul-banerjee-popular-bengali-actor-dies-after-falling-into-sea-during-shoot-2026-03-29-1035537 |access-date=29 March 2026 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref>
* 3 April – [[Prashant Bose]], 82, Maoist militant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2026 |title=Top Maoist leader Prashant Bose alias 'Kishan da' dies in custody in Ranchi |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/top-maoist-leader-prashant-bose-alias-kishan-da-dies-in-custody-in-ranchi |access-date=3 April 2026 |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref>
* 5 April – [[Mani Kumar Chetri]], 105, cardiologist.<ref>{{cite news |title=প্রবীণ চিকিৎসক মণি ছেত্রী প্রয়াত, বয়স হয়েছিল ১০৬ বছর! ছিলেন জ্যোতি বসুর শুশ্রূষার দায়িত্বে |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/west-bengal/doctor-mani-kumar-chhetri-dies-at-106-years-dgtl/cid/1678632 |access-date=5 April 2026 |publisher=Anandabazar |date=5 April 2026}}</ref>
* 10 April – [[Sonam Wangchuk (soldier)|Sonam Wangchuk]], 61, military officer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, Renowned Kargil War Hero, Dies of Heart Attack |url=https://shop.ssbcrack.com/blogs/blog/colonel-sonam-wangchuk-renowned-kargil-war-hero-dies-of-heart-attack |access-date=10 April 2026 |publisher=SSB Crack |date=10 April 2026}}</ref>
* 12 April – [[Asha Bhosle]], 92, playback singer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mathur |first=Abhimanyu |date=12 April 2026 |title=Asha Bhosle, legendary singer and voice of Bollywood for decades, dies at 92 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/asha-bhosle-legendary-singer-and-voice-of-bollywood-for-decades-dies-at-92-lata-mangeshkar-rd-burman-bollywood-101775925754989.html |access-date=12 April 2026 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
* 22 April – [[N. Bhaskara Rao]], 90, [[Lok Sabha|MP]] (1998–1999) and [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|chief minister of Andhra Pradesh]] (1984).<ref>{{cite news |title=Former CM of undivided Andhra, Nadendla Bhaskar Rao, dies at 90 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Apr/22/former-cm-of-undivided-andhra-nadendla-bhaskar-rao-dies-at-90 |access-date=22 April 2026 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=22 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260422124945/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2026/Apr/22/former-cm-of-undivided-andhra-nadendla-bhaskar-rao-dies-at-90 |archive-date=22 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
*5 May –
**[[R. B. Choudary]], 77, film producer (''[[Pudhu Vasantham]]'', ''[[Raja (1999 Indian film)|Raja]]'', ''[[Aanandham]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2026 |title=Veteran producer RB Choudhary passes away due to car crash |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2026/May/05/veteran-producer-rb-choudary-passes-away-due-to-car-crash |access-date=5 May 2026 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
**[[Santhosh K. Nayar]], 65, actor (''[[Nishedhi]]'', ''[[Kurishuyudham]]'', ''[[Vasantha Sena (1985 film)|Vasantha Sena]]'').<ref>{{cite news |title=Malayalam actor Santhosh K Nayar, who played his last role in ‘Mohiniyattam’ dies in car accident aged 65 |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2026/05/05/malayalam-actor-santosh-k-nayar-who-played-the-last-role-in-mohiniyattam-dies-in-a-car-accident-at-65.html |access-date=5 May 2026 |work=The Week |date=5 May 2026}}</ref>
*8 May – [[Ravi Pandit]], 75, businessman.<ref>{{cite news |title=KPIT Technologies co-founder and chairman Ravi Pandit dies at 75 |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/kpit-technologies-co-founder-and-chairman-ravi-pandit-dies-at-75/article70954018.ece |access-date=9 May 2026 |publisher=The Hindu Businessline |date=8 May 2026}}</ref>
*10 May – [[D. Sudhakar]], 66, [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka MLA]] (2004–2018, since 2023).<ref>{{cite web |title=Karnataka minister D Sudhakar, 66, passes away after prolonged illness in Bengaluru |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-minister-d-sudhakar-66-passes-away-after-prolonged-illness-in-bengaluru-101778379422697.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=10 May 2026 |language=en |date=10 May 2026}}</ref>
*12 May – [[Swapan Sadhan Bose]], 78, politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Tutu Bose, veteran administrator of Mohun Bagan, dies aged 78 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/tutu-bose-dies-passes-way-aged-78-swapan-sadhan-bose-mohun-bagan-death-obituary-kolkata-indian-football/article70972592.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=14 May 2026 |language=en |date=12 May 2026}}</ref>
*13 May – [[Dileep Raj]], 47, actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/health-wellness/kannada-actor-dileep-raj-dies-of-heart-attack-at-47-cardio-explains-why-men-in-their-40s-and-50s-are-most-vulnerable-10687277/|title=Kannada actor Dileep Raj dies of heart attack at 47: Cardio explains why men in their 40s and 50s are most vulnerable|date=13 May 2026 |work=Indian Express}}</ref>
*14 May – [[Sudhangshu Seal]], 81, politician.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran CPI(M) Leader And Former MP Sudhanshu Sil Passes Away |url=https://www.newsonair.gov.in/former-mp-sudhanshu-sil-passes-away/ |access-date=14 May 2026 |publisher=News On Air |date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
*17 May – [[K. Rajan (producer)|K. Rajan]], 85, film producer (''[[Doubles (2000 film)|Doubles]]'', ''[[Ninaikkatha Naalillai]]'') and director ([[Unarchigal (2006 film)|Unarchigal]]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 May 2026 |title=Tamil film producer K Rajan dies by suicide at the age of 85 in Chennai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/tamil-film-producer-k-rajan-dies-by-suicide-at-the-age-of-85-in-chennai/articleshow/131154921.cms |access-date=17 May 2026 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
*19 May – [[B. C. Khanduri]], 91, [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] (2007–2009, 2011–2012), [[Minister of Road Transport and Highways|minister of road transport and highways]] (2000–2004), and three-time [[Lok Sabha|MP]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Danish |date=19 May 2026 |title=Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister BC Khanduri Passes Away; CM Dhami Pays Tribute |url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/bc-khanduri-death-former-uttarakhand-cm-dies-after-prolonged-illness-bjp-pm-modi-reacts-1844597 |access-date=19 May 2026 |website=ABP Live |language=en}}</ref>
*27 May – [[Anik Dutta]], 66, film director (''[[Bhooter Bhabishyat]]'', ''[[Ashchorjyo Prodeep]]'', ''[[Meghnad Badh Rahasya]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2026 |title=‘Bhooter Bhabishyat’ director Anik Dutta passes away in Kolkata hospital |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bengali-film-director-anik-dutta-passes-away-in-kolkata/cid/2162684 |access-date=29 May 2026 |website=Telegraph India|language=en}}</ref>
*28 May – [[S. Sathyendra]], 65, actor<ref>{{cite news |title=நடிகர் சத்யேந்திரா மரணம்: உடலைப் பெற யாரும் வராத சோகம்; நடிகை வினோதினி கோரிக்கை பதிவு |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/leo-movie-critic-national-award-winning-actor-sathyendra-passes-away-no-one-claims-actor-sathyendras-body-at-royapettah-hospital-11884862 |work=[[The Indian Express|Indian Express Tamil]] |date=28 May 2026 |language=ta}}</ref>
*29 May – [[T. U. Kuruvilla]], 89, politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2026/05/29/senior-kerala-congress-leader-t-u-kuruvilla-passes-away-at-89.html |title=Veteran Kerala Congress leader and former minister TU Kuruvilla dies at 89 |date=29 May 2026|access-date=3 June 2026 |work=Onamnorama}}</ref> 
*30 May – [[K. P. Dhanapalan]], 76, politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kp-dhanapalan-senior-congress-leader-and-former-mp-passes-away/article71040189.ece |title=K.P. Dhanapalan, senior Congress leader and former Kerala MP, passes away |date=30 May 2026|access-date=3 June 2026 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
*31 May –
**[[Probal Dasgupta]], 72, Esperantist, [[president of the Universal Esperanto Association]] (2007–2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liberafolio.org/2026/06/01/forpasis-probal-dasgupta/|title=Forpasis Probal Dasgupta|date=1 June 2026|access-date=1 June 2026 |work=Libera Folio}}</ref>
**[[Suman Kalyanpur]], 89, singer<ref>{{cite news |title=Suman Kalyanpur : भावगीतांची सम्राज्ञी हरपली! ज्येष्ठ गायिका सुमन कल्याणपूर यांचे निधन; संगीत क्षेत्रावर शोककळा |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/suman-kalyanpur-passed-away-legendary-marathi-hindi-playback-singer-padma-bhushan-awardee-death-marathi-news-1426282 |access-date=1 June 2026 |publisher=ABP |date=31 May 2026}}</ref>
*2 June – [[Yogesh Patel]], 79, [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat MLA]] (since 2012)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Eight-time BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Yogesh Patel dies at 79 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/eight-time-bjp-mla-and-former-gujarat-minister-yogesh-patel-dies-at-79/articleshow/131470548.cms |access-date=3 June 2026 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
*6 June – [[Salim Kumar]], 57, actor<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 June 2026 |author=M.P. Praveen |title=Versatile actor Salim Kumar passes away aged 57 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/versatile-actor-salim-kumar-passes-away-aged-57/article71071055.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260607110302/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/versatile-actor-salim-kumar-passes-away-aged-57/article71071055.ece |archive-date=7 June 2026 |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*10 June – [[Bharathiraja]], 84, film director, screenwriter and actor<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 June 2026 |title=Veteran actor-filmmaker Bharathiraja dies at 84 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/veteran-actor-filmmaker-bharathiraja-dies-10732286/ |access-date=10 June 2026 |website=The Indian Express }}</ref>
*12 June – [[Jaspal Rana]], 49, sport shooter and coach<ref>{{cite news |title=Artery completely blocked: What led to Indian shooting coach Jaspal Rana’s sudden death |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/artery-completely-blocked-what-led-to-indian-shooting-coach-jaspal-rana-s-sudden-death-101781253716369.html |access-date=12 June 2026 |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 June 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
*27 June – [[K. Bhagyaraj]], 73, actor and director.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2026 |author=B. Kolappan |title=K. Bhagyaraj, prominent actor and director, passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tamil-actor-and-director-k-bhagyaraj-passes-away-in-chennai/article71153422.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260627054307/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tamil-actor-and-director-k-bhagyaraj-passes-away-in-chennai/article71153422.ece |archive-date=27 June 2026 |access-date=27 June 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*28 June – [[Madan Mohan Lakhera]], 88, army lieutenant general, [[List of governors of Mizoram|governor of Mizoram]] (2006–2011), lieutenant governor of [[List of lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] (2006) and [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry|Puducherry]] (2004–2006).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mizoram guv, CM condole death of former guv Lakhera |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/mizoram-guv-cm-condole-death-of-former-guv-lakhera/articleshow/132093523.cms |access-date=1 July 2026 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
*30 June – [[P. A. Madhavan]], 79, [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala MLA]] (2011–2016).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Former Manalur MLA P.A. Madhavan passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/former-manalur-mla-pa-madhavan-passes-away/article71167388.ece |access-date=1 July 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*4 July – [[Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava]], 82, [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat MLA]] (1972–2002, since 2007).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Former Gujarat Minister, 10-Time MLA Mohansinh Rathwa Dies at 82 |url=https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gujarat/former-gujarat-minister-10-time-mla-mohansinh-rathwa-dies-at-82-69325664144 |access-date=5 July 2026 |work=[[Gujarat Samachar]]}}</ref>
*11 July – [[S. Janaki]], 88, singer<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2026 |title=Remembering Iconic Singer S. Janaki |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/remembering-iconic-singer-s-janaki-84898.html |access-date=14 August 2026 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en}}</ref>
* 18 July – [[Chennamma Deve Gowda]], 89, [[Spouse of the prime minister of India|spouse of the prime minister]] (1996–1997).<ref>{{cite news |title=Former PM H D Deve Gowda's wife Chenamma dies at 89 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/former-pm-h-d-devegowdas-wife-chenamma-dies-at-89-4078467 |work=Deccan Herald |date=18 July 2026 |access-date=31 July 2026}}</ref>
* 19 July – [[Jennifer Monserrate]], 56, [[Goa Legislative Assembly|Goa MLA]] (since 2012).<ref>{{cite news |title=Goa BJP MLA and Former Minister Jennifer Monserrate Passes Away After Prolonged Illness |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/goa/goa-bjp-mla-and-former-minister-jennifer-monserrate-passes-away-after-prolonged-illness/482341/ |work=Herald Goa |date=19 July 2026 |access-date=30 July 2026}}</ref>
* 22 July – [[Alambadi (politician)|Alambadi]], 90, [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh MLA]] (1996–2007, since 2012).<ref>{{cite news |title=Born before Independence, UP’s oldest MLA Alam Badi Azmi dies at 90 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/alam-badi-azmi-dies-up-oldest-serving-mla-sp-veteran-obituary-10800125/ |work=The Indian Express |date=23 July 2026 |access-date=26 July 2026}}</ref>
* 27 July – [[Susanta Singh]], 53, [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Odisha MLA]] (since 2014).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior BJD Leader and Former Minister Sushant Singh Dies at 53 |url=https://www.prameyanews.com/senior-bjd-leader-and-former-minister-sushant-singh-dies-at-53 |access-date=27 July 2026 |website=Prameya News|language=en}}</ref>
* 4 August –
** [[D. Y. Patil]], 90, governor of [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] (2009–2013), [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] (2013–2014), and [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] (2014).<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 August 2026 |title=DY Patil, senior Congress leader, former Governor and educationist, dies at 90. |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/dy-patil-former-west-bengal-and-bihar-governor-dies-at-90-2026-08-04-1050295 |access-date=4 August 2026 |work=India TV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 August 2026 |title=DY Patil, Veteran Congress Leader And Ex-Bihar Governor, Dies In Maharashtra |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dy-patil-veteran-congress-leader-and-ex-bihar-governor-dies-in-maharashtra-11862909 |access-date=4 August 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
**[[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]], 74, actor (''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'', ''[[Sye (2004 film)|Sye]]'', ''[[Naayak]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 August 2026 |title=Pradeep Rawat passes away at 74 after cancer battle: Revisiting his iconic villain roles and hilarious 'China Town' story. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pradeep-rawat-passes-away-at-74-after-cancer-battle-revisiting-his-iconic-villain-roles-and-hilarious-china-town-story/articleshow/132916560.cms |access-date=4 August 2026 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref>
* 5 August – [[Uma Shankar Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Uma Shankar Singh]], 55, [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh MLA]] (since 2012).<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 2026 |title=BSP's Only MLA In UP Umashankar Singh Dies Of Cancer; Mayawati Recalls His Dedication To The Party |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/bsps-only-mla-in-up-umashankar-singh-dies-of-cancer-mayawati-recalls-his-dedication-for-party-10323821 |access-date=6 August 2026 |work=The Daily Jagran}}</ref>.
* 16 August – [[Asish Banerjee]], 75, [[Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker]] of [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] (2021-2026).<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 August 2026 |title=Asish Banerjee, Mamata Banerjee's Close Aide, Found Dead At Trinamool Office. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/asish-banerjee-ex-bengal-deputy-speaker-and-ex-trinamool-mla-found-dead-at-party-office-was-a-close-aide-of-mamata-banerjee-11915959 |access-date=16 August 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
* 20 August – [[Sajjan Kumar]], 80, [[Lok Sabha Member of parliament|Lok Sabha MP]] (1980-1984), (1991-1996), (2004-2009) and convicted murderer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 August 2026 |title=Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, dies at 80. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/former-congress-mp-sajjan-kumar-convicted-in-1984-anti-sikh-riots-case-dies-at-80/articleshow/133370739.cms |access-date=20 August 2026 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref>
* 21 August – [[Sowcar Janaki]], 94, Indian actress and Film Producer.
* 25 August – [[Kuku Kohli]], 77, film director ([[Suhaag (1994 film)|''Suhaag'']]).<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 August 2026 |title=Phool Aur Kaante Director Kuku Kohli Dies Of Heart Attack At 77. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/phool-aur-kaante-director-kuku-kohli-dies-of-heart-attack-at-77-11958059 |access-date=25 August 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
* 27 August –
** [[T. K. D. Muzhappilangad]], 80, writer.<ref>{{cite web | title=Malayalam writer, playwright TKD Muzhappilangad passes away at 80 | website=[[Onmanorama]] | date=27 August 2026 | url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2026/08/27/renowned-malayalam-writer-tkd-muzhappilangad-passes-away.html | access-date=27 August 2026}}</ref>
**[[Mamtaz Sanghamita]], 80, [[Lok Sabha Member of parliament|Lok Sabha MP]] (2014-2019).<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 August 2026 |title=Former Trinamool MP Mamtaz Sanghamita passes away at 80. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/former-trinamool-mp-mamtaz-sanghamita-passes-away-at-80/articleshow/133574528.cms |access-date=27 August 2026 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref>
* 2 September – [[Anil Sharma (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Anil Sharma]], 63, [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh MLA]] (2002–2012, since 2017).<ref>{{cite news |title=BJP MLA Anil Sharma Passes Away; CM Yogi Adityanath Expresses Grief |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/bjp-mla-anil-sharma-passes-away-cm-yogi-adityanath-expresses-grief |access-date=2 September 2026 |publisher=The Free Press Journal |date=2 September 2026}}</ref>
* 3 September – [[Harish Chandra Mishra]], 67, judge, [[Delhi Lokayukta|lokayukta of Delhi]] (since 2022).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/delhi-lokayukta-justice-harish-chandra-mishra-passes-away-last-rites-to-be-held-toda-enn26090403702 |title=Delhi Lokayukta Justice Harish Chandra Mishra Passes Away |date=4 September 2026 |work=[[ETV Bharat]] |access-date=4 September 2026 }}</ref>.
* 6 September – [[Sudivya Kumar]], 56, [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Jharkhand MLA]] (since 2019).<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 September 2026 |title=Jharkhand Higher Education Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu Dies Of Heart Attack. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jharkhand-mukti-morcha-leader-jharkhand-minister-sudivya-kumar-sonu-dies-of-heart-attack-12007800/amp/1 |access-date=6 September 2026 |work=NDTV}}</ref>
* 11 September – [[Solomon Pappaiah]], 90, Indian scholar, actor, journalist and a television icon in Tamil Nadu.
* 13 September – [[Siddique Ahmed (Indian politician)|Siddique Ahmed]], 63, [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Assam MLA]] (2001–2016, since 2021).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam/former-assam-minister-siddeque-ahmed-dies-battling-cancer-at-63/article71462753.ece |title=Former Assam Minister Siddeque Ahmed dies battling cancer at 63 |work=The Hindu |date=13 September 2026 |access-date=13 September 2026}}</ref>
* 14 September – [[Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat]], 103, [[sattriya]] classical dancer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Assam: Padma Shri Sattriya artist Gopiram Bargayan Burabhakat dies at 103 |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assam-padma-shri-sattriya-artist-gopiram-bargayan-burabhakat-dies-at-103-1450868-2026-09-15 |work=India Today |date=15 September 2026 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>
* 15 September – [[Alla Nani]], 56, [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh MLA]] (2004–2014, since 2019) and [[List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|deputy chief minister]] (2019–2022).<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 September 2026 |title=Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Alla Nani dies of cardiac arrest at 56 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/former-andhra-pradesh-deputy-chief-minister-alla-nani-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-at-56/article71467339.ece |access-date=15 September 2026 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>.
* 17 September – [[E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan]], 78, [[Rajya Sabha member|Rajya Sabha MP]] (2004-2016).<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 2026 |title=Veteran Congress leader Sudarsana Natchiappan dies at 79. |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/veteran-congress-leader-sudarsana-natchiappan-dies-at-79-101789657580577.html |access-date=17 September 2026 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
* 25 September – [[Mushtaq Khan]], 56, actor (''[[Welcome (film series)|Welcome]]'', ''[[Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke]]'', ''[[Jodi No.1 (film)|Jodi No.1]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 September 2026 |title=Mushtaq Khan dies at 56: When Amitabh Bachchan helped the Welcome actor get his first home in Mumbai. |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/mushtaq-khan-dies-at-56-when-amitabh-bachchan-helped-the-welcome-actor-get-his-first-home-in-mumbai/articleshow/134473344.cms?from=mdr |access-date=25 September 2026 |work=The Economic Times}}</ref>
* 3 October –
**[[Singeetham Srinivasa Rao]], 95, film director (''[[Aditya 369]]'', ''[[Bhairava Dweepam]]'', ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-10-04 |title=Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, veteran filmmaker, dies in Chennai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/veteran-filmmaker-singeetham-srinivasa-rao-dies-in-chennai/articleshow/134664612.cms |access-date=2026-10-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
**[[Mad Sandhu]], LGBTQ social media influence and make-up artist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-10-04 |title=Punjab social media influencer Mad Sandhu, who voiced LGBTQ and gender issues, shot dead in Amritsar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/bikeborne-attackers-shoot-influencer-dead-in-amritsar-101791053692342.html |access-date=2026-10-05 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
* 4 October – [[Devprasad John Ganawa]], 74, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of [[Diocese of Jhabua|Jhabua]] (2009–2012) and [[Diocese of Udaipur|Udaipur]] (since 2012).<ref>{{cite news |title=Bishop Devprasad Ganawa Passes Away |url=https://www.ccbi.in/post/bishop-devprasad-ganawa-passes-away |access-date=4 October 2026 |publisher=Conference of Catholic Bishops of India |date=4 October 2026}}</ref>
* 7 October –
**[[Virjibhai Thummar]], 67, [[Lok Sabha Member of parliament|Lok Sabha MP]] (2004-2009) and [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|MLA]] (2017-2022).<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2026 |title=Senior Congress leader and former Amreli MP Virji Thummar dies. |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/virji-thummar-gujarat-congress-leader-former-mp-passes-away-67-amreli-10911287/lite/ |access-date=7 October 2026 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
**[[Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi]], 92, Islamic scholar, [[List of chancellors and principals of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama|principal]] of [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]] (since 2000)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Islamic scholar Maulana Saeed-ur-Rahman Azmi Nadvi  passes away at 92 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/islamic-scholar-maulana-saeed-ur-rahman-azmi-nadvi-passes-away-at-92/amp_articleshow/134773806.cms |access-date=2026-10-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* 8 October – [[Nana Patekar]], 75, actor (''[[Parinda]]'', ''[[Tirangaa (film)|Tirangaa]]'', ''[[Welcome (film series)|Welcome]]'').<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 October 2026 |title=Actor Nana Patekar passes away at 75. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nana-patekar-dies-at-75-goa-heart-attack/article71558236.ece/amp/ |access-date=8 October 2026 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
* 11 October - [[Atar Singh Bhadana]], [[Rajisthan Legislative Assembly|MLA]] (2003-2008).
* 14 October - [[Cheruvayal Raman]], a [[Padma Shri]] awarded Tribal farmer.


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== Wrestling==
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=== Calendar===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
! Winners
|-
| 15 January – 1 February
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 Pro Wrestling League]]
| Domestic
|[[Haryana Thunders]]
|-
| 27 July – 2 August
| {{flagicon|AZE}} [[2026 U17 World Wrestling Championships]]
| International
|-
| 17 – 23 August
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[2026 U20 World Wrestling Championships]]
| International
|-
| 5 – 13 September
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[2026 World Wrestling Championships]]
| International
|-
| 12 – 18 October
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[2026 U23 World Wrestling Championships]]
| International
|-
|}
=== Results===
* '''Pro Wrestling League''' – [[Haryana Thunders]] defeated [[Delhi Dangal Warriors]] to claim their maiden title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2026/Feb/02/haryana-thunders-crowned-pro-wrestling-league-champs |title=Haryana Thunders crowned Pro Wrestling League champs |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=2 February 2026 | access-date=4 February 2026}}</ref>
== Volleyball ==
=== Calendar ===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
|-
| 20–28 June
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup]]
| Continental
|-
| 12–18 July
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[2026 Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship]]
| Continental
|-
| TBD
| {{flagicon|}} [[2026 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship]]
| Continental
|-
|-
|}


==Notes==
=== Results ===
{{Notelist}}


{{Year in Asia|2026}}
== Wushu ==
{{Years in India}}
=== Calendar ===
{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:95%;white-space:nowrap"
|-
! Date
! Venue / Event
! Status
|-
| 4–7 April
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2026 World Junior Wushu Championships]]
| International
|-
|-
|}
=== Results ===
*'''World Junior Championships''' – India won a total of nine medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze) and finished in 11th position.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://theprint.in/sport/historic-performance-by-india-at-the-10th-world-junior-wushu-championship/2892413/ |title=Historic performance by India at the 10th World Junior Wushu Championship |website=[[ThePrint]] |date=30 March 2026 | access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref>


[[Category:2026 in India]]
== References==
[[Category:2026 by country|India]]
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[[Category:2026 in Asia|India]]
{{Sport in India}}
[[Category:2020s in India]]
{{Years in Sports|2026}}
[[Category:Years of the 21st century in India]]
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The year 2026 in Indian sports describes the new sporting events that have happened, or will happen, in 2026. The main highlights for this year are: the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan and the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal respectively.

This year, several honours have been awarded to the athletes who have contributed to the nation in various sporting disciplines. Vijay Amritraj (tennis) was awarded the Padma Bhushan. At the same time, the Padma Shri awardees include Baldev Singh (field hockey), Bhagwandas Raikwar (martial arts), Harmanpreet Kaur (cricket), K. Pajanivel (martial arts), Praveen Kumar (para-athletics), Rohit Sharma (cricket) and Savita Punia (field hockey) respectively.[1] The Arjuna Awards were announced in August 2026 to felicitate 17 sportspersons. The recipients include Tejaswin Shankar, Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi, Priyanka Goswami (athletics); Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand (badminton); Narender Berwal (boxing); Vidit Gujrathi, Divya Deshmukh (chess); Dhanush Srikanth (deaf shooting); Lalremsiami, Rajkumar Pal (hockey); Surjeet Singh Narwal, Pooja Hathwala (kabaddi); Rudransh Khandelwal (para-shooting); Ekta Bhyan (para-athletics); Arvind Singh (rowing); and Akhil Sheoran (shooting) respectively. The Lifetime Arjuna Award Honour was given to Isaiah Arumainayagam (football).

Multi-sport events

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Medals
6–22 February Italy 2026 Winter Olympics (summary) International 0 0 0 0
22–30 April China 2026 Asian Beach Games (summary) Continental 3 2 1 6
23 July – 2 August Scotland 2026 Commonwealth Games (summary) International 13 17 9 39
19 September – 4 October Japan 2026 Asian Games (summary) Continental 21 27 37 85
18–24 October Japan 2026 Asian Para Games (summary) Continental
31 October – 13 November Senegal 2026 Summer Youth Olympics International
11–21 December Saudi Arabia 2026 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Continental

Results

  • Winter Olympics – India sent two athletes with Stanzin Lundup finishing 104th[2] and Arif Khan finishing at 39th position[3] in their respective events.
  • Asian Beach Games – India sent a total of 31 athletes, with the nation winning six medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) and finishing sixth in the medal tally.[4]
  • Commonwealth Games – The Indian contingent consisted of 122 athletes and won a total of 39 medals (13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze), finishing fourth in the medal tally. Boxing was the most successful contingent, with the nation winning seven gold medals.[5]
  • Asian Games – India sent 495 athletes across 36 sports and won 85 medals (21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze). The nation topped in archery, boxing, cricket, hockey, and kabaddi disciplines, respectively.[6]

Archery

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Medals
31 Oct 2025 – 29 March 2026 Indoor Archery World Series International N/A
31 March – 4 July 2026 World Archery Para Series International 12 5 5 22
7 April – 13 September 2026 Archery World Cup International 4 1 2
7

Results

  • Indoor Archery World Series – Kushal Dalal won gold in the men's compound individual at the GT Open.[7] Abhishek Verma won bronze in the men's compound individual and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won bronze in the women's compound individual at the Taipei Open.
  • Archery World Cup – The Indian compound women's team clinched the gold medal in the first stage, defeating the USA in the final.[8] Sahil Jadhav won bronze in the compound men's individual in the second stage.[9] The Indian recurve women's team clinched the gold medal in the second stage, defeating China in the final.[10] Dhiraj Bommadevara won the recurve men's individual event in the third stage. He also won the gold medal in the recurve mixed team event along with Kumkum Mohod.[11] The women's compound team won silver in the fourth stage. Prithika Pradeep won bronze in the women's compound individual event in the same stage.[12]

Athletics

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status
10 January United States 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships International
6 January – 8 February China 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Continental
24–25 March India 2026 Indian Indoor Athletics Championships National
12 April Brazil 2026 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships International
2–3 May Botswana 2026 World Athletics Relays International
22–25 May India 2026 National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships National
5–9 August United States 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships International
8–11 October India 2026 Indian National Open Athletics Championships National

Results

  • World Athletics Cross Country Championships – India participated in the competition with seven athletes but did not win any medals.
  • Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Tejaswin Shankar won gold in the men's heptathlon event.[13] Tajinderpal Singh Toor won silver in the men's shot put event. Pooja Singh won a silver medal in the women's high jump. Jothi Aadarsh Ram won bronze in the men's high jump event.[14] Ancy Sojan won bronze in the women's long jump event.
  • Race Walking Team Championships – India sent 15 athletes but did not win any medals. Priyanka Goswami finished 10th in the senior women's marathon, contributing to the nation's 5th-place finish in the women's team marathon event.[15]
  • World Athletics Relays – India fielded five relay teams; however, none of them advanced to the final round.

Badminton

Date Venue / Event Status Winner(s)
6 January – 13 December 2026 BWF World Tour
 International N/A
3–8 February China 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships Continental  Japan (M)
 South Korea (W)
8–14 February Bahrain 2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships International  China
7–12 April China 2026 Badminton Asia Championships Continental  South Korea
24 April – 3 May Denmark 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup International  China (T)
 South Korea (U)
26 June – 5 July Japan 2026 Badminton Asia Junior Championships Continental  China
17–23 August India 2026 BWF World Championships International
5–18 October Egypt 2026 BWF World Junior Championships International
TBD India 2026 Premier Badminton League Domestic

Upcoming fixtures

Results

Boxing

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status
20 April – 2 December Brazil/China/Uzbekistan 2026 World Boxing Cup International
14–27 October Montenegro 2026 World Boxing U19 Championships International

Results

Chess

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status
16 January – 1 February Netherlands Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026 International
13–15 February Germany FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 International
28 March – 16 April Cyprus Candidates Tournament 2026
Cyprus Women's Candidates Tournament 2026 		International
5 May – 28 August Poland/Romania/Croatia/United States Grand Chess Tour 2026 International
25 May – 5 June Norway Norway Chess 2026 International
15–28 September Uzbekistan 46th Chess Olympiad International
TBA World Chess Championship 2026 International
TBA Women's World Chess Championship 2026 International

Upcoming fixtures

Results

  • Tata Steel Tournament – The country was represented by five players in the Masters and Challengers categories. The best finish by an Indian in this edition was Gukesh Dommaraju, who placed joint eighth.
  • Freestyle World Championship – Arjun Erigaisi finished at sixth position, while Pranav Venkatesh could not make past the play-ins.
  • Candidates Tournament – Vaishali Rameshbabu won the women's tournament, becoming the second Indian woman after Koneru Humpy to compete in the Women's World Championship.[28] Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa finished 7th in the open tournament, while Divya Deshmukh also finished 7th in the women's category.
  • Grand Chess Tour – Gukesh Dommaraju finished 6th in the Super Rapid & Blitz Poland. R. Praggnanandhaa finished joint-5th in the Super Chess Classic Romania and he also won the Super Rapid&Biltz St.Louis.

Cricket

Main articles: International cricket in 2025–26, International cricket in 2026, and International cricket in 2026–27

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Format Status Winner
15 Oct 2025 – 28 February India 2025–26 Ranji Trophy First-class Domestic Jammu and Kashmir
24 Dec 2025 – 18 January India 2025–26 Vijay Hazare Trophy List-A Domestic Vidarbha
9 January – 5 February India 2026 Women's Premier League WT20 Domestic Royal Challengers Bengaluru
9 January – 6 February India 2026 Indian Street Premier League T10 cricket Domestic Chennai Singams
11–31 January India 2026 New Zealand men's tour of India T20I/ODI Bilateral  New Zealand (ODI)
 India (T20I)
15 January – 6 February Zimbabwe/Namibia 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup One-day International Template:Cr19
6–28 February India 2025–26 Senior Women's One Day Trophy List-A Domestic Delhi
7 February – 8 March India/Sri Lanka 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Twenty-20 International  India
13–22 February Thailand 2026 Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars WT20I Continental  India-A
15 February – 9 March Australia 2026 India women's tour of Australia WT20I/WODI/W-Test Bilateral  India (T20I)
 Australia (ODI & Test)
26 March – 31 May India 2026 Indian Premier League Twenty-20 Domestic Royal Challengers Bengaluru
17–27 April South Africa 2026 India women's tour of South Africa WT20I Bilateral  South Africa
28 May – 13 July England 2026 India women's tour of England WT20I/W-Test Bilateral  England (WT20I)
 India (Test)
6–20 June India 2026 Afghanistan men's tour of India ODI/Test Bilateral  India
12 June – 5 July England/Wales 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup WT20I International  Australia
26–28 June Republic of Ireland 2026 India men's tour of Ireland T20I Bilateral  Ireland
1–19 July England 2026 India men's tour of England T20I/ODI Bilateral  England (T20I & ODI)
23–26 July Zimbabwe 2026 India men's tour of Zimbabwe T20I Bilateral  India
15–27 August Sri Lanka 2026 India men's tour of Sri Lanka Test cricket Bilateral  India
22 September – 11 October India 2026–27 Australia A Tour of India First-class / List-A International
27 September – 17 October India 2026 West Indies men's tour of India T20I/ODI Bilateral
13–17 December India 2026 Sri Lanka men's tour of India T20I/ODI Bilateral

Men's results

  • Ranji Trophy – Jammu and Kashmir defeated Karnataka by virtue of a first-innings lead to win their maiden title.[29]
  • Vijay Hazare Trophy – Vidarbha defeated Saurashtra by 38 runs to win their maiden title.[30]
  • Indian Street Premier League – Chennai Singams defeated Tiigers of Kolkata by 29 runs to clinch their maiden title.[31]
  • IND v NZ – New Zealand won the ODI series against India 2–1, achieving their first-ever ODI series victory on Indian soil. India won the T20I series by 4–1, achieving their seventh consecutive bilateral T20I series title after the 2024 World Cup.[32]
  • Men's U-19 World Cup – India crushed England by 100 runs to win their sixth Men's Under-19 World Cup title.[33]
  • Men's T20 World Cup – India defeated New Zealand by a commanding 96 runs to win their second consecutive and third overall T20 World Cup title.[34]
  • Indian Premier League - Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their second consecutive title after defeating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets.[35]
  • IRE v IND – Ireland registered a historic first-ever series victory against India, whitewashing them by 2-0 and broke India's streak of 16 consecutive T20I series wins.
  • ENG v IND – England won their first-ever multi-match T20I series against India by a convincing margin of 4-0. They also won the ODI series by 2-1.
  • ZIM v IND – India won the T20I series by 3-0.
  • SL v IND – India won the Test series by 1-0.

Women's results

  • Women's Premier League – Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets to win their second WPL title, after 2024.[36]
  • Senior One-day Trophy – Delhi defeated Railways by 7 wickets to clinch their second title.[37]
  • Asia Cup Rising Stars – India A defeated Bangladesh A by 46 runs to win their second title.[38]
  • AUS v IND – Australia won both the ODI series (by 2-1) and Test series (by 1-0), while India won the T20I series (by 2-1).[39]
  • SA v IND – South Africa won the T20I series by 4-1. This was South Africa's first-ever T20I home series victory against India.
  • 2026 Women's T20 World Cup – India finished third in the group stage and got eliminated from the tournament.

Field hockey

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Winner(s)
9 December 2025 – 28 June 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League International  Belgium
28 December 2025 – 26 January India 2025–26 Hockey India League (Men & Women) Domestic Kalinga Lancers (Men)
Delhi SG Pipers (Women)
8 – 14 March India 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers (India Leg) International  England
14 – 30 August Belgium/Netherlands 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
Belgium/Netherlands 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup 		International

Upcoming fixtures

Results

  • Men's Hockey India League – Kalinga Lancers defeated Ranchi Royals to win their second title in HIL history.[40]
  • Women's Hockey India League – SG Pipers Hockey defeated Shrachi Bengal Tigers in penalty shoot-off to clinch their maiden title.[41]
  • Women's World Cup Qualifier – India finished as the runners-up, losing to England in the final by 0–2 and qualified for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[42]
  • FIH Men's World Cup – The Indian men's hockey team finished in eighth place after losing their placement match to  Belgium in a penalty shootout.[43]
  • FIH Women's World Cup – The Indian women's hockey team secured a historic fifth-place finish, beating world No. 5  Germany 3–1 in the classification match to mark their best World Cup performance since 1974.[44]

Football

Further information: 2025–26 and 2026–27 in Indian football

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Winner
15 Dec 2025 – 8 February India 2025–26 Santosh Trophy Domestic Services
20 Dec 2025 – 17 May India 2025–26 Indian Women's League Domestic East Bengal
14 February – 21 May India 2025–26 Indian Super League Domestic East Bengal
25 February – 23 May India 2025–26 Indian Football League Domestic Diamond Harbour
1–21 March Australia 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Continental  Japan
23 March – 3 April Maldives 2026 SAFF U-20 Championship Regional  Bangladesh
25–31 March India 2026 Tri-Nation Series Trilateral  Tajikistan
1–18 April Thailand 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Continental  Japan
11–15 April Kenya 2026 FIFA Women's Series (Kenya Stage) Continental  Australia
1–17 May China 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Continental  North Korea
5–22 May Saudi Arabia 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Continental  Japan
25 May – 5 June India 2026 SAFF Women's Championship Regional  India
26–30 May England 2026 Unity Cup Quadlateral Nigeria Nigeria
25 July – 23 August India 2026 Durand Cup Domestic East Bengal
17–23 August Malaysia 2026 AFC WCL Preliminary Stage Continental East Bengal
21 September – 6 October Bangladesh 2026 SAFF Championship Regional

Men's Results

  • Santosh Trophy – Services defeated Kerala by 1–0 to clinch their eighth title.[45]
  • Indian Super League – East Bengal won their first-ever ISL title and became the national champions since the 2003–04 NFL.[46]
  • Indian Football League – Diamond Harbour won their first-ever IFL title and were promoted to the Indian Super League.[47]
  • U-20 SAFF Championship – India ended as runner-up after they got beaten by Bangladesh by 3–4 on penalties in the final.[48]
  • U-23 Tri-Nation Series – India finished as the runner-up in the tournament after being defeated by Tajikistan with a score of 0–1.[49]
  • U-17 Asian Cup – India did not win any matches and failed to advance past the group stage.
  • Unity Cup - India did not win any matches and finished bottom of the table without scoring any goal.[50]

Women's Results

  • Indian Women's League – East Bengal won their second-consecutive IWL title.[51]
  • Women's Asian Cup – India did not win any matches and failed to advance past the group stage.
  • Women's U-20 Asian Cup – India did not advance past the group stage, but concluded its campaign on a high note by defeating the higher-ranked Chinese Taipei 1–3.[52]
  • FIFA Series – India finished third in the Kenya stage of the tournament, defeating Malawi in the third-place playoff by 3–2.[53]
  • Women's U-17 Asian Cup – India finished 7th in the tournament after a 0–3 defeat to China. This represents their best-ever finish in tournament history.[54]

Futsal

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Winner
13 – 25 January Thailand 2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship Regional Template:Fsw
14 – 26 January Thailand 2026 SAFF Futsal Championship Regional Template:Futsal

Results

  • SAFF Men's Futsal Championship – India finished as the runners-up in the tournament with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.[55]
  • SAFF Women's Futsal Championship – India finished as the runners-up in the tournament with 4 wins and 2 losses.[56]

Golf

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status
3 February – TBA India 2026 Professional Golf Tour of India Domestic
11 February – 28 November 2026 Asian Development Tour Continental
23 September – 6 December India 2026 Indian Golf Premier League Domestic

Results

Handball

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Winner
15 – 29 January Kuwait 2026 Asian Men's Handball Championship International Template:Hb
24 June – 5 July China 2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship International Template:Hbwj

Results

  • Asian Men's Handball Championship – India finished in fifteenth place and did not win any matches in the tournament.[58]
  • IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship – India finished in 32nd place and did not win any matches in the tournament.[59]

Pickleball

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status
24 January – 8 February India 2026 World Pickleball League Domestic

Upcoming fixtures

Results

  • World Pickleball League – Dilli Dilwale defeated Chennai Super Champs by 3-2 to clinch their maiden title.[60]

Rugby

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Winners
16–28 June India 2026 Rugby Premier League Domestic Hyderabad Heroes (M)
Delhi Redz (W)

Results

Sepaktakraw

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Winner
16–23 May Malaysia 2026 ISTAF World Cup International  Malaysia
3–11 August Thailand 2026 King's Cup International  Thailand

Results

  • ISTAF World Cup – The Indian men's national team achieved a historic milestone by capturing the Silver Medal in the high-stakes quadrant category. India advanced to the final after defeating powerhouse Myanmar in the semifinals, before finishing as runners-up to the host nation, Malaysia.
  • King's Cup World Championship – India secured the Bronze Medal in the men's quadrant. The Indian squad clinched a spot on the world podium after a hard-fought, three-set battle in the semifinals against the hosts and eventual champions, Thailand, losing 15–9, 9–15, 9–15.

Shooting

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Medals / Winners
2 – 14 February India 2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships Continental  India
25 March – 8 December 2026 ISSF World Cup International
15 – 26 June Germany 2026 ISSF Junior World Championships International  India
3 – 14 September South Korea 2026 World Para Shooting Championships International
TBD India 2026 Shooting League of India Domestic

Results

  • Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships – India achieved a total of 94 medals, including 51 gold, 23 silver, and 20 bronze, across both senior and junior events, finishing at the top of the medal tally.[61]
  • World Cup – Palak Gulia and Mukesh Nelavalli won gold in the mixed 10m air pistol event in the second stage.[62] Vivaan Kapoor and Neeru Dhanda won bronze in the mixed trap event in the third stage.[63] Esha Singh won a gold medal and broke the world record in the women's 25m pistol event in the fourth stage.[64]

Table tennis

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status
4 – 8 February China 2026 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Continental
28 April – 10 May England 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships International
9–26 July India 2026 Ultimate Table Tennis season Domestic
13 – 19 November Thailand 2026 World Para Table Tennis Championships International

Results

  • ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup – India did not win any medals, with Akash Pal being the only player to qualify for the knockouts before he was eliminated in the round of 16.[65]
  • World Team Championships – Both the men's and women's teams were eliminated in the Round of 32 in their respective events.[66]

Weightlifting

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status
2 – 8 May Egypt 2026 World Junior Weightlifting Championships International
10 – 17 May India 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships Continental
22 – 28 June Colombia 2026 Youth World Weightlifting Championships International
27 October – 8 November China 2026 World Weightlifting Championships International

Results

  • World Junior Championships – Yash Khandagale won two silver medals and one bronze in the 71 kg event. With this, India finished 13th in the medal tally.[67]
  • Asian Weightlifting Championships – India won 10 medals (1 silver, 3 bronze) and finished 11th in the medal tally.[68]

Wrestling

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status Winners
15 January – 1 February India 2026 Pro Wrestling League Domestic Haryana Thunders
27 July – 2 August Azerbaijan 2026 U17 World Wrestling Championships International
17 – 23 August Slovakia 2026 U20 World Wrestling Championships International
5 – 13 September Bahrain 2026 World Wrestling Championships International
12 – 18 October United States 2026 U23 World Wrestling Championships International

Results

Volleyball

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status
20–28 June India 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup Continental
12–18 July Bahrain 2026 Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship Continental
TBD 2026 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship Continental

Results

Wushu

Calendar

Date Venue / Event Status
4–7 April China 2026 World Junior Wushu Championships International

Results

  • World Junior Championships – India won a total of nine medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze) and finished in 11th position.[70]

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