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Sports
Deepak Punia Wins 97 kg Freestyle Bronze at Asian Games
Deepak Punia won bronze in the men's 97 kg freestyle wrestling event at the Asian Games, putting India back on the podium in that class after six decades.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Aman Sehrawat Wins Historic 57 kg Wrestling Gold at Asian Games
Aman Sehrawat won India's first Asian Games gold in men's 57 kg freestyle wrestling, improving on the bronze he had taken at the previous edition of the Games.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Indian Men's Hockey Team Wins Fifth Asian Games Gold Medal
The Indian men's hockey team retained the Asian Games gold with a commanding final win, its first back-to-back title and a fifth gold at the Games overall.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
INS Sahyadri and Kulish Conclude ASEAN-India Exercise AIME 2026
INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish completed the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise 2026 in the Philippines, held on the theme Anchored in Trust, United at Sea.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
Five Centres of Excellence Approved for Classical Languages
The Ministry of Education approved five Centres of Excellence for Classical Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit at universities across five States.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
India Demonstrates First 5.56 km Free-Space Quantum Key Link
QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar demonstrated India's first free-space quantum key distribution link over a distance of 5.56 km in a night field trial.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Indian Men's Cricket Team Retains Asian Games Gold Medal
India's men's cricket team retained its Asian Games gold medal, a title defence Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a joyous occasion for the nation.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Pranavi Sharath Urs Wins First Asian Games Golf Gold for India
Pranavi Sharath Urs won India's first-ever gold medal in Women's Individual Golf at the Asian Games, closing her campaign with a superb finish.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Kumkum Anil Mohod Wins Recurve Individual Gold at Asian Games
Kumkum Anil Mohod became the first Indian woman to win the Recurve Individual gold at the 2026 Asian Games, settling the final in a decisive shoot-off.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
DARE and ICAR Begin Special Campaign 6.0 at Farm Institutes
The Department of Agricultural Research and Education and ICAR started Special Campaign 6.0 on 2 October 2026 with cleanliness drives at institutes across India.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PM-SETU Completes One Year: 850 ITIs Identified for Upgrade
PM-SETU, the ₹60,000 crore scheme to rebuild 1,000 government ITIs, completes a year on 4 October 2026 with 850 institutes identified and 14 clusters cleared.
3 October 2026 · 3 min read
Environment
Great Indian Bustard Rewilding Begins at Desert National Park
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma began the release of two captive-bred Great Indian Bustards in Jaisalmer.
3 October 2026 · 3 min read
Important Days
National Anti-Drug Addiction Day Marked in Rajasthan Opium Belt
The Central Bureau of Narcotics, Rajasthan Unit observed National Anti-Drug Addiction Day on Gandhi Jayanti with awareness drives across opium-growing districts.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Swachh Bharat Diwas 2026 Marked by Special Gram Sabhas
Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil joined a Special Gram Sabha at Majigam in Gujarat as villages across India marked Swachh Bharat Diwas on 2 October 2026.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
International
Harivansh to Lead India at 153rd IPU Assembly in Tanzania
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh is leading a nine-member Indian parliamentary team to the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly at Arusha in Tanzania.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Banking & Finance
NABKISAN Raises ₹180 Crore Through India's First WASH Bond
NABKISAN, a NABARD subsidiary, listed India's first social bond meant only for the water, sanitation and hygiene sector on the NSE and raised ₹180 crore.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
Vice-President Opens 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave in Delhi
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi, held on the theme ‘Resilience in an Age of Flux’.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
Navpreet Singh Deported from Türkiye in Narco Trafficking Case
Narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh, who took Turkish citizenship as Navab Virk, was deported from Türkiye and jailed in India on 3 October 2026.
3 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
2.42 Lakh Special Gram Sabhas Held in India on Gandhi Jayanti
More than 2.42 lakh Special Gram Sabhas were held across India on Gandhi Jayanti, launching the People's Plan Campaign 2026-27, Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas.
2 October 2026 · 2 min read
International
India-Netherlands Talks Review 25 Agriculture Centres of Excellence
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held talks with Dutch Minister Silvio Erkens in New Delhi on 25 Centres of Excellence and seed sector cooperation.
2 October 2026 · 2 min read

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