Day: July 3, 2026

Ancy Sojan breaks Anju Bobby George's 22-year-old national long jump record with a leap of 6.88 metres.
G.B. Harshavardhan becomes India's 97th Grandmaster after securing his final GM norm at the Chola Chess Tournament in Chennai.
The 135th Durand Cup football tournament begins on July 25, 2026, across five host cities including Kolkata and Ranchi.
PM Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi inaugurate Maruti Suzuki's Kharkhoda plant with a planned ₹35,000 crore expansion.
Odisha launches India's first universal free education programme from Kindergarten to Postgraduate level under the Gyanodaya Scheme.
Eight traditional products from Himachal Pradesh, including Kinnauri Apple and Spiti Seabuckthorn, receive Geographical Indication (GI) tags.
HDFC Bank launches the proprietary AI platform Neev and a real-time fraud detection system to strengthen digital banking security.
The Centre extends CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal's tenure by six months until December 2026.
Centre notifies three rules under the VB-G RAM G Act to transition from MGNREGS with mandatory DBT wage payments.