RBI data shows India's forex reserves dropped $18.34 billion to $747.56 billion for week ended September 25
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- India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $18.34 billion to $747.56 billion in the week ended September 25, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- Foreign currency assets, the largest component of the reserves, declined by $15.57 billion to $615.41 billion during the week.
- India's gold reserves declined by $2.59 billion to $108.7 billion during the week.
- Special Drawing Rights fell by $97 million to $18.64 billion, while the reserve position with the International Monetary Fund declined by $86 million to $4.8 billion.
- In the previous reporting week ended September 18, the reserves had fallen by $14.88 billion to $765.9 billion.
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RoDTEP scheme extended to December 2026 as India boosts export insurance cover to 95%
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- The Government of India has extended the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme up to December 31, 2026, with existing rates and value caps unchanged.
- RoDTEP benefits apply to exports by domestic tariff area units, advance authorisation holders, special economic zone units and export-oriented units, with refunds ranging from 0.3% to 3.9% on embedded, unrebated duties, taxes and levies.
- Insurance risk coverage for upcoming export shipments to West Asia and adjoining Gulf regions has been enhanced to 95% under Component II of RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation), with exporters encouraged to obtain cover from the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation.
- Under the RELIEF extension, premiums paid by exporters for the eligible period will not exceed pre-disruption levels.
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TATA Projects and MDS Aero Support Corporation Sign MoU to Build Advanced Aero-Engine Testing Infrastructure in India
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- TATA Projects and Canadian firm MDS Aero Support Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop and deliver advanced aero-engine testing infrastructure in India.
- Under the MoU, TATA Projects will oversee core infrastructure works including civil, structural, MEP, HVAC, high-temperature exhaust, cooling-water and site facilities, while MDS will provide design, engineering, supply, integration, commissioning and lifecycle support of gas turbine engine test systems.
- MDS Aero Support Corporation, established in 1985, has executed gas turbine engine testing projects across more than 27 nations and is already serving as lead technology provider and systems integrator for an advanced twin-cell aero-engine development test facility in India.
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Pramerica Life Insurance Introduces Poorna Rakshak Savings Plan with Five Guaranteed Benefit Variants
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- Pramerica Life Insurance launched Poorna Rakshak, a non-linked, non-participating individual savings life insurance plan combining life protection with guaranteed benefits, announced on September 29, 2026 in Gurugram, Haryana.
- Poorna Rakshak offers five variants: Smart Scholars, Early Income, Income Booster, Smart Money Back, and Smart Saver.
- Under Income Booster, customers receive a cashback of 25% or 35% of Annualised Premium within 10 days of realisation of the first premium post issuance.
- Smart Money Back provides guaranteed income at five-year intervals, with each successive payout doubling the previous payout.
- Smart Scholars provides income beginning at age 16-18, continuing through milestone years 20-25, with a guaranteed lumpsum benefit at the end.
- Early Income begins payouts from the 2nd, 3rd or 4th policy year, while Smart Saver provides structured income from the 6th through the 10th year along with a maturity benefit.
- Pramerica Life Insurance is a joint venture between DIL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Piramal Finance Limited, and Prudential International Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (PIIH), a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., and started operations in India on September 1, 2008.
- Pankaj Gupta is the MD & CEO and Karthik Chakrapani is the Chief Business Officer of Pramerica Life Insurance.
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Union Cabinet Clears ₹1,789.52 Crore Intelligent Traffic Management System for Delhi
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- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) project for Delhi Police at an estimated cost of ₹1,789.52 crore on September 30, 2026.
- The ITMS project will cover 42 identified traffic corridors in Delhi, implemented in three phases over 24 months, followed by five years of operation and maintenance.
- The project aims to manage Delhi's road network through real-time traffic data, AI-enabled adaptive traffic signals, automated enforcement and an integrated command-and-control system.
- Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the Cabinet decision at the National Media Centre in New Delhi.
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Cabinet approves Green Energy Corridor Phase III with nearly Rs 1.9 lakh crore outlay for 51,126 ckm transmission lines and 50 GWh battery storage
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- The Union Cabinet approved the third phase of the Green Energy Corridor (GEC-III) with an outlay of Rs 1,86,405 crore to strengthen intra-state transmission networks.
- GEC-III will create 51,126 circuit kilometres of transmission lines and nearly 229 GVA of transformation capacity to evacuate 135 GW of renewable energy across states and Union territories.
- The scheme includes deployment of 50 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to store surplus green energy, provide grid flexibility and meet demand during non-solar hours.
- The outlay comprises Rs 1,36,378 crore for developing intra-state transmission systems and Rs 50,000 crore for BESS over seven years, with total central financial support of Rs 54,082 crore.
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi said 70% of the scheme will comprise greenfield projects awarded through tariff-based competitive bidding, while the remaining 30% will be brownfield upgrades executed on a cost-plus basis.
- State transmission utilities will be the overall implementing agencies for the scheme.
- A steering committee at the level of Cabinet Secretary will monitor the scheme's progress every six months, while a project monitoring committee headed by a joint secretary will regularly review timelines.
- More than 8,000 GWh of renewable energy was curtailed in Q1 of 2026-27 due to inadequate transmission networks, a problem GEC-III is expected to address to some extent.
- BESS deployment is tied to domestic content requirements (DCR) to spur local manufacturing, with technical consultations to be held to frame guidelines for DCR for locally made components.
- The last project under GEC-I is expected to be completed by the end of the ongoing financial year, while all projects under GEC-II are likely to be completed by March 2028.
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- North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile on October 3, 2026, from its eastern region toward the East Sea in a drill overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, hitting a target 1,000 km (621 miles) off its east coast, as reported by state media KCNA on October 4.
- The drill was intended to train troops operating a hypersonic strategic weapon system and to assess the reliability, efficiency and mobility of North Korea's war deterrent.
- Kim Yo Jong, senior official in the ruling Workers' Party, said South Korea and Japan failed to track the missile's flight due to a special 'wave-like trajectory mode'; South Korea's military assessed the missile flew more than 700 km.
- The test came amid escalating tensions over a landmine blast in the Demilitarized Zone last month that seriously wounded South Korean soldiers; South Korea blamed North Korea for planting the mines, which Kim Yo Jong called 'groundless'.
- Kim Jong Un reaffirmed that developing North Korea's nuclear war deterrent remains essential for national security, and North Korea has carried out more than 10 missile tests this year.
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India and ASEAN Navies Begin Second Joint Maritime Exercise AIME-2026 at Subic Bay in the Philippines
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- The second ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2026) commenced at Subic Bay in the Philippines on September 28, 2026, under the theme 'Anchored in Trust, United at Sea'.
- Indian Naval Ships INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish are participating alongside maritime forces from ASEAN member states.
- Ambassador of India to the Philippines Shri Harsh Kumar Jain attended the opening ceremony as Guest of Honour.
- The exercise includes a harbour phase with expert exchanges, cultural and community activities, and a sea phase focused on operational coordination and interoperability.
- AIME-2026 is conducted in furtherance of India's Act East Policy and supports the MAHASAGAR vision (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions).
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Indian Navy ships Sahyadri and Kulish wrap up ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise AIME 2026 hosted by the Philippines
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- Indian Naval Ships INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish concluded their participation in the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise AIME 2026, conducted in the Philippines under the theme 'Anchored in Trust, United at Sea'.
- The exercise comprised a Harbour Phase featuring Key Leaders' Engagements, sporting events, Yoga, Community Interaction and Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, followed by a Sea Phase.
- During the Sea Phase, the ships took part in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, Visit-Board-Search-Seizure (VBSS) and Underway Replenishment drills, along with helicopter exercises including cross-deck landings, vertical replenishment and CASEVAC drills.
- The participation reaffirmed the Indian Navy's commitment to engagement with partner maritime forces, in line with India's Act East Policy and the MAHASAGAR vision (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions).
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Indian firm IG Defence test-fires solid rocket motors for JWALA counter-drone micro-missile
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- Indian defence technology company IG Defence successfully test-fired two solid rocket motors for its JWALA missile programme on Saturday, in a test conducted around 4 am.
- JWALA is described as India's first indigenously developed private-sector micro-missile programme for a scalable hard-kill counter-unmanned aircraft system (counter-UAS) capability.
- JWALA MK1 is a short-range surface-to-air missile designed primarily for air defence against UAVs, with an engagement range of 2-5 km and an altitude envelope of 50 metres to 5,000 metres, and features a dual-pulse solid rocket motor with fin control.
- JWALA is being integrated with IG Defence's GRID ecosystem, an AI-powered battle-management architecture designed to connect sensors, command systems and effectors for autonomously executing authorised counter-UAS missions.
- IG Defence founder and CEO Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya said GRID is designed to bring sensors, AI, command and effectors together so the system can autonomously execute authorised counter-UAS missions from detection to engagement.
- IG Defence has demonstrated another counter-UAS system, T-SHUL BEAM, which uses electronic countermeasures as a soft-kill option, at the Indian Air Force's Dronathon 2026 exercise in Pokhran.
- India's domestic defence production reached a record Rs 1.78 trillion in 2025-26, with the private sector accounting for around 24 per cent.
- In August, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the transfer of DRDO-developed conventional missile technologies to qualified private companies for domestic production.
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Swiss President Guy Parmelin Receives Ceremonial Welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan During Three-Day State Visit to India
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- Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin arrived in India on Monday for a three-day State visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was warmly welcomed at Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Droupadi Murmu and the Prime Minister.
- President Parmelin, accompanied by a high-level delegation of senior officials and business leaders, is on his first State visit to India and his second visit to the country this year, having earlier visited in February 2026 to participate in the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
- Prime Minister Modi and President Parmelin will hold bilateral discussions to review cooperation in trade and investment, science, technology and innovation, mobility, culture and people-to-people contact, and exchange views on regional and global developments, including cooperation in multilateral fora.
- President Parmelin will meet President Droupadi Murmu, who will host an official banquet in his honour, and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will also call on the Swiss President.
- President Parmelin will participate in the second India-EFTA Prosperity Summit on October 7, marking the first anniversary of the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) coming into force.
- Among the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, Switzerland is India's largest trade and investment partner.
- The last State visit of the President of India to Switzerland took place in 2019, while Prime Minister Modi paid official visits to Switzerland in 2016 and 2018.
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Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies and Tamil Nadu Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Corporation Sign MoU for DGCA-Certified Drone Training for Agniveers and Defence Personnel
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- Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Corporation (TNUAVC) to develop a structured drone pilot training programme for Agniveers, serving defence personnel and those transitioning out of the armed forces.
- The programme will initially launch at the Madras Regimental Centre, Wellington, Coonoor, training 200 personnel in the first batch and around 1,000 annually, with training commencing in October 2026.
- The four-week programme covers UAV flight simulation, rotorcraft operations and aerodynamics, hybrid operations, drone maintenance, risk assessment and safety management, assembly, practical flying, mission planning and DGCA regulations.
- Eligible participants can obtain the DGCA-approved Small Category Remote Pilot Certificate for drones weighing above 2 kg and up to 25 kg.
- Zuppa will establish indigenous drone labs at Army Regimental Centres with micro and small category drones, mission simulators and learning management systems, while TNUAVC will deploy qualified instructors for DGCA-certified training.
- Zuppa aims to train and certify over 2,000 Agniveers and defence personnel over the next three years.
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Group of Seven Nations Agree to Release Up to 100 Million Barrels of Diesel and Crude Oil Reserves
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- The Group of Seven (G7) member countries agreed on October 2, 2026, following a videoconference hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel fuel and crude oil reserves over four months to cap soaring gas prices.
- The G7 statement said there would be a substantial diesel release within the first 20 days, and members would coordinate refinery maintenance schedules to prevent simultaneous capacity shutdowns.
- United States President Donald Trump said Europe had agreed to release a massive amount of its heavily stocked diesel oil and that the process would begin immediately.
- The average price of U.S. diesel has surged 70% since late February 2026 to $6.37 per gallon after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with a renewed surge after the Russia-Ukraine war escalated in July.
- In March 2026, member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) had approved a release of 400 million barrels of crude oil, which partially eased the supply crunch but prices continued to rise.
- Brent crude oil ended trading on October 2, 2026, effectively flat at $102.25 per barrel, up more than 60% since the start of the year.
- The agreement followed a weeklong pressure campaign by the Trump administration on European allies, particularly Germany and France, which hold a large share of the European Union's diesel reserves.
- Trump has also been considering a U.S. diesel export ban, which the European Union fully rejected, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the G7 decision not to impose export bans on allies.
- With weeks to go until the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, only 41% of registered voters approve of Trump's handling of the U.S. economy, according to NBC News polling.
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India Aims to Finalise Deal for 114 Rafale Fighter Jets With France by March 2027, Says IAF Chief
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- India is pushing to finalise a proposed deal for 114 Rafale fighter jets with France by March 2027 to address the Indian Air Force's fighter squadron shortage.
- IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh said negotiations with France are underway, with the procurement aimed at boosting the force's operational readiness.
- Discussions on the Rafale deal also focus on integrating Indian-made weapons into the aircraft and expanding domestic manufacturing as part of India's fighter fleet modernisation plans.
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WHO Global Health Estimates rank road traffic injuries as India's 10th leading cause of death
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- As per the WHO Global Health Estimates (GHE), road traffic injuries ranked 10th among causes of death for both males and females in India in 2023, while road injuries were the 8th leading cause among males and falls ranked 9th overall.
- India recorded 1.74 lakh road crash fatalities in 2023, a little over 14% of the 12.2 lakh global road deaths, and the toll rose to 1.83 lakh in 2025, with road crashes claiming about 500 lives daily in India.
- Falls in India claimed 25,150 lives as per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, around 3% of the total 8.42 lakh lives lost in such incidents globally.
- Globally, road traffic injuries were the 8th biggest cause of death in low-income countries, the 10th in middle-income countries, and ranked 11th overall.
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WHO data shows Indians outlive Pakistanis but trail Bangladeshis in life expectancy
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- WHO's Global Health Estimates show India's life expectancy at birth was 71 years in 2023, compared with 68.2 years in Pakistan, 72.7 years in Bangladesh, 78.5 years in the US and 81.4 years in Canada.
- India's healthy life expectancy was 60.6 years in 2023, up from 60.5 years in 2019, after falling to 58.4 years in 2021 and recovering to 60.2 years in 2022.
- India's life expectancy fell from 70.5 years in 2019 to 68.1 years in 2021, then rose to 70.5 years in 2022 and 71 years in 2023, regaining 2.9 years of expected lifespan in two years, while healthy life expectancy recovered by only 2.2 years to 60.6 years, just 0.1 year above the 2019 level.
- At age 60, an Indian could expect another 18.8 years of life in 2023, up from 18.4 years in 2019, with 13.7 of those years expected in full health, up from 13.4 years in 2019.
- India's disease profile reversed: communicable diseases fell from nearly 62% of the combined death rate from the top 10 causes in 2000 to 16% by 2023, while non-communicable diseases rose from 34% to nearly 75%.
- In 2000, tuberculosis and diarrhoeal diseases topped India's causes of death with 92.4 and 87.8 deaths per 100,000 population; by 2023, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke and diabetes led with rates of 138.5, 83.19, 74.8 and 49.01 respectively.
- Globally, non-communicable diseases accounted for 74% of deaths in 2023, up from 58% in 2000, with eight of the world's 10 leading causes of death being NCDs.
- Global life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023, almost back to the 73.4 years of 2019, while healthy life expectancy stood at 62.8 years, still 0.4 years below its 2019 level.
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Bhupender Yadav Releases National Coastal Mission 2.0 Implementation Guidelines with Rs 767 Crore Outlay Till 2030-31
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- Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the implementation guidelines for National Coastal Mission 2.0 (NCM 2.0) in New Delhi on 30 September 2026.
- NCM 2.0 is a Central Sector Scheme with an approved outlay of Rs 767 crore for 2025-26 to 2030-31, covering nine coastal States and four Union Territories.
- It subsumes the earlier National Coastal Mission (2021-22 to 2025-26) with effect from 16 May 2025.
- The largest component is Rs 250 crore for green coastal infrastructure on highly eroding coastlines and for ICZMP and CMSP covering about 1,000 km of coastline.
- The Project Steering Committee, chaired by the Secretary, MoEFCC, is the apex body, and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is the Central Nodal Agency for fund flow.
- Other components include Rs 320 crore for Climate Resilient Blue Economy Growth, Rs 82 crore for climate change adaptation with mitigation co-benefits, Rs 15 crore for capacity building and Rs 100 crore for project management.
- NCM 2.0 projects still require clearance under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2019, issued on 18 January 2019 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
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India achieves first free-space Quantum Key Distribution link over 5.56 km
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- India demonstrated its first free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link over 5.56 km on the night of September 27-28, 2026, in a field trial by QNu Labs with BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar, announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- The secure quantum channel was established between BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar using QNu Labs' Pointing, Acquisition and Tracking system, achieving a Quantum Bit Error Rate below 5 per cent and generating secure keys at 230-260 bits per second.
- The generated keys were integrated with BISAG-N's post-quantum cryptography-enabled Vedic Kavach platform, enabling end-to-end encryption and decryption of test messages alongside QNu Labs' hardware-based QKD device Armos.
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Pranavi Urs to receive ₹1 crore from IGPL for first Indian women's Asian Games golf gold; Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar get ₹25 lakh each for team silver
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- IGPL will award Pranavi Urs ₹1 crore for winning the women's individual golf gold at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, making her the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games golf gold.
- The league will award ₹25 lakh individually to Pranavi Urs, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar for winning the women's team silver, India's first medal in that event.
- Pranavi Urs, 23, from Mysuru, finished at 15-under 265 at the Kasugai Country Club East Course; Singapore's Shannon Xuan Yin Tan and China's Yin Ruoning tied for second at 14-under 266.
- In the final round, Pranavi made a triple bogey on the par-four third hole that erased her three-shot lead, then birdied the sixth and signed for an even-par 70.
- India had not won an Asian Games golf gold since Shiv Kapur's men's individual title in 2002.
- In the team event, India finished on 14-under, behind China, with Aditi Ashok shooting a three-under 67 with six straight birdies on the back nine on Saturday.
- Anurag Singh Thakur announced the awards on behalf of AM Green IGPL at Qutab Golf Course in New Delhi.
- The second season of the AM Green IGPL moves to Hyderabad from October 7 to October 9 after the Delhi leg.
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Vithya Ramraj breaks P.T. Usha's long-standing national record to claim 400m hurdles bronze at the 2026 Asian Games
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- Vithya Ramraj won bronze in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, clocking 54.75 seconds and breaking P.T. Usha's 42-year-old national record of 55.42 seconds.
- The UAE's Mariam Kareem won gold in a Games-record 54.31 seconds, while Kazakhstan's Adelina Zems took silver in 54.58 seconds.
- Vithya became the first Indian woman to break the 55-second barrier in the 400m hurdles, and her record ranks 12th on the all-time Asian list and 187th on the all-time world list.
- Vithya also anchored India to gold in the women's 4×400m relay and silver in the mixed 4×400m relay at the 2026 Asian Games, winning a medal of each colour.
- Vithya's 400m hurdles best improved from 59.7 seconds in 2018 to 54.75 in 2026, while her flat 400m best improved from 54.48 seconds in 2018 to 51.96 seconds in 2026.
- Vithya's coach Nehpal Singh Rathore trained her for both the 400m hurdles and the flat 400m, saying improvement in the flat event drives improvement in the hurdles.
- The world all-time list in the women's 400m hurdles is led by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (50.37), followed by Femke Bol (50.95) and Dalilah Muhammad (51.58).
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- Shubman Gill equalled MS Dhoni's tally of seven Player of the Series awards in ODI cricket after India's three-match series against the West Indies.
- Gill scored a century in the opening ODI and an unbeaten 233 in the second, both while chasing, helping India win the series 2-1 despite losing the third ODI by five wickets.
- Gill also matches Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly, while Virat Kohli has 11 Player of the Series awards and Sachin Tendulkar leads the list with 15.
- All seven of Gill's Player of the Series awards have come since 2022, and no other Indian player has won more than three in the same period.
- In the third ODI, Shai Hope's unbeaten 162 powered the West Indies to 352 for five, their highest successful ODI chase, after India posted 351 for seven on the back of KL Rahul's unbeaten 129 and Rohit Sharma's 92.
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India-West Indies ODI series sets all-time record for highest scoring rate in a bilateral contest
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- The India-West Indies three-match ODI series recorded a scoring rate of 7.43 runs per over, the highest ever for a bilateral series of three or more matches, surpassing England's 7.15 against New Zealand in 2015.
- India won the series 2-1, taking the first two matches by eight wickets before West Indies won the finale by five wickets.
- In the first ODI, West Indies scored 295 for seven and India chased down the target with 300 for two in 41.4 overs, totalling 595 runs.
- Kuldeep Yadav's four-wicket haul in the first ODI was one of the few standout bowling performances of the series.
- In the second ODI, West Indies made 405 for seven and India chased 406 for two in 43.3 overs, producing 811 runs.
- In the third ODI, India scored 351 for seven and West Indies completed a record chase of 352 for five in 48.2 overs, totalling 703 runs.
- India's 2017 series against England (7.00 runs per over) holds the third-highest scoring rate, and England's 2019 series against Pakistan (6.97) is fourth.
- Head coach Gautam Gambhir questioned whether batting-friendly conditions offered enough preparation for the 2027 World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, while Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel are expected to return to the ODI setup.
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England thrash Croatia 7-0 in Nations League while Spain beat Czech Republic 3-1 to stay perfect
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- England defeated Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka in a Nations League match, with Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka scoring twice each and Jude Bellingham scoring once with three assists.
- Kane's international goal tally reached 89 goals in 124 appearances, moving him within one cap of Peter Shilton's England appearance record.
- England are second in League A, Group Three with six points from three matches, behind Spain on nine points, while Croatia have three points and the Czech Republic remain pointless.
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- In League B, Scotland won 2-0 at North Macedonia through goals from Kieron Bowie and John McGinn, and Switzerland came from behind to beat Slovenia 2-1 in Luzern, leading Group One on nine points with Scotland and Slovenia level on four.
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Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma fifties power India to 211/6 against Pakistan in Asian Games 2026 T20 gold medal match
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- India posted 211/6 against Pakistan in the men's T20 cricket gold medal match at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on October 3, 2026.
- Abhishek Sharma scored 61 off 28 balls with seven sixes and three fours, while Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 51 off 22 balls with three fours and four sixes.
- India's powerplay score of 81/2 was their highest against Pakistan in T20Is, bettering the 69/0 recorded in the Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours fixture in Dubai.
- For Pakistan, Ahmed Daniyal (2/43) and Arafat Minhas (2/25) took two wickets each, while Saim Ayub (1/47) and Abrar Ahmed (1/29) claimed one apiece.
- Shivam Dube scored 27 off 15 balls, and captain Shreyas Iyer made 21 off 24 balls.
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Kumkum Mohod claims Asian Games recurve archery gold and Olympic quota for India
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- 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod won the women's recurve individual gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, becoming India's first Asian Games recurve gold medallist and earning an Olympic quota for the 2028 LA Olympics.
- She defeated reigning world champion Kang Chaeyoung 6-4 in the quarter-final, China's reigning world silver medallist Zhu Jingyi 6-2 in the semi-final, and 2023 world youth champion Oh Yejin in a shoot-off final, pinning the X in sudden death after Oh shot an 8.
- In the final, Kumkum won the fifth and decisive set from 5-3 down with a perfect 30 score.
- Kumkum is the first Indian woman medallist in individual recurve and India's only individual gold medallist archer at these Games.
- Indian archery won nine medals at the Games, pushing Korea to second place, with a best-ever five-medal recurve return capped by Neeraj Chauhan's men's individual bronze.
- Kumkum also won a women's team gold and a mixed team silver at the Games.
- She won a World Cup gold in Shanghai in May and reported for training the next afternoon despite reaching home only the previous night.
- Kumkum first picked up a wooden bow in 2021 at coach Prafull Dange's academy in Amravati and started recurve in 2023.
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India wins Asian Games golds in hockey, cricket, wrestling, golf and archery on a single day
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- India beat Malaysia 5-1 in the men's hockey final at the Asian Games to retain the title and qualify for the 2028 Olympics, with captain Harmanpreet Singh scoring two goals and finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 12 goals.
- This was India's fifth Asian Games men's hockey gold after 1966, 1998, 2014 and 2022, and India became only the second country after Pakistan to win back-to-back men's hockey titles.
- India retained the men's T20 cricket title by beating Pakistan by 19 runs; Abhishek Sharma scored 61 off 28 balls and Tilak Varma an unbeaten 51 off 22 balls as India posted 211/6 and restricted Pakistan to 192/6.
- Aman Sehrawat won wrestling gold in the men's 57kg final, beating North Korea's reigning world champion Chong Song Han 10-7, while Antim Panghal took silver in the women's 53kg final and Deepak Punia won bronze in the men's 97kg category.
- Pranavi Urs became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games golf gold, finishing at 15-under 265, one stroke ahead of China's Yin Ruoning.
- Kumkum Mohod won India's first-ever Asian Games individual women's recurve archery gold, beating South Korea's Oh Yejin 6-5 in a shoot-out, and her run to the final secured India a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- India's Asian Games medal tally stood at 85 medals — 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.
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- Indian squash player Abhay Singh returned from the Asian Games with two medals — a silver in the men's individual event and a bronze in the men's team event, which had won gold at the previous edition.
- The 28-year-old Abhay Singh became only the second Indian man to win an individual squash medal at the Asian Games after Saurav Ghosal.
- India has never won a gold medal in the men's individual squash event at the Asian Games.
- Indian squash players will now focus on qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where squash is set to make its Olympic debut.
- Abhay Singh is currently leading the rankings.
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India beat Malaysia 5-1 to retain Asian Games men's hockey gold and book 2028 LA Olympics berth
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- India defeated Malaysia 5-1 in the men's hockey final at the 2026 Asian Games on October 3, 2026, winning back-to-back gold medals.
- For the first time in Asian Games history, the Indian men's hockey team successfully defended its gold medal, and with this win they qualified for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace, while Jugraj Singh, Shilanand Lakra and Hardik Singh scored one goal each for India.
- Shello Silverius scored Malaysia's goal in the final, with the teams level at 1-1 at half-time before India pulled away.
- This was India's 21st gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games and the second hockey gold of the edition, moving the Indian contingent to fourth in the medal tally.
- India reached the final with a 4-3 win over Pakistan, while Malaysia beat South Korea 2-1 in the semifinals.
- Pakistan took the bronze medal by beating South Korea 5-3, their first Asian Games hockey medal since 2014, when they won silver.
- Earlier, the Indian women's hockey team defeated China to win gold after 44 years and sealed a place at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Jugraj Singh's goal in the final was his seventh of the 2026 Asian Games.
- Harmanpreet Singh's second goal in the final was his 11th of the tournament.
- India chief coach Craig Fulton and Malaysia head coach Brendon Carolan both represented South Africa as players, and when Fulton became head coach of the Irish men's team in 2014, he appointed Carolan as his assistant coach and tactical analyst.
- Manpreet Singh, India's most capped player, could stand as the only Indian to win three Asian Games gold medals, after 2014 and 2023.
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