- INS Tarkash will be participating in the Russian Navy Day Parade. The Indian Naval Ship arrived at St Petersburg, Russia on July 25, 2019 and will be berthed at Lt Schmidt Embankment.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be heading a panel of four cabinet ministers formed to examine and suggest ways to prevent workplace sexual harassment. The Members of the panel are – Smriti Irani and Nirmala Sitharaman.
- Byju’s has been recently appointed as the official sponsor of Team India, replacing Oppo. Byju’s will be sponsoring Team India from September 5, 2019 until March 31, 2022.
- 20th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated on July 26, 2019 to commemorate the Operation Vijay of 1999, when India regained the control of Kargil from Pakistan.
- Lasith Malinga will retire from ODI cricket after Sri Lanka’s first One-day International against Bangladesh on Friday. Malinga announced his retirement decision on Monday through a facebook video. The veteran pacer used his wife’s facebook account to go live.
- The Budget session of Parliament has been extended till August 7, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi informed in Lok Sabha. The session, which began on 17 June, was earlier scheduled to conclude on July 26.
- A study conducted by researches of Graz University of Technology, Austria said that a typical apple carries more than 100m bacteria. Some of these microbes are important in maintaining a healthy gut environment.
- The Indian football team moved down by two places to 103 in the latest FIFA rankings released recently. Belgium tops the list, followed by Copa America champion Brazil and 2018 World Cup winners France on second and third positions respectively.
