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European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in New Delhi for a state visit timed around Republic Day, as India positions the partnership with the European Union as a key pillar of its Europe strategy.
The Kalinga Lancers clinched the men’s Hockey India League title, adding a major domestic highlight to India’s sports diary as teams and federations build toward a busy 2026.
The United States congratulated India on its 77th Republic Day, underlining close bilateral cooperation across defence, energy, critical minerals and emerging technologies, and pointing to the Quad as a key platform for Indo-Pacific engagement.
A report citing provisional data shared with the World Health Organization placed India among the countries reporting significant measles outbreaks, reinforcing the urgency behind India’s measles-rubella elimination campaign and the push to strengthen surveillance and last-mile vaccination coverage.
On 26 January 2026, political leaders across parties in Uttar Pradesh used Republic Day events to underline constitutional ideals, with statements on social equality, democratic values and protecting the Constitution.
Indian equities have fallen over 4% in January 2026, with investor mood pressured by foreign portfolio selling, currency weakness, uneven earnings and renewed global uncertainties.
As Parliament moves toward the Budget Session 2026, the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal remains on the agenda through a Joint Parliamentary Committee that has been granted time to submit its report by the first day of the last week of the session.
The Reserve Bank of India kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.5% and maintained its FY26 GDP growth forecast at 6.5%, while flagging uncertainty around external demand and global volatility. The central bank also outlined a more benign inflation outlook, with quarterly risks tied to weather and base effects.
An international AI Impact Summit is scheduled for 19–20 February 2026 in New Delhi, positioned as a follow-on to recent global AI summits and focused more on implementation and measurable impact, particularly for the Global South.
Bihar crushed Manipur by a massive 568 runs in the Ranji Trophy Plate final, powered by Piyush Singh’s unbeaten double century and disciplined bowling, completing a return to the Elite Group after a turbulent stretch across domestic tiers.
Microsoft has announced its second-generation Maia 200 AI chip, built on TSMC’s 3-nanometre process, with early deployments expected for internal frontier-model work and broader use across Copilot and Azure AI offerings—an escalation in the race against Nvidia and cloud competitors.
India marked its 77th Republic Day on 26 January 2026 with a major parade along Kartavya Path in New Delhi, featuring domestically produced defence platforms, marching contingents and cultural performances, as prominent international guests attended amid tight security.