UPSC Current Affairs 20 July 2026 — The Hindu
- ‘Wangchuk to end fast if focus of Parliament is on education’
- Govt. to move Bill in RS to make insult to the National Song a criminal offence
- Centre has to align what it says on delimitation with what is written in the Bill
- M.P. Cabinet approves draft UCC Bill; tribes get exemption
- Swear words are uncivil, but not obscene by law, says SC
- India’s F&O boom needs adequate protections
- Indian tea industry sets many records
- Labourers in Ceylon
- On the second phase of U.S.-Iran war
- Between power and principle
- HC rejects plea to transfer Wangchuk from Safdarjung
- Omicron RF.5 detected in A.P. as COVID-19 cases rise to 19
- Karnataka now has highest number of medical seats
- The stark reality of the missing jobs for India’s Gen Z
- Much more than ‘Melbourne meets Modi’
- Maturing approach
- Spreading wings
- Indians worst hit as Canada cuts down on student intake
- HC orders halt to demolition of Abhishek’s party office
- Insurers’ investments: should you care?
- Investment process has to be simple
- Radioactive contamination at nuclear plant minor, says S. Africa
- ‘U.K.’s Burnham drops digital ID scheme to prioritise cost of living’
- What is the legal tussle surrounding the Taj Mahal?
- Making sense of embodied AI: the next frontier in robotics
- Test your knowledge on the life and career of Sir Garfield Sobers who passed away recently
- The leader trusted only his sycophants
- Farmers ask DMK to drop demand for Mekedatu tribunal
- ‘Don’t make Vande Mataram’s full version the national song’
- Police clear protest against Ken-Betwa, other projects in M.P.
- Ahead of Monsoon Session, MPs seek debate on NEET, delimitation
- Manipur, Meghalaya, Kerala declare holiday for World Cup final
- CBI conducts searches in 4 States in bank fraud case
- Palestinians say Israeli settlers torched mosque, factory in occupied West Bank
- The materials and methods that made the Vikram-1 launch unique
- BIG SHOT
- Landslides in Nagaland town kill 8
- In 71% of T.N. classrooms, teachers do not check children’s work: report
- Correction
- A guiding light
- Hearts melt as Karnataka rivals put relationships, compassion over politics
- Bonalu beckons
- Amid outrage, Kerala Minister clears the air on DYFI food packets
- Karnataka CM puts State officials on drought alert
- IUML tells its Ministers to be cautious about policies
- ‘Natural accidental causes’ led to eight elephant deaths: SIT
- Neha, one of the prominent faces of the CJP protest, presses on with fast
- A stroll down the lanes of history in Kolkata
- 14850
- Shah unveils India’s first immersive language museum
- Efficacy of chanting
- Murmu embarks on 3-nation Europe tour to deepen ties
- Electronic Gold Receipts: a new way to own gold
- Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities kill six, expose gaps in air defences
- Antonelli pulls away at the top
- Goa, Kolkata seal spot in semifinals
- Two men executed for anti-govt. protests, says Iran’s judiciary
- Pak. issues summons to Imran Khan’s sister for ‘offensive’ remarks
- Prominent Cuban dissident artist Otero Alcantara lands in U.S. exile
- Loco pilots want action dropped against motorman
- Save the date
- SCHOLARSHIPS
- DMK, TDP should uphold their legacy of ensuring fair delimitation, says Ramesh
- Cup of nostalgia: The Hindu Lit for Life Unplugged takes a stroll down the lanes of history in Kolkata
- Final chapter
- U.S. launches strikes on Iran over killing of troops in Jordan
- T.N. plans to cut VAT rate on aviation fuel
- CMRL ropes in consultant to procure trains, upgrade stations in phase 1 network
- GCC begins removal of encroachments on key stretches in city
- Quiz on military history organised for school students
- AISF takes out march in solidarity with Wangchuk
- MTC bus overturns in Sholinganallur, commuters escape with minor injuries
- PMK organises signature campaign urging State govt. to notify extent of Pallikaranai marshland
- History-sheeter shot by Thirumudivakkam police in escape bid
- Goddess Saraswati without veena: glimpses of an early iconography
- YSRCP decries ‘neglect’ of Handri-Neeva canal project; TDP terms charge baseless
- letters to the editor
- Naveen urges Union govt. to hold dialogue with students
- Opposition parties stage walkout from all-party meet
- Minister claims diversion of Central funds in Telangana
- Finning: cruel, wasteful practice
- 11 killed in J&K as heavy rain triggers flash floods
- Anna Nagar residents seek lasting solution to traffic congestion
- OMR residents seek TNPCB probe into chemical odour
- Brahma Gana Sabha’s Aadi Natya Festival inaugurated
- Woman killed in road accident
- Form high-level committees for preventing student deaths by suicide, CIC directs IITs
- Former DMK Minister challenges Nirmalkumar to substantiate bribery allegations against him
- Vijay congratulates National Film Award winners from T.N.
- Silence on Ram Temple theft unacceptable: Cong.
- Doctor assault case: Sena corporator sent to judicial custody
- CBI arrests man for posing as govt. official, taking bribes
- At least 50 Malian soldiers killed in rebel-jihadist attack
- China searches for survivors of landslide that killed at least eight
- Rohit’s classy century not enough as England takes series in a run-fest
- England trades blows with France, seals third place
- The jury is still out on hydration breaks, says Wenger
- ‘Decided to leave as there was a stifling atmosphere’
- SCOREBOARD
- Mbappe becomes World Cup all-time top scorer with 22 goals
- Bellingham becomes England’s highest goal-scorer in a World Cup
- India, England players wear black armbands as tribute to Sobers
- New Zealander Fox clinches British Open in dramatic finale
- the result
- Sindhu wins maiden Japan Open title
- around the city
- snapshots
- Gukesh, Abdusattorov split the point
- Duke Of Tuscany obliges in Governor’s Cup
- Becoming a GM a ‘big moment’ for Rathanvel
- Sindhu targets a sixth Worlds medal next
- TNCA pays tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers
- Engagements
- Cricket’s Greatest — a legacy beyond numbers