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Ben Shelton defeated Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in the U.S. Open semi-final to set up a final against Alexander Zverev (who beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(7), 7-6(6)); Shelton became the first American man to reach a Grand Slam singles final since Andy Roddick won the 2003 U.S. Open, the first Black American man in a major final since MaliVai Washington at Wimbledon 1996, and the first in a U.S. Open final since Arthur Ashe in 1972.
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India defeated South Korea 5-1 to enter the final of the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2026 in Moqi, China; Supriya scored a hat-trick and India will face China, seeking a third consecutive title.
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In the World Test Championship standings, Australia remained first, followed by South Africa, New Zealand and Bangladesh; England consolidated sixth place after beating Pakistan in the third Test at Edgbaston; the WTC final will be held from June 9 to 13.
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CSIR-Central Road Research Institute and Jindal Steel received a Guinness World Record for the world's longest road built with processed steel slag aggregates, a 1.85-km road at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh; the technology can cut road construction costs by about 40% and offers four times the strength of conventional roads.
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Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated 10 Critical Care Blocks and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories in Andhra Pradesh on 12 September 2026; under PM-ABHIM, 631 Critical Care Blocks have been sanctioned across States and Union Territories, and Andhra Pradesh has been allocated ₹1,271.80 crore under PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.
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The Government approved 18.77 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, with an additional 29,000 houses approved under Beneficiary-Led Construction and Affordable Housing in Partnership verticals across six states.
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A three-day Table Top Exercise under the Colombo Security Conclave concluded at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam on 11 September 2026, focusing on 'Coordinated Response to Illicit Maritime Activities in the Indian Ocean Region' and aligned with the MAHASAGAR vision.
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The 18th BRICS Summit was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026 under India's chairship with the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'; it adopted the BRICS New Delhi Declaration and marked the 20th anniversary of BRICS. During India's 2026 BRICS Chairship, more than 350 meetings were organised in nearly 30 cities across India.
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Two commemorative postage stamps were released on 12 September 2026 on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi to mark 'BRICS: Two Decades of Cooperation, 2006–2026'.
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At the 18th BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed a BRICS Continuity and Implementation Mechanism through the Troika and suggested formulating ten proposals for global governance reform into a BRICS Reform Roadmap by the next Summit.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi; they emphasized three mutuals—mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest—and PM Modi conveyed best wishes for China's BRICS Presidency in 2027; their previous meeting was in Tianjin in August 2025.
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BRICS has 11 members—Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the UAE; partner countries include Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
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During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, UAE's International Holding Company announced an investment of USD 11.5 billion for an integrated greenfield aluminium project in Odisha, described as India's largest integrated aluminium investment.
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India and Vietnam elevated their ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during Vietnam's General Secretary and President To Lam's State Visit to India in May 2026; Vietnam is participating in the 18th BRICS Summit as a BRICS Partner Country.
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Malaysia conveyed concurrence for India to establish a Consulate General in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit; Putin invited PM Modi to Russia for the 24th India-Russia Annual Summit, and PM Modi gifted him the Russian translation of the Thirukkural.
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President Droupadi Murmu met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 12 September 2026 during his first visit to India.
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A healthy Badri female calf, the state animal of Uttarakhand, was born on 11 September 2026 through OPU-IVF technology by transferring a Badri embryo into a Sahiwal cow, in collaboration between ICAR-NDRI Karnal and G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar.
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The first General Assembly of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) adopted the Kathmandu Declaration, in which member countries pledged stronger action against illegal wildlife trade.
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India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) formally launched negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement in February 2026; GCC comprises Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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India's domestic coal production crossed the 1-billion-tonne mark for the second consecutive year in FY 2025-26, reaching 1.04 billion tonnes (provisional); coal powers about 73% of the country's electricity generation.
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South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a Mini Ratna subsidiary of Coal India Limited, produced 176.28 million tonnes of coal in FY 2025-26, contributing about 23% of CIL's output and about 17% of India's total coal production; SECL is developing Chhattisgarh East Railway and Chhattisgarh East-West Railway corridors with an investment of about ₹13,685 crore for approximately 342.6 km of railway lines.
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SEBI proposed changes to the methodology for calculating expiry-day settlement prices of index and stock derivatives and sought stakeholder comments till 3 October 2026.
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met AIIB President Zou Jiayi in New Delhi to discuss deepening India-AIIB partnership, including local-currency financing and private-sector participation.
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Saudi Arabia temporarily shut its 1,200-km East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack; Houthi rebels captured the port of Mokha and the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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At the BRICS Business Forum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said BRICS countries represent 50% of the world population, 40% of global GDP and over 25% of global trade; BRICS began with 4 countries in 2006 and now comprises 21 BRICS and partner countries.
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The BRICS New Delhi Declaration reaffirmed commitment to peaceful use of outer space and prevention of an arms race in outer space; it appreciated the BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation and noted the BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meeting held in Bengaluru.
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Saragarhi Day was observed on 12 September 2026 marking 129 years of the Battle of Saragarhi (1897), in which 21 Sikh soldiers led by Havaldar Ishar Singh fought around 10,000 Afghan tribesmen and were awarded the Indian Order of Merit, equated to the Param Vir Chakra.
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Haryana topped blood donation among Indian states for the third consecutive year, collecting 5.89 lakh units through 8,189 camps in 2025-26; it will be honoured on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on 1 October.
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Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib was observed on 12 September 2026; greetings were extended by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
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Floods in Bihar affected more than 2,000 villages across 14 districts, with the Ganga and Punpun rivers flowing above the danger mark at several places; in Uttar Pradesh, floods affected 25 districts and around 21,000 people were evacuated.
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CBI secured the extradition of Red Notice fugitive Amritpal Singh alias Gurpal Singh from Moldova to India; he was wanted in Punjab for double murder, Arms Act and NDPS Act offences.
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China Southern Airlines will resume passenger flights between Guangzhou and New Delhi from 21 September 2026, ending a six-year suspension.
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The second season of the Archery Premier League will be held in Hyderabad from 8 to 18 October 2026, with 36 Indian archers and 12 international stars; Rajputana Royals won the inaugural edition.
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India will begin their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi from 13 September 2026; India have won 8 of 9 T20Is against Afghanistan.
