Weekly Current Affairs (11th January to 17th January 2026)

Weekly Current Affairs (11th January to 17th January 2026)

Weekly Current Affairs / Weekly Current Affairs (11th January to 17th January 2026)

Change Language English Hindi

Category : Sports Published on: January 18 2026

Share on facebook

Asian Games gold medallist and national record-holder Jinson Johnson has announced his retirement from competitive athletics.
Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 28,000 international runs across formats, achieving the milestone in his 624th innings.
Bangladesh Cricket Board declined ICC’s request and reiterated its decision not to travel to India for the T20 World Cup 2026, citing security concerns.
Indian mountaineer Aritra Roy successfully summited Mount Aconcagua (6,967.15 m), the highest peak outside Asia, as part of his Seven Summits mission.
Australia women’s team captain Alyssa Healy announced her retirement from international cricket ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026.
Sydney-based amateur Jordan Smith won A$1 million after defeating top professionals to clinch the ‘One Point Slam’ tournament ahead of the Australian Open.
South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt was named ICC Women’s Player of the Month for December 2025 for her record-breaking performances against Ireland.
Australian bowler Mitchell Starc was named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December 2025 for his outstanding performance in the Ashes series.

Recent Post's

The Musi Riverfront Development Corporation Limited has unveiled a heritage concept map integrating monuments like Charminar and Golconda Fort into a 55-km cultural tourism corridor along the Musi River in Hyderabad.
Read More....
Netflix's "KPop Demon Hunters," directed by Maggie Kang, won the Best Animated Feature at the 98th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles.
Read More....
India won five medals — one gold, three silver and one bronze — at the World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 in Bangkok, with Chandrika Pujari clinching the gold in the women's 51 kg category.
Read More....
Phil Campbell, legendary guitarist and longest-serving member of rock band Motörhead, passed away at the age of 64 following complications from a major surgery.
Read More....
Veteran Hindi film actress Madhu Malhotra, known for her role in Subhash Ghai's "Hero" (1983) and the song "Lamhi Judaai," passed away at the age of 71 in Mumbai.
Read More....
Gauhati University botanists discovered a new plant species, "Osbeckia zubeengargiana," in Manas National Park, Assam, naming it after renowned Assamese singer Zubeen Garg.
Read More....
Renowned Tamil poet and lyricist R. Vairamuthu has been selected for the 60th Jnanpith Award for 2025, becoming the third Tamil writer to receive India's highest literary honour.
Read More....
Pi Day is celebrated globally on March 14 every year to honour the mathematical constant π, first organised in 1988 at San Francisco's Exploratorium by physicist Larry Shaw.
Read More....
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the Samriddhi Kendra in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, under the DoT's Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Pilot Initiative to enhance rural service delivery.
Read More....
Karnataka's KSRTC has won the Governance Now 12th PSU National Award for its "Dhwani Spandana" initiative, which provides audio-based bus identification assistance for visually impaired passengers.
Read More....