22–30 April Current Affairs, 2026

May 09, 2026

Virat Kohli's IPL Milestones: Became the first to score 9,000 IPL runs and also the first to hit 800 fours.
Two-Hour Marathon Barrier Broken: Kenyan athlete Sebastian Sawe ran a marathon in 1:59:30, a historic first.
India Tops ISSF Junior World Cup: India emerged as the top-performing nation in Cairo.
P.V. Sindhu's New Role: Elected Chair of the Athletes’ Commission of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
India in Category A for Doping: The Athletics Integrity Unit placed India in the high-risk category for doping violations.

New Book: Former Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane launched The Curious and the Classified: Unearthing Military Myths and Mysteries .
Passing Away: Veteran photojournalist Raghu Rai (known as the 'Father of Indian Photojournalism') passed away at 83. Other notable figures who passed include former Andhra Pradesh CM Nadendla Bhaskara Rao and former MP Balbir Punj.
Spider Discovery: Two new species of jumping spiders were discovered in India.
New App Launch: The Ministry of Social Justice launched the 'SMILE–Beggary Survey Mobile Application' to help map and support people living in homelessness.