The Union government has re-appointed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for a further period of three years on 21 June 2026. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel Training stated that Mehtas fresh term will take effect from July 1, 2026.
Bimal N. Patel was elected as judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the 2026-2035 term. Patel was elected during the 36th Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from June 15 to June 19.
The worlds richest person, Elon Musk, became the worlds first trillionaire on 12 June 2026 after shares of his rocket company SpaceX surged 11 per cent to $150 on their first day of trading on the stock market and later climbed to around $172, giving the company a market value of $2.18 trillion.
Renowned Indian shooter and coach Jaspal Rana passed away in New Delhi on 12 June 2026. He was 49. He remains Indias most successful athlete in the history of the Commonwealth Games, having won an extraordinary 15 medals nine gold, four silver and two bronze across the 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006 editions of the Games.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi became Indias longest-serving elected Prime Minister on 10 June 2026, completing 4,399 days in office and surpassing the record held by the countrys first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who served 4,398 consecutive days after the first general election.
