Two-time Olympic medal-winning shuttler PV Sindhu and veteran TT player Sharath Kamal carried India's flag during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics. A total of 78 Indian athletes and officials were part of the Indian contingent in the parade. The opening ceremony took place on the River Seine.

Shooters Elavenil Valarivan-Sandeep Singh and Ramita-Arjun Babuta will take part in 10m Air Rifle mixed team qualification at 12.30 pm (IST) at Paris Olympics on July 27. Tennis players N Sriram Balaji and Rohan Bopanna will play their men's doubles first round match at 3.30 pm. India will face New Zealand in men's hockey pool match at 9 pm.

Researchers in India have discovered a frog with complete leucism, a condition that results in loss of pigmentation in an animal. The rare Indian bullfrog was found along the banks of Suheli river in Uttar Pradesh and had a fully white body, except for its eyes. This is first such recorded case in any frog species in India, researchers said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday carried out the first blast, marking the start of construction of the Shinkun La tunnel, which is set to be the world's highest tunnel at around 15,800 feet, from Ladakh virtually. The 4.1-kilometre twin-tube tunnel aims to provide all-weather connectivity between Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. PM Modi said the tunnel will also boost tourism.

India defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the first semi-final of Women's T20 Asia Cup 2024 in Dambulla to reach Women's Asia Cup (ODI and T20I) final for the eighth straight time. Further, it is India's first 10-wicket win in a Women's T20 Asia Cup match. India restricted Bangladesh to 80/8 and chased down the target in 11 overs.