Commonwealth Games culture & sport: India’s Jaismine Lamboria will carry the flag at Glasgow 2026’s closing ceremony, with a three-act handover set to spotlight India’s heritage for Ahmedabad 2030. Youth & lifestyle campaign: PM Modi launched the 100-week “Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat” push, with Sundays planned for art, culture, sports and meditation to build a drug-free India. Bollywood & TV pop culture: Sunny Deol says he wants to make a high-budget film on Emperor Ashoka (with his sons), while Karisma Kapoor celebrates India’s Best Dancer Season 5 bringing Bollywood dance back to centre stage. Music & entertainment: Karan Aujla charmed audiences on India’s Got Latent 2 by gifting a Maldives trip to a runaway couple, and his power-outage punchline went viral. Culture, law & identity debate: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin renewed calls for a Uniform Civil Code across India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, arguing it can reduce discrimination against women. Cross-border community issues: Indian diaspora in China raised concerns at the embassy’s Open House over anti-India online abuse and visa/work restrictions. China social trends: Chongqing’s “biker tourism” video culture keeps surging, while young renters increasingly share beds to cope with financial strain.