Current affairs — 2026-08-09

Daily current affairs for 2026-08-09. Read each story carefully and verify important figures on official links before mocks. Today's focus lines: How a schoolteacher's son became Kashmir's first India Test cricketer; He's been frozen on Everest for 30 years, now 'Green Boots' may finally be coming home; India is a nation of walkers - but its cities forgot them; A new youth agitation grips Jharkhand after 'cockroach' protests; Journalist Tarun Tejpal sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape; Air India's new CEO faces financial and safety turbulence.