1. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 101.2 crore mark. Out of the total vaccination, more than 71 crore vaccine doses have been given as first dose, while over 30 crore doses have been administered as second dose.
2. PM Modi lauded the remarkable feat of the country of administering 100 crore vaccine doses. He said 100 crore vaccinations are not just a figure, but a reflection of the strength of the country.
3. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a three days Swarnim Vijay Varsh Conclave in Bengaluru on 22 Oct to mark the Golden Jubilee year of 1971 Indo Pak war.
4. The Supreme Court on Friday said that successful civil services aspirants have no right to be allocated a cadre of their choice or their home state, and also noted that before selection they opt to serve anywhere in the country.
5. J&K : Eight operatives of various proscribed terror organisations were arrested Friday during multiple searches spread across six districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a terrorism conspiracy case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said. The searches were carried out at 10 locations in Srinagar, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Anantnag and Baramulla districts.
6. The targeted killing of civilians, particularly minorities, in Kashmir is aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear and damaging age-old communal harmony, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh said.
7. J&K PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Friday sent a legal notice to former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik seeking Rs 10 crore as compensation for his alleged “defamatory” remarks about her.
8. Kerala : The Kerala High Court questioned the state government and the Kerala Police whether they have the power to manage the virtual queue at Sabarimala Temple. The court asked if the government is authorised to set up a virtual queue and what is its role in temple affairs.
9. Maharashtra: Massive fire breaks out at luxury high-rise in Mumbai; 1 dead, 16 rescued
A 30-year-old security guard died after he fell from the 19th floor of Avighna park apartment located in central Mumbai that caught fire.
10. Punjab : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday clarified that all regional languages have been kept in the category of minor subjects for first term exams for class 10 and 12. The clarification by the CBSE came following objection by Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to keeping Punjabi out of the main subjects.
11. Tamil Nadu : Searches were held on Friday by vigilance sleuths in Salem in connection with a case of Rs 27.22 crore disproportionate assets against C Vijayabaskar, who was the Health Minister in the previous AIADMK regime.
12. Floral tributes will be paid to the statue of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on her birth anniversary that falls on February 24 on behalf of the State government, which will also maintain the statue inside the department of higher education premises on Kamaraj Road.
13. Telangana: TRS party is making grand arrangements at the Hitex Exhibition Centre in the city ahead of its plenary meeting on October 25. It has been a tradition to organise the party’s plenary on April 27 every year marking its foundation day, the plenary this year assumes more significance as it marks the completion of two decades of the formation of TRS in 2001.
14. Uttar Pradesh: Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, arrested for his alleged role in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, was on Friday remanded in police custody for two days.
15.The Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award will be conferred on filmmakers Martin Scorsese and István Szabó at the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) being held in Goa from November 20 to 28 in a hybrid format.
16. Bollywood actor Ananya Panday appeared before the Narcotics Control Bureau for the second straight day on Friday and was questioned for nearly four hours in connection with her alleged WhatsApp chats with Aryan Khan, son of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, arrested in a drugs case. Ananya Panday has been again called by the NCB on Monday.
17. Uppalapati Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju (born 23 October 1979), known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. Prabhas played the title role in S.S.Rajamouli’s epic action film Baahubali: Prabhas is the first south Indian actor to have his wax sculpture at Madame Tussaud’s wax museum.
18. INDIA-UK JOINT EXERCISE: The first-ever tri-services joint exercise between India and the UK began on October 21 and will go on for a week. Named Konkan Shakti 2021, it “aims to derive mutual benefits from each other’s experiences and also showcase the continuing cooperation between the two countries,”
19. Defence Ministry has signed a contract with the US Government under Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for procurement of MK 54 Torpedo and Expendable Chaff and Flares for the Indian Navy. These weapons are the outfit of P-8I Aircraft which is used for Long range Maritime Surveillance, Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare . The ministry will spend 423 crore rupees for the Torpedos.
20. India on 22 Oct successfully flight-tested the endogenously developed high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT), ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur, off the coast of Bay of Bengal.
21. ABHYAS is designed and developed by DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru. The air vehicle is launched using twin under-slung boosters which provide the initial acceleration to the vehicle. It is powered by a gas turbine engine to sustain a long-endurance flight at subsonic speed.
22. United Kingdom Navy Chief Admiral Sir Tony Radakin met Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh in New Delhi. Amongst other naval bilateral cooperation issues, the Chiefs emphasised on collaborative mechanisms towards ensuring peace and security in the region. Admiral Radakin is on a three-day visit to India from 22 Oct.
23. The Indian Army has deployed Pinaka weapons system and Smerch Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems (MRLS) at a forward position near the China border to be prepared to counter any threat coming from across on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The Pinaka weapon system, named after the bow of Lord Shiva, has been designed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
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