*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to former President Shri K.R. Narayanan on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Born on 27 October 1920 at Uzhavoor in Kerala, Shri Narayanan served as India’s 10th President from 1997 to 2002.
2. President Smt Droupadi Murmu has promulgated the Lakshadweep Tourism Trade (Registration, Safety and Facilitation) Regulation, 2026, making registration compulsory for lodging, water sports, tour guides, travel agents, digital booking platforms and tourism vessels in the UT, with strict safety norms and heavy penalties for damage to fragile marine ecosystems. Existing operators get six months to register; applications must be decided within 45 to 60 days, failing which they will be deemed accepted.
3. PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. He said a Viksit Bharat will be built on strong foundations of scientific research and innovation, that India must lead the world in shaping the technologies of tomorrow and build self-reliance in critical technologies, and cautioned: “AI can give quick answers, but it is essential to verify them.”
4. The Centre has introduced a ‘Concessional Local Pass’ on national highways from 1 November for non-commercial vehicle owners living within 20 km of a toll plaza. With a valid FASTag, the annual pass costs ₹1,500 for plazas outside municipal limits and ₹3,000 for those within; it is valid only at that one plaza and is non-transferable.
5. DPIIT has launched the 6th edition of the National Startup Awards (NSA 6.0), with 20 sectoral categories (12 of them new), 3 special categories, a new Student Innovator Award and a ₹25 lakh cash prize in eligible categories. Applications are open from 27 October to 20 November; 2026 marks ten years of Startup India.
6. The Rural Development Ministry is holding a two-day regional workshop under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) in Lucknow (27–28 October), with about 150 officials from nine States, to speed up house completion and plan reforms for the scheme’s next phase. UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and MoS Kamlesh Paswan handed over house keys to beneficiaries.
7. The Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 has entered the Guinness World Records as the “Largest Innovation Solution Competition”, with 2,87,967 project submissions from across the country. The Education Ministry will felicitate 10 national-level winning teams in New Delhi today, PIB said.
8. Indian Railways has opened online applications for 1,265 Station Master posts under CEN No. 08/2026; any graduate can apply until 25 November. RRB Mumbai has the most vacancies (177), followed by Jammu-Srinagar (122) and Chennai (119).
9. Very severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ began crossing the Andhra Pradesh–Yanam coast in the early hours with winds of 125–135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph. Reports placed the start of landfall near Yanam–Kakinada and Narsapur; IMD said the exact landfall point will be confirmed once the process is over. A storm surge of 1.5–2.5 metres is expected over Kakinada and Yanam, and Great Danger Signal No. X is hoisted at Kakinada port.
10. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s vision, determination and leadership laid the foundation for India’s national unity and territorial integrity. He made these remarks while addressing the 67th Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture virtually at Akashvani Bhawan in New Delhi.
11. The Civil Aviation Ministry held its first fog preparedness meeting for the coming winter, chaired by Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha. IMD expects the fog season to run from 15 December 2026 to 15 February 2027; airports were told to keep ILS and RVR systems ready and airlines to roster low-visibility-qualified crew and inform passengers of delays in time.
12. The NHRC issued an advisory on ‘Women’s Safety at Work and Public Spaces’ to ten Union Ministries, the Railway Board chairperson and all Chief Secretaries, covering eight key areas, and sought action-taken reports within two months. It noted women’s labour force participation of 34.6% in September 2026 against about 4.4 lakh crimes against women in the latest NCRB report.
13. The Zoological Survey of India has described a new deep-sea electric ray, Tetronarce ramanamurthyi, named the Arabian Black Electric Ray, from the southeastern Arabian Sea — the first confirmed record of the genus in the northern Indian Ocean. The work, under the Deep Ocean Mission, is published in the journal Zootaxa.
14. TRAI data show India had 1,367.93 million telephone subscribers at the end of September 2026, with overall tele-density at 95.52%. Broadband subscribers, including M2M cellular connections, stood at 1,107.68 million, and 16.77 million mobile number portability requests were received during the month.
15. Under the Gyan Bharatam Mission, the Culture Ministry signed an MoU with the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris for digitisation, digital access, technology exchange, conservation and research on Indic-origin manuscripts. It was signed by Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal and BnF President Gilles Pécout.
16. Over 99.32 lakh names have been removed from Karnataka’s electoral rolls in the Special Intensive Revision, bringing the electorate down from 5.54 crore to 4.55 crore in the final roll. It has about 2.25 crore men, 2.29 crore women and 2,841 third-gender voters, including 6.83 lakh aged 18–19.
17. Telangana has officially declared drought in 365 of its 621 mandals (58.7%) across 31 districts — 111 severe and 254 moderate — for the kharif season; only Hyderabad and Peddapalli districts were spared.
18. Punjab and Haryana Bar Council elects 23-year-old lawyer Asmi unopposed, youngest ever State Bar Council member. She has created history by becoming the youngest-ever member of a State Bar Council in the country and the first member from Generation Z to be elected to any State Bar Council.
19. Vande Bharat Sleeper train: Two new Vande Bharat sleeper trains will connect major cities in India and enhance overnight travel options. The Mumbai-Bengaluru service is set to launch on November 1, while the Delhi-Varanasi service is likely to start on October 31. Both services aim to significantly reduce travel times compared to existing options. Passengers should check the final schedules and train numbers before making travel plans.
20. A network outage of more than an hour at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Tuesday evening delayed 327 flights, forcing staff to switch to manual check-in. Operator MIAL said essential services continued.
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*NEW APPOINTMENT*
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1. Sashastra Seema Bal Director General Sanjay Singhal, a 1993-batch UP-cadre IPS officer, has been given additional charge of DG, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) from 31 October, when incumbent Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor retires, until a regular appointment is made. Singhal has headed the SSB since 1 September 2025 and earlier served in the ITBP as DIG and IG (2008–2015).
2. Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha administered the oath to four National Conference MLAs — Ali Mohammad Sagar (Khanyar), Shameema Firdous (Habba Kadal), Mir Saifullah (Trehgam) and Altaf Ahmad Wani alias Kaloo (Pahalgam) — at Lok Bhavan, Srinagar, in CM Omar Abdullah’s first Cabinet expansion. The Cabinet now has its maximum strength of nine; Independent MLA Satish Sharma was dropped.
3. Anup Bagchi took charge as Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector lender, on 27 October, succeeding Sashidhar Jagdishan, whose term ended on 26 October. An ICICI Group veteran who last headed ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, he is the first outsider to lead the bank in its over three-decade history.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. The Supreme Court gave petitioners 10 days to file rejoinders to the Election Commission’s affidavit defending the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana also asked the EC to respond to TMC MP Dola Sen’s plea alleging changes to Form 6 in Bihar without the court’s approval.
2. The Supreme Court issued notice to Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and others on a plea alleging that he pushed a pregnant journalist during the 12 October march to the apex court. The plea was mentioned before a Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.
3. The Supreme Court held that there is no bar under the UAPA on granting bail to a foreign national if the accused’s initial entry into India was legal. A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi upheld a Madras High Court order restoring bail to Sri Lankan national Mohmad Rifas, noting that the NIA had shown no material that his entry was illegal.
4. Hearing the Digital News Publishers Association’s challenge to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and Rules, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Law and IT Ministries but refused an interim stay, saying a balance must be struck between press freedom and individual rights. DNPA argued newsrooms would shut if journalists needed prior consent; the case will be heard on 17 November.
5. A Supreme Court Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta slammed the Rajasthan government over illegal mining and pollution in the Jojari-Bandi-Luni river system and said it may order a CBI investigation. “Making 20 lakh people live in hell can’t be compared with your economic viability,” the Bench said, listing the case for 27 November.
6. Mumbai Police have invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the 18 October firing on actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Juhu. The Crime Branch has arrested 11 people allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang; Anil Pandit has been named as a wanted accused.
7. Thirteen of the 17 undertrial prisoners who overpowered guards and escaped from the Thekkampatti sub-jail near Andipatti in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district on Monday night have been recaptured, and nine prison staff have been suspended. DMK chief M.K. Stalin attacked the TVK government over the jailbreak.
—— *MISHAPS*———-
1. In Panipat, Haryana — Worker Charred to Death in Yarn Factory Fire
A 21-year-old worker from Bihar, Rishu, was killed and another, Dhaneshwar, suffered 50% burns when a fire broke out around 3:40 am on Tuesday at the CRG Cotex yarn factory in the Shiv Nagar industrial area. A short circuit is suspected; narrow lanes hampered fire tenders.
2. In Mohali, Punjab — Refuelling From Bottle Turns Fatal: Pawan Singh (28) of Balongi died at PGI Chandigarh, ten days after his car caught fire while he was pouring petrol into it from a bottle with a lit cigarette in hand. Police urged people never to refuel from bottles or smoke near fuel.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Cebu, Philippines, for the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), where he will hold bilateral meetings, reiterating India’s commitment to ASEAN centrality. Earlier, he saluted the Army’s infantrymen on Shaurya Diwas (Infantry Day).
2. The 11th edition of the India-Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI began at Banyuwangi, Indonesia, and will run till 6 November. Troops of the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) are training with Indonesian Special Forces in jungle operations, air assault, mountaineering and combat marksmanship.
3. Yard 1283 ‘Srishti’, a Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) for the Navy, was launched at Goa Shipyard Limited in the presence of Vishvajit Sahay, Secretary (Defence Finance). NGOPVs are being built at GSL and GRSE for surveillance, search and rescue, offshore-asset protection, HADR and anti-piracy tasks.
4. The 33rd Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX-2026), hosted by the Navy at Visakhapatnam, concluded on 26 October. INS Nilgiri, INS Kamorta, P-8I and Dornier aircraft and MH-60R helicopters exercised with Singapore’s stealth frigate RSS Supreme in anti-submarine, anti-air and anti-surface drills in the Bay of Bengal.
5. The Navy’s First Training Squadron — INS Tir, INS Sujata and ICGS Sarathi — arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a port call that includes cross-training visits and a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the Sri Lanka Navy.
6. Bengaluru-based AI start-up Sarvam has signed an umbrella MoU with Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) under the Defence Ministry for artificial intelligence projects across the Army, Navy, Air Force and tri-service organisations. The value of the pact has not been disclosed.
7. The first 300-tonne Sullage Barge (Yard 142) for the Navy was launched, and keels were laid for Yards 144 and 148, at MSME shipyard Suryadipta Projects, Thane. The indigenously designed barges will help naval platforms comply with MARPOL pollution rules.
*FINANCE*
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*INDIAN RUPEE VALUE*
💷 *GBP* ₹127(Approx)
€ *Euro* : ₹106(Approx)
*USD* ₹ 95(Approx)
🇨🇦 *Canada* :CAD ₹68
🇦🇺 *Australia* : ₹ 67
🇦🇪 *UAE Dirham* : ₹ 26
*🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥* : ₹ 14
🇲🇻 *Maldives Rufiya* : ₹ 6.16
🇧🇹 *Bhutan ngultrum* : ₹ 1.00
🇳🇵 *Nepal Rupee* : ₹ 0.62
🇧🇩 *B’desh Taka** : ₹ 0.77
🇵🇰 *Pak Rupee* : ₹ 0.34
🇱🇰 *Sri Lanka Rupee* : ₹ 0.29
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*BSE SENSEX*
73,598.67 -8.08 (0.01%)🔻
*NIFTY*
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*Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai*
*GOLD* : ₹ 14,329/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 2,20,000/KG
1. Larsen & Toubro’s Q2 FY27 consolidated net profit rose 32.5% to ₹5,202 crore on revenue of ₹78,750 crore (up 16%). Order inflow grew 28% to ₹1,47,665 crore, and the consolidated order book stood at about ₹8.54 lakh crore.
2. Maruti Suzuki’s Q2 consolidated net profit fell 26% to ₹2,466 crore as West Asia-linked input costs and mark-to-market losses on investments hit earnings, even though revenue rose 26% to ₹53,355 crore on record quarterly sales.
3. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, inaugurating the 36th Conference of State Finance Secretaries in Mumbai, urged States to focus on quality of expenditure, prudent borrowing and efficient cash management for long-term fiscal health; finance secretaries of 27 States and three UTs attended.
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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1. *‘CID’ Creator B.P. Singh Passes Away*
Veteran director-producer B.P. Singh, creator of the iconic TV shows ‘CID’ and ‘Aahat’ and a former chairman of the FTII governing council, died on 27 October at the age of 77.
2. *New ‘King’ Poster Out*
Shah Rukh Khan unveiled a new poster of Siddharth Anand’s ‘King’, also starring daughter Suhana, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, with the caption “Qaatil nahi… Aashiq hoon”; the film releases on 24 December.
3. *Varun, Kriti Voice ‘Obsession’*
Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon have lent their voices to the lead characters in the Hindi-dubbed version of the horror film ‘Obsession’ on JioHotstar — Kriti’s first time dubbing for another actor.
*28 Oct (Wednesday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Sharad
*Drik Ritu* : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh*
*Samvatsara* : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
*Vikram Samvat – 2083*
*Month* : Kartika 3
(In Amanta calendar)
*Shaka Samvat – 1948*
*Month* : Ashvina 18
*Tithi* : Tritiya (up to 1:06 am, 29 Oct)Chaturthi
*Nakshatra*: Krittika/
Rohini
*Rahu* : 12:05 PM – 01:28 PM
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