TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and is understood to have briefed her on administrative and internal security issues. The President’s two-day visit to her home district Mayurbhanj in Odisha, postponed because of Cyclone Arnab, has been rescheduled to 4–5 November.
2. PM Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 54th PRAGATI meeting at Seva Teerth and reviewed Railway, PM Ekta Mall and Bulk Drug Park projects worth over ₹16,000 crore across 31 States and UTs. He called for linking Ekta Malls with tourism and local businesses, domestic production of active pharmaceutical ingredients, and monthly scheme reviews by Chief Secretaries with District Magistrates, stressing “outcomes rather than outlays”.
3. PM Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo (BRESE) 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 2 November. The 2–5 November summit expects over 130 countries; India has 308 GW of installed non-fossil fuel capacity and is on course for its 500 GW target by 2030, the MNRE said.
4. The Union Cabinet approved a ₹10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme up to FY 2039-40, with interest subvention support of ₹859 crore, output-linked assistance of ₹8,891 crore and ₹150 crore for testing. It aims to raise domestic capacity about tenfold to 7.5 lakh TEUs, creating some 3,000 direct and over 50,000 indirect jobs.
5. The Cabinet also cleared the Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme with an outlay of ₹1,856.67 crore from 2026 to 2033-34. It will set up Sports Goods Manufacturing Zones and give Anchor Investment Support and Turnover Linked Support, in line with the Khelo Bharat Niti 2025.
6. The Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana, a centrally sponsored scheme for 2026-27 to 2030-31 with an outlay of ₹7,395.55 crore (Centre ₹4,869.48 crore, States ₹2,526.07 crore). It will strengthen Panchayats and train about 32 lakh elected representatives, with Gram Panchayat Development Plans prepared on eGramSwaraj.
7. Central government employees and pensioners will get an additional 3% Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from 1 July 2026, over the existing 60%, after Cabinet approval. The hike will cost ₹10,016.10 crore a year and benefit 48.54 lakh employees and 68.71 lakh pensioners.
8. MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi released ₹1,000 crore of margin money subsidy under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for 11,333 new micro enterprises. The support unlocks bank credit of ₹3,260 crore and is expected to create over 1.02 lakh jobs.
9. The Textiles Ministry will reopen the PLI Scheme for Textiles portal for Round 4 applications from 1 November to 31 December 2026 for MMF apparel, MMF fabrics and technical textiles. The minimum turnover for Part 2 has been cut from ₹200 crore to ₹100 crore, and the tenure extended to 2033-34 for Round 4 applicants.
10. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the MRPs of 543 brands of anti-cancer medicines, with cuts of over 90% in some cases, effective 9 November. Anastrozole tablets (Anarzole, 10 tablets) will now cost ₹73 instead of ₹695.76, and the denosumab injection Debrumab ₹5,941 instead of ₹22,031.25.
11. MoS Health Prataprao Jadhav launched the 60-day Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign 4.0 at ABVIMS–Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, with special focus on tobacco-free college and university campuses. Over 5.8 lakh educational institutions and 73,000 villages were declared tobacco-free in the first three editions.
12. The Jal Shakti Ministry launched the ‘Punah Bharan’ mobile app, developed by BISAG-N with the National Water Mission, to plan scientific groundwater recharge. It identifies possible artificial recharge zones within 3 km of the user, and its web portal gives village-level recharge zonation maps.
13. Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has cut its transaction charge to 0.30%, raised the exemption threshold to ₹10 lakh and reduced OEM assessment fees by up to 92%, easing costs for sellers, especially small businesses.
14. Cyclone ‘Arnab’ crossed the Andhra Pradesh–Yanam coast southwest of Yanam between 2 am and 8 am on Wednesday with winds of 125–135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph, then weakened over land. CM N. Chandrababu Naidu asked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for a central team to assess the damage; crops over 2.24 lakh hectares in 14 districts were damaged, affecting 3.45 lakh farmers, and 16 NDRF and 11 SDRF teams were deployed.
15. In Odisha, IMD issued a red warning for Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts for isolated extremely heavy rain, as Arnab’s remnants moved north. A station in Gajapati recorded 249.9 mm of rain.
16. ISRO will launch the navigation satellite NVS-03 on GSLV-F18 from the Second Launch Pad at Sriharikota at 11:51 PM on 30 October. The 2,250 kg satellite, with an indigenous atomic clock, will help NavIC regain the minimum number of satellites needed for standalone regional navigation services.
17. In the Legislative Council polls for 28 seats in four States, Congress lost all four seats in Karnataka (BJP three, JD(S) one), the BJP won six of 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh but lost the Varanasi teachers’ seat to the SP, and the Jan Suraaj Party opened its account in Bihar. In Maharashtra, NCP (SP) won two seats and the BJP and Shiv Sena one each, while Congress’s Abhijit Wanjari claimed victory in Nagpur Graduates after BJP’s Sudhakar Kohale reportedly conceded.
18. The NHRC issued an advisory on the ‘Protection of Human Rights of Female Inmates and their Children’ to nine Union Ministries and all States and UTs, covering ten key areas including maternal and child healthcare and access to justice, and sought progress reports within two months.
19. The Railway Board has told all zones to strictly switch off mobile and laptop charging points in coaches between 11 pm and 5 am for fire safety, reiterating its 2014 order after a passenger’s power bank exploded on a train in South Eastern Railway.
20. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the Shaheed Smarak in Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, on 5 November, Minister Anil Vij said. Built at a cost of about ₹800 crore, the memorial displays the history of the 1857 First War of Independence and will open to the public on 6 November.
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*NEW APPOINTMENT*
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1. Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam will take charge as the country’s High Commissioner to India in New Delhi in November, succeeding Riaz Hamidullah, who has moved to Geneva. A career diplomat, Siam has earlier served as Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the US and as Chief of Protocol.
2. In a reshuffle of 12 IAS officers, Telangana posted Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan to the Environment, Forests, Science and Technology Department with full additional charge as DG of EPTRI, a day after he announced he would seek voluntary retirement. Vikas Raj moves to Energy, and Navin Mittal to Panchayat Raj and Rural Development.
3. The Tamil Nadu government reshuffled IAS officers on Wednesday: S. Shanthi has been posted as CEO of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), Monica Rana, Commissioner of Tirunelveli Corporation, as Collector of Tenkasi, and C. Muthukumar, Collector of Karur, as Collector of Tiruppur.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. The Supreme Court questioned the Election Commission for asking people deleted from Delhi’s draft rolls in the SIR to apply afresh through Form 6, which is meant for first-time voters, and suggested Form 8 for those who shifted. The Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana said the right to vote is a “vital right” and asked the EC to consider extending the 30 October deadline if needed.
2. Calling fake “digital arrest” cyber frauds “digital dacoity”, the Supreme Court refused to consolidate 35 criminal cases across 12 States against two persons, Gourab Kumar Saha and Nidhi Bhandari, accused of letting their firm’s bank account be used as a mule account. The CJI noted that an 81-year-old Ernakulam resident had lost ₹1.90 crore.
3. Kolkata Police arrested former West Bengal minister and singer Indranil Sen over alleged financial irregularities in Durga Puja ‘preview shows’ and the sale of passes by MassArt Society, after hours of questioning by the ED and the police.
4. The Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached the land and 59 buildings of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, run by a trust controlled by jailed SP leader Azam Khan, in a money laundering case. The ED says ₹426.46 crore of the campus cost is proceeds of crime; the property’s market value is about ₹1,170 crore.
5. A 19-month-old cheetah, KNG22, from Kuno National Park died on 27 October after being shot five times with a pellet gun outside the park in Morena — the first gunshot death since the cheetahs were brought to India in 2022. The Centre has sent a team of NTCA and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau officials, and Madhya Pradesh has formed a special task force.
6. Lawyers allegedly vandalised the courtroom of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Ajay Bhanot amid protests over his conduct, a day after the High Court Bar Association wrote to Chief Justice Arun Bhansali alleging that the judge had humiliated an advocate and mocked a senior advocate.
7. The Supreme Court set aside the Indian Navy Selection Board’s April 2024 decision denying Permanent Commission to JAG Branch woman officer Seema Chaudhary and ordered it to reconsider her claim within six weeks. The Bench led by CJI Surya Kant said past non-recommendations cannot overshadow her favourable Annual Confidential Reports.
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1. In Andhra Pradesh — Nine Killed in Cyclone Arnab
Nine people died in cyclone-related incidents, including two in Bhimavaram, West Godavari, hit by a tree and an electric pole, two women in Konaseema in house collapses, four in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli from falling poles and electrocution, and an 11-year-old boy in a wall collapse in Guntur district. CM N. Chandrababu Naidu announced ₹5 lakh ex gratia for each victim’s family.
2. In Saran, Bihar — Four Killed in Truck-Autorickshaw Collision: Four people, including a woman and her 18-month-old child, died and two were critically injured when a truck rammed an autorickshaw head-on at Paharpur Chowk under Garkha police station around 11:30 pm on Tuesday. The truck driver fled.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of the ADMM-Plus in Cebu, Philippines, and reviewed the 10-year India-US Defence Framework, focusing on military technology, information sharing and co-production. He also objected to the $686 million US-aided sustainment package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet, sources said.
2. Rajnath Singh and Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi reviewed progress in maritime security cooperation, including mine countermeasure capabilities and possible joint development in naval shipbuilding and design, and said their shared commitment is vital for a free, open and peaceful Indo-Pacific.
3. Rajnath Singh met Australia’s Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles and discussed bilateral defence cooperation, military interoperability and regional security challenges, completing meetings with all three of India’s Quad partners.
4. Rajnath Singh held talks with South Korea’s Minister of National Defense Kang Shin-chul on ways to co-develop military technologies, enhance joint industry collaboration and promote maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
5. In talks with Singapore’s Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing, Rajnath Singh discussed expanding joint exercises across the Army, Navy and Air Force, and called Singapore a key pillar of India’s Act East Policy.
6. Indigenous stealth frigate INS Sahyadri arrived at Busan Naval Harbour, South Korea, for the India-Republic of Korea Navy bilateral exercise. The harbour phase will be followed by coordinated activities at sea with ROKS Munmu the Great.
7. The 10th annual coordination meeting between India’s Sashastra Seema Bal and Nepal’s Armed Police Force began in Kathmandu, led by SSB DG Sanjay Singhal and APF IG Narayan Dutta Paudel. The three-day talks cover human trafficking, drug and arms smuggling and intelligence-sharing along the open border.
*FINANCE*
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*INDIAN RUPEE VALUE*
💷 *GBP* ₹126(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*
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1. India’s industrial output (IIP) grew 6.7% in September 2026, easing from a revised 7.8% in August. Manufacturing rose 7.6% and electricity 11.2%, while mining contracted 6.2%.
2. Jio Platforms listed at ₹1,358, 21.36% above its issue price of ₹1,119, and closed nearly 27% higher, becoming India’s second most valuable company after Reliance Industries with a market value of about ₹13 lakh crore. Its ₹30,213 crore IPO was India’s largest.
3. SEBI and the Bank of England signed an MoU on cooperation and information exchange over SEBI-recognised clearing corporations, allowing the BoE to rely on SEBI’s supervision while safeguarding UK financial stability.
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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1. *‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Comes Early to India*
Marvel Studios will release ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ in India on 17 December, a day before the US, in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, it stars Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom.
2. *Kartik Aaryan to Lead ‘Operation Sindoor’*
Kartik Aaryan will play the lead in Vivek Agnihotri’s military drama ‘Operation Sindoor’, based on Lt Gen K.J.S. ‘Tiny’ Dhillon (retd)’s book on India’s strikes inside Pakistan; T-Series and I Am Buddha Productions will produce it.
3. *KIFF May Open at Victoria Memorial*
The 32nd Kolkata International Film Festival, to be held from 16 to 23 December, is likely to be inaugurated at the Victoria Memorial, said festival chief advisor Mithun Chakraborty, adding that Rajinikanth and Prabhas may attend.
*29 Oct (Thursday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Sharad
*Drik Ritu* : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh*
*Samvatsara* : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
*Vikram Samvat – 2083*
*Month* : Kartika 4
(In Amanta calendar)
*Shaka Samvat – 1948*
*Month* : Ashvina 19
*Tithi* : Chaturthi (up to 10:09 pm)Panchami
*Nakshatra*: Rohini/
Mrigashira
*Rahu* : 01:28 PM – 02:52 PM
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