TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu graced the Dhwaj Stambh Pujan, Dhwaja Pujan and Dhwajarohan ceremony of the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Maha Kumbh 2027 and hoisted the flag at Ramkund, Nashik. She said the Kumbh Melas are living proof of India’s cultural and spiritual unity. About 12 crore pilgrims are expected during the Kumbh period; the Amrit Snans fall in August–September 2027.
2. President Smt Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Patel Chowk, New Delhi, on his 151st birth anniversary. Today the President attends Haryana’s ‘Hirak Jayanti’ (60 years of statehood) celebrations at Kurukshetra University, where she will open an exhibition on the State’s six-decade journey, and the centenary of Swami Shraddhanand’s sacrifice at Gurukul Kurukshetra.
3. Addressing the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas programme at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, PM Shri Narendra Modi said India today is more secure and resolute than ever before and that “Naxalism has been dealt a decisive blow”, with Naxal-affected districts down from 126 in 2015 to zero by March 2026. He warned against “Dimagi Naxalism” spread through social media, and, citing a World Bank report, said 50 crore Indians overcame poverty in the 10–12 years up to 2024.
4. PM Modi dedicated 31 projects worth over ₹426 crore at Ekta Nagar — inaugurating 23 worth ₹307 crore and laying the foundation for 8 worth ₹118 crore. These include a 12-acre Rain Forest with a glass skywalk, built at over ₹14 crore. He also visited the Vaman Vriksha Vatika.
5. PM Modi has approved the north corridor of the bullet train, linking Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Patna and Siliguri up to Guwahati, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Delhi–Agra will take 59 minutes and Delhi–Lucknow 2 hours 12 minutes. He and UP CM Yogi Adityanath flagged off the Varanasi–New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper (16 coaches, 823 passengers).
6. PM Modi will inaugurate Pune’s 23.2-km Shivajinagar–Maan–Hinjawadi Metro corridor via video conferencing on 3 November. Of its 23 stations, 17 will open in the first phase, and passenger services begin at 11 AM on 4 November.
7. Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan attended ‘Sardar Katha’ at Uprashtrapati Bhavan and recalled Patel’s integration of over 550 princely states. As President of IIPA, he chaired its 72nd Annual General Meeting and called for citizen-centric governance. He also met Tamil Nadu youth of Yuva Sangam Phase-VII.
8. The Centre released ₹1,09,019 crore to States as an additional instalment of tax devolution on 31 October, over and above the monthly devolution — the second such instalment this year. UP got the most (₹19,208 crore), followed by Bihar (₹10,845 crore) and MP (₹8,010 crore).
9. The deadline to apply for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) on the National Scholarship Portal has been extended to 15 November. The scheme gives ₹12,000 a year to meritorious students of Classes 9 to 12, with one lakh fresh scholarships every year.
10. Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate EPFO’s 74th Foundation Day in New Delhi today. He will launch automatic settlement of inoperative PF accounts with balances up to ₹1,000 and EPFO services on WhatsApp, and present the Bhavishya Nidhi Awards 2026.
11. The Rural Development Ministry approved 45 road works (509.54 km) worth ₹710.40 crore for Mizoram under PMGSY-IV, giving all-weather road connectivity to 48 habitations for the first time.
12. The Centre extended the customs duty exemption on cotton imports, due to end on 31 October, till 31 December to ensure enough cotton for the textile sector and cut input costs.
13. The Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak for 2026 has been awarded to 490 police personnel from States, Union Territories, Central Armed Police Forces and Central Police Organisations. The medal was instituted on 1 February 2024.
14. Delhi recorded an average AQI of 166 in October, the lowest for the month in eight years (223 in 2025), the Environment Ministry said. The capital had 220 good-to-moderate air days from January to October.
15. IMD forecast below-normal rainfall (77% of the long period average) and above-normal temperatures in most parts of India in November, attributing it to very strong El Niño conditions. October rainfall was 3.5% below normal.
16. A depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to become a severe cyclonic storm and cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur on the morning of 3 November, with winds of 100–110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph, IMD said. It comes days after Cyclone Arnab, whose damage in Andhra Pradesh is being assessed by a seven-member central team led by Chittaranjan Das.
17. Census fieldwork in Ladakh is complete, with the District Census Handbook work covering all 244 villages and the towns of Leh and Kargil finished on 30 October, Director of Census Operations Amit Sharma said.
18. The Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 opens today at Dilli Haat, New Delhi, and runs for 15 days on the theme ‘प्रकाश और परंपरा’, showcasing traditional crafts and festive lighting. Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar will formally inaugurate it on Monday.
19. The DGFT approved Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport as an export point for agarwood oil, chips and allied products. Assam accounts for about 81% of India’s agarwood production.
20. UDP president Metbah Lyngdoh resigned as a Meghalaya minister after 11 of his party’s 12 MLAs joined the BJP and the NPP, leaving him the UDP’s only legislator. He held the power, textiles, water resources and taxation portfolios.
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NEW APPOINTMENT
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1. Jatin Kumar Nayak has taken charge as Chairman & Managing Director of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), in a move approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. He was Executive Director (Finance) at REC Ltd, has over 30 years of experience, and has worked with NHPC, Hindustan Copper and NALCO.
2. Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal and former India cricket captain Rahul Dravid have been nominated by the Sports Ministry to the Organising Company Board of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the centenary edition, to be held in Ahmedabad. They will represent the sporting community.
3. FICCI has named Sanmar Group Chairman Vijay Sankar, now its Senior Vice President, as President-Elect for 2026–27. He will succeed Anant Goenka after FICCI’s Annual General Meeting on 18–19 November in New Delhi.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The ED arrested Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, 78, in a money laundering case linked to the construction of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, moments after he walked out of Rampur jail on bail in the dual PAN card case along with his son Abdullah Azam Khan. He will be produced before a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad today, where the ED will seek his custody.
2. A Gujarat High Court division bench led by Chief Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak stayed, within hours, a single-bench order that had struck down the ban on non-vegetarian food near the Somnath temple. The State had sought an urgent hearing after court hours.
3. The Supreme Court registered a writ petition seeking contempt action against the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee over a deleted social media post targeting CJI Surya Kant. Filed on a complaint by advocate Vineet Jindal, it is likely to be heard on 6 November.
4. The Supreme Court set aside the regular and anticipatory bail given by the Karnataka High Court to an accused in an Udupi sexual assault case, as the survivor was not heard. The Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale said victims have a right to be heard at every stage.
5. The Kerala High Court ordered a fresh expert panel to examine claims of coastal erosion caused by the Vizhinjam port. Justice Harishankar V. Menon held the earlier committee flawed over alleged conflict of interest and said its report should not be acted upon.
6. A plea in the Supreme Court sought a committee to verify whether the Ram temple in Ayodhya stands on the exact land decided by the Court’s 9 November 2019 Constitution Bench verdict, and an independent survey of the premises.
7. The Central Bureau of Narcotics seized 2,774.65 kg of poppy straw in Madhya Pradesh and arrested four people.
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1. In Bengaluru, Karnataka — Two Foreigners Electrocuted in Hotel Pool
Two foreign nationals — German Lufthansa crew member Alexander Maximilian Theiss (57) and Slovak IBM project manager Juraj Horváth (45) — died of suspected electrocution while swimming in the third-floor pool of the Conrad hotel in Halasuru on Friday evening. An American tourist and a lifeguard were hurt trying to save them; police are probing possible electrical faults.
2. In Ganjam, Odisha — 12 Missing After Landslide: Twelve people are missing after a rain-triggered landslide hit the hilltop village of Gidipabali in Bhanjanagar block during Cyclone Arnab. Of the 26 residents, 13 escaped and one missing person was traced; about 170 NDRF, ODRAF and SOG personnel are searching, and the Navy’s seismic life-detection equipment is to be used from today, Special Relief Commissioner Rajesh P. Patil said.
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DEFENCE News
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1. India is hosting the first-ever BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise at Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, from 30 October to 3 November, with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Its theme is “Shared Seas, Shared Security and Shared Prosperity”.
2. Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assumed charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, succeeding Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who superannuated after 42 years of service. An NDA alumnus, ACM Dixit helped finalise the Jaguar and MiG-27 upgrades and the LCA Tejas Mk-I clearances.
3. Production of the SIGMA 30N inertial navigation system, of French origin, was launched at India Optel Limited’s Ordnance Factory in Chandigarh. The 22-kg ring laser gyro system lets guns and rockets such as Pinaka fire accurately without satellite signals, which is vital where GPS is jammed.
4. Water entered a compartment of the Navy’s amphibious ship INS Kesari while it was berthed at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, on Saturday afternoon. No one was hurt; pumping operations are on, and a Board of Inquiry will be set up to find the cause.
5. The Cabinet Committee on Security has approved a project worth over ₹40,000 crore to build eight Next-Generation Corvettes for the Navy, according to reports. Contracts are expected to be signed soon with GRSE, Kolkata, and Goa Shipyard Limited.
6. Australian High Commissioner Philip Green visited the India-Australia Army exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 in Thiruvananthapuram and said such drills build trust and interoperability between the two forces.
7. Space start-up VyomIC received support under IN-SPACe’s Technology Adoption Fund 2026 for an indigenous atomic clock ensemble for secure, precise timing. The ₹20.12-crore project gets ₹12.55 crore in IN-SPACe funding.
FINANCE
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INDIAN RUPEE VALUE
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1. The Centre raised the windfall tax on exports of diesel to ₹11.5 a litre (from ₹8.5) and of ATF to ₹11 a litre (from ₹10.5), and cut the levy on petrol exports to nil, for the fortnight from 31 October.
2. Only about 9.5% of Indian households invest in the securities market, though 63% know of at least one market product, SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said in Kolkata, citing SEBI’s Investor Survey. Only 36% of investors have moderate or high market knowledge.
3. India’s female workforce nearly doubled from 104 million in 2017-18 to 201 million in 2025, but the rise came mostly from farm work, self-employment and unpaid family work, an ICRIER report said. The female worker population ratio rose from 22% to 38%.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta Dies at 57
Director Sanjay Gupta, known for ‘Kaante’ and ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’, died after a fall at his Mumbai home. Sanjay Dutt, who worked with him on films such as ‘Aatish’ and ‘Kaante’, paid tribute and said they had been planning ‘Kaante 2’.
2. Diljit: ‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’
Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh opened his ‘Aura’ India tour at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and later said criticism will not stop him, adding that he has worked for 25 years and will stop only when he wants to.
3. New Song from ‘Anna From Mexico’
The second song from Daali Dhananjaya’s Kannada film ‘Anna From Mexico’, directed by Shankar Guru and composed by Vasuki Vaibhav, has gone viral after its release. Reeshma Nanaiah stars opposite Dhananjaya.
1 Nov (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad
Drik Ritu : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Samvatsara : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Kartika 7
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Ashvina 22
Tithi : Saptami (up to 2:51 pm)Ashtami
Nakshatra: Pushya/
Ashlesha
Rahu : 04:13 PM – 05:36 PM
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