TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Today is Karwa Chauth
It is a festival where married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the long life and good health of their husbands. They break their fast after seeing the moon and their husband’s face.
Timing – Oct 09, 10:54 pm to Oct 10, 7:39 pm
Today’s Moon Time: Moon rise at October 10, 8:33 pm
2. PM Modi inaugurated the ninth edition of the India Mobile Congress 2025, Asia’s largest telecom, media, and technology event at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi.
3. PM Modi inaugurated the ₹19,650 crore Navi Mumbai International Airport, set to begin commercial operations by December 2025, making Mumbai one of the few cities with multiple international airports. The lotus-shaped airport aims to boost trade, tourism, exports, and support farmers and fishermen.
4. Political activity intensifies in Bihar with notification for first phase of Assembly elections set to be issued today.
Around 8.5 lakh officials have been deployed to ensure the smooth functioning during the Bihar assembly elections. The poll body said, these personnel include nearly 4.53 lakh polling personnel, 2.5 lakh police officials, over 28 thousand counting personnel, 18 thousand micro observers.
5. The NAKSHA Programme, launched under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), aims to modernise urban land governance by using geospatial mapping, GNSS, and Web-GIS technologies to create transparent, accurate, and accessible urban land records.
6. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry said that over one thousand 500 spots were cleaned under the Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign, which concluded on the 2nd of this month.
7. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first electric truck battery swapping and charging station in Sonipat, marking a major step toward clean logistics.
8. PM Modi launched the Mumbai One mobile app, India’s first integrated common mobility platform, allowing commuters in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to book a single QR-based digital ticket for travel across Metro, Monorail, buses, and local trains. The app integrates 11 public transport operators, supports cashless and contactless transactions, features a multimodal journey planner, and is hosted on a MeitY-compliant Google Cloud Platform.
9. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has emphasized for self-reliant agriculture, and industry collaboration to make India the food basket of the world. He said this while addressing the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry 120th Annual Session in New Delhi.
10. The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will meet for its 9-day autumn session from October 23 to 31 at Srinagar.
11. The Government of India has expanded the e-NAM platform by adding 9 new commodities, raising the total tradable agricultural commodities to 247. This move aims to provide farmers and traders with a more transparent, competitive digital marketplace that connects markets nationwide.
12. Tamil Nadu government allocated ₹1 crore for conserving four lesser-known endangered species. The move aims to protect the lion-tailed macaque, Madras hedgehog, striped hyena, and hump-headed mahseer.
13. The Odisha government will set up a digital library named Gyana Yagnya Mandap at the site of the old Raghunandan Library in Puri to preserve rare records of the Jagannath Temple, including the Madala Panji, ritual documents, and palm-leaf manuscripts.
14. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has urged External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to secure the expeditious release of all the apprehended fishermen and their boats from the Sri Lanka’s authorities.
15. Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K. Sangma arrived in Imphal on his two days visit to Manipur. Mr. Sangma said that political parties, all stakeholders and representatives of all communities living in Manipur need to work together to bring peace and normalcy in the State.
16. Kalam Labs, a stratospheric aerial robotics start-up based in Lucknow, is preparing for a ground breaking test flight aimed at reaching an altitude of 30,000 metres above mean sea level. The venture, founded by Ahmad Faraaz along with former BITS Pilani classmates Sashakt Tripathi and Harshit Awasthi, is developing advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology for military applications.
17. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall over Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura today. Heavy rainfall is also predicted over Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe, Odisha, South Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court Bar Association Thursday terminated the temporary membership of Advocate Rakesh Kishore, who lobbed a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on October 6 during court proceedings, terming his action as “grave misconduct”.
2. The Federation of Associations of Telangana Higher Institutions (FATHI), a body of engineering colleges and other professional institutions in Hyderabad and other Telangana districts, has decided to postpone its strike. The decision to postpone the strike from October 13 to October 23 .
3. Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in research, training, technology development, and capacity building related to narcotics control and cyber-enabled drug crimes.
4. The Telangana State Election Commission (TEC) has suspended the Gram Panchayat and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTC) elections after the state high court passed an interim stay order enhancing reservations to Backward Classes (BC) to 42 per cent yesterday. The local body polls were slated to begin from the 23rd.
There was a dilemma over the issuance of the notification following the cases filed against the 42 per cent reservation to Backwards Class communities in local bodies. The petitioners alleged that the government’s decision was against the Constitutional principles as well as the Supreme Court’s judgment capping the overall reservations at 50 per cent.
5. The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday conducted searches across Mumbai as part of its money laundering investigation linked to an alleged drug trafficking network.
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FINANCE
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1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a retail sandbox for its central bank digital currency (CBDC), enabling fintech firms to develop and test solutions for the ongoing pilot. This initiative follows the commencement of the e-rupee pilot on December 1, 2022, which has already garnered approximately 7 million users in India.
2. Global investment major Blackstone has appointed Apurva Shah to head its newly launched credit division in India.
3. Google has expanded its AI-powered app builder, Opal, to 15 new countries, including India, Japan, Brazil, South Korea, and Canada. Initially launched in the U.S. in July, Opal enables users to build web-based mini applications by simply describing their ideas in natural language, making no-code development accessible to both technical and non-technical users.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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The impressive run that Kantara Chapter 1 has had at the box office in its opening week is impressive not just for any Indian film, but worldwide. The film has surpassed $50 million in collections worldwide, largely due to a strong domestic run. This has enabled it to become the highest-grossing film in the world in its opening week.
Kantara Chapter 1 has now earned ₹451 crore worldwide, and should cross the ₹500 crore mark in its second weekend.
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DEFENCE News
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1. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officially launched the Indian Radio Architecture (IRSA) standard version 1.0 in October 2025. This milestone aims to enhance interoperability in military communication across the Indian Armed Forces.
2. Actor and honorary Lieutenant Colonel Mohanlal shared a congratulatory message on the Territorial Army’s 77 years of service on social media. he expressed his pride in serving alongside the 122 INF BN (TA) Madras, Kozhikode, and extended gratitude to the men and women who represent the spirit of India. Mohanlal also saluted every soldier and honoured the sacrifices made by martyred heroes and their families.
3. Home Minister Amit Shah reviews security situation in Jammu and Kashmir; Asserts, security forces will continue to have full freedom to crush any attempt to threaten peace and security in the region.
4. Britain has announced the signing of a £350 million ($468 million) contract to supply the Indian Army with Lightweight Multi-Role Missiles (LMMs) produced by Thales in Northern Ireland.The deal marks a major step in the expanding defence and industrial collaboration between the United Kingdom and India.
5. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to receive its first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS MK-1A in the last week of October 2025, marking a pivotal moment for India’s indigenous fighter jet program.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to attend the first flight event in Nashik on October 17.
6. India and Australia signed key defence agreements during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s official visit to Australia, marking a significant step in strengthening their bilateral defence and strategic cooperation.
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INS Vikrnat and HMS Prince of Wales during exercise KONKAN – 2025
For the first time in naval history, the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and the Indian Navy’s Vikrant Carrier Strike Group have operated together in a joint maritime exercise. The bilateral engagement, held under Exercise Konkan 25, marks a major milestone in deepening Indo-U.K. defence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
10 Oct (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad
Drik Ritu : Sharad
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Karthika 03
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Ashvina 19
Tithi : Chaturthi
Nakshatra: Krithika (up to 5:31 pm)Rohini
Rahu : 10:46 AM – 12:13 PM
Yamaganda : 03:07 PM – 04:34 PM
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