TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu extended her greetings for the success of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026, being observed from 26 October to 1 November on the theme “Probity for Prosperity”. She said probity in public life strengthens transparency and accountability, and that public servants must discharge their duties with integrity. Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan and PM Shri Narendra Modi also wished the week success.
2. President Smt Droupadi Murmu has approved the award of the President’s Police Colour — the highest national recognition for a police force — to Chandigarh Police, days before the force completes 60 years on 1 November. The force, reorganised on 1 November 1966, has won 20 President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service, 108 for Meritorious Service and 52 UN Medals.
3. PM Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2026 today. Nobel laureates Prof Joachim Frank, Sir Richard J. Roberts and Prof Kostya Novoselov are among the participants; deliberations will span 12 thematic areas including AI, biotechnology, energy, climate and ocean sciences, with around 150 deep-tech startup stalls on display.
4. Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, addressing the 40th (Ruby Jubilee) anniversary celebrations of Dr NTR University of Health Sciences in Vijayawada, urged medical institutions to strengthen research and innovation to address healthcare challenges, said technology must serve humanity, and called on doctors to lead society’s fight against drug abuse. He later offered prayers at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirumala.
5. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to support flex-fuel vehicles, expressly including E100 alongside E85 in emission certification. The fuels are only for vehicles specially designed and certified for them; compatibility with E10 or E20 does not make a vehicle suitable for E85, and owners of existing vehicles need not switch or modify them.
6. The Department of Commerce has extended Component II of the RELIEF (Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) initiative under the Export Promotion Mission till 31 March 2027, in view of continued disruptions in West Asia. It gives exporters 95% risk coverage on ECGC cover for shipments to specified regions, with premiums protected against increases beyond pre-disruption levels.
7. Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched a Capacity Building Training Programme for doctors, nurses, counsellors and other professionals in drug de-addiction services, reiterating the goal of a Nasha Mukt Bharat by 2029. Separately, the Social Justice Ministry launched the online ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva, Viksit Bharat Quiz’ on the MY Bharat portal (26 October–25 November); the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has reached over 35 crore people, including 13 crore youth and 10 crore women.
8. MoRTH, with the Delhi government, will hold a ‘Transport Mela’ under the PARIVARTAN Scheme on 28 October at the Vehicle Inspection Unit, Burari, North Delhi. Owners of old trucks and buses will get on-the-spot guidance on scrapping, financing and buying cleaner replacement vehicles from manufacturers, scrapping facilities, banks and oil companies.
9. Cyclone ‘Arnab’ intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and at 11:30 pm on Monday lay about 350 km southeast of Visakhapatnam and 420 km east-southeast of Kakinada, IMD said. It is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh–Yanam coast between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam, by Wednesday forenoon with winds of 115–125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph. Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan chaired the National Crisis Management Committee and set a goal of zero loss of life; South Coast Railway has cancelled 53 trains.
10. ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan said India will have four functional launch pads by 2029, including a 2,000-acre dedicated SSLV complex at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district and a third launch pad at Sriharikota. He said the first uncrewed Gaganyaan test is planned within the next two months.
11. The Maharashtra State Board for Wildlife, chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis, approved declaring the Kolamarka Conservation Reserve in Gadchiroli district, known for its wild buffaloes, and the newly expanded area adjoining Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary as wildlife sanctuaries. Proposals for 14 conservation reserves in Pune, Raigad, Nashik, Nandurbar, Thane, Palghar and Chandrapur districts were also cleared.
12. IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU with alumnus Vinod Gupta and IITKGP Foundation USA to set up the Benjamin Gupta School of Physical AI, India’s first dedicated school of Physical AI. The ₹35 crore initiative includes ₹12.5 crore from the Vinod Gupta family.
13. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2027-28 will, for the first time, study the difficulties women face in running their businesses. The survey period will also shift from the calendar year to the financial year; feedback is invited till 15 November.
14. India is hosting the 61st meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) in New Delhi, the first time the country has hosted it. Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said accurate, internationally harmonised measurements are fundamental to fair trade and consumer confidence.
15. The Gujarat government declared Kutch, Jamnagar, Porbandar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts drought-affected despite the State receiving about 89% of its average rainfall. CM Bhupendra Patel announced relief including crop-loss assistance, fodder at ₹2 per kg for cattle rearers, more MGNREGA work and relief on electricity bills and land revenue.
16. The Kerala government has approved the Kerala Civil Aviation Development Cooperative Society’s proposal to start air services, which could become India’s first cooperative-sector airline, CM V.D. Satheesan announced in Kozhikode. C.N. Vijayakrishnan, chairman of MVR Cancer Centre, is the project leader.
17. Indian Railways has extended its travel insurance option to passengers booking tickets at Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters from today, at a premium of 45 paise per person. Digital payment of the fare is mandatory to opt for it; about 89% of tickets are already booked online through IRCTC.
18. Akashvani will hold the 67th Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Lecture today, to be delivered by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The recording will be broadcast on Sardar Patel Jayanti, 31 October, at 9:30 pm on the entire Akashvani network; the series has been held since 1955.
19. PGIMER Chandigarh has been named among Newsweek’s ‘World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2027’, compiled with Statista, in five fields — cardiology, endocrinology, oncology, paediatrics and pulmonology.
20. Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL) launched at Malpe, Karnataka, the first of eight 6,300 DWT dry cargo vessels it is building for Norway’s Wilson ASA — the largest ship built at the yard since UCSL was incorporated in 2021. The 99-metre vessel, designed by the Netherlands’ Conoship International, is due for delivery in December 2026.
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NEW APPOINTMENT
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1. The Supreme Court Collegium, at its meeting on 26 October, recommended four High Court judges for appointment as Chief Justices: Justice P. Sam Koshy (Telangana HC) for the Delhi High Court, Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak for the Gujarat High Court, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty (Calcutta HC) for the Telangana High Court, and Justice Sudhir Singh (Patna HC) for the Uttarakhand High Court.
2. In a major IPS reshuffle, the Kerala government appointed Aswathy Jiji, a 2021-batch IPS officer serving as SP, Crime Branch, Thiruvananthapuram, as the new Kollam City Police Chief. She replaces M. Hemalatha, who has been posted as SP, Special Cell, VACB, Ernakulam.
3. Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa, an IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed Deputy Secretary in the Union Ministry of Power for four years under the Central Staffing Scheme. The DoPT issued the order on 26 October and asked the State to relieve him immediately.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. A special MP-MLA court in Sultanpur, UP, acquitted Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi in the 2018 defamation case over his remarks about Amit Shah. Additional Civil Judge Shubham Verma delivered the verdict; the complaint had been filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra on 4 August 2018.
2. A Kerala High Court Bench of Justices K. Natarajan and Johnson John stayed a single judge’s 9 October order directing an FIR against former CM Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena T and her husband P.A. Mohamed Riyas in the alleged CMRL bribery case. The VACB FIRs and probe were kept in abeyance, and the appeals will be heard after four weeks.
3. Former Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi was arrested by Chennai’s Central Crime Branch in an alleged ₹100-crore scam over recognition certificates for private schools, hours after the Madras High Court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea. Police say about 177 private schools were linked to the collections; a Special Court for Prevention of Corruption Act cases remanded him in judicial custody till 6 November.
4. Calling a UP Police murder probe “slipshod”, a Supreme Court Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran ordered the State to pay ₹6 lakh as reparation to a man who spent six years in jail as an undertrial before acquittal, within a month, failing which 18% annual interest will apply.
5. The Supreme Court was told that 14 States have agreed to raise the retirement age of district judicial officers from 60 to 62 years. The Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana had directed States on 4 September to increase the retirement age.
6. In a nearly 250-page joint affidavit in the Supreme Court, the Election Commission, CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the two Election Commissioners said a CEC can be removed only in the manner and on the grounds applicable to a Supreme Court judge, and that all SIR orders were unanimous. The EC said Form 6 has not been amended, as only the Centre can do so; a Bench led by CJI Surya Kant takes up the petitions, including one by Rahul Gandhi, today.
7. Five people, four of them from the owner’s family, were shot dead and one injured at Hotel Bilas Inn on GS Road in Guwahati’s Ulubari area on Monday night. Police arrested the hotel’s leaseholder, Ghanakanta Gogoi, within an hour and seized a licensed .32-bore pistol; Police Commissioner Partha Sarathi Mahanta said a dispute over the hotel’s lease appears to be the motive.
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1. In Tamil Nadu — 14 Killed in Lightning Strikes: Revenue Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan said 14 people have died in lightning strikes since the onset of the Northeast monsoon, and each family has been given ₹4 lakh. Tourist entry to major hill stations has been barred as heavy rain triggered red alerts and 62 landslides in the Nilgiris.
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DEFENCE News
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1. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity for capital acquisitions worth about ₹2.12 lakh crore. Army approvals include High Mobility Vehicles, a self-propelled tracked gun system, Light Multi Role Helicopters, VSHORADS, counter-drone systems and long-range kamikaze drones; the Navy gets an Active Offboard Decoy System and the IAF helicopters and air defence systems.
2. Speaking at Swavlamban 2026 in New Delhi, Rajnath Singh said that in the second phase of self-reliance, Indian defence products must be not only made in India but also cost-effective and operationally superior. He said over 4,000 startups and MSMEs have sent proposals for the Navy’s 229 iDEX challenges.
3. Rajnath Singh will lead the Indian delegation at the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Cebu, Philippines, on 28–29 October and hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines. The inaugural ADMM-Plus was held in Hanoi on 12 October 2010.
4. INS Trishul arrived at Civitavecchia, Italy, on 25 October during her Mediterranean deployment, after a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Italian Naval Ship Carlo Margottini featuring manoeuvring drills, cross-deck landings and boarding operations.
5. The Indian Navy has awarded a contract under iDEX to Bengaluru-based start-up Ci4 for an indigenous Underwater Vision System (UVS) and multi-modal observation tools, meant to support specialised missions including those of the Marine Commandos (MARCOS).
6. The Indian Army’s fact-check unit exposed a deepfake video falsely claiming China had taken control of areas in Arunachal Pradesh. The clip used AI lip-syncing and voice cloning to attribute fake remarks to Lt Gen Girish Kalia, GOC of the Spear Corps (3 Corps).
7. Japan’s latest Defence White Paper described India as an “extremely important country” and named defence equipment and technology cooperation as an important pillar of ties, citing India’s position along key sea lanes such as the Strait of Malacca. It also referred to cooperation between DRDO and Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA).
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1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Tiruchirappalli that the Centre aims to bring its debt down to 50% of GDP by 2030. The 2026-27 Budget projected the fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP and the debt-to-GDP ratio at 55.6%.
2. Paytm’s parent One 97 Communications reported a more than 10-fold rise in Q2 FY27 net profit to ₹225 crore from ₹21 crore a year ago, with operating revenue up 28% to ₹2,648 crore — its sixth straight profitable quarter.
3. Tata Communications will invest about $450 million (around ₹4,350 crore) to add roughly 10,000 km of long-haul fibre for India’s AI data-centre corridors, starting with Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Nayanthara Joins ‘Dharman’
Nayanthara has joined Rajinikanth’s ‘Dharman’, produced by Raaj Kamal Films International, reuniting with the superstar five years after ‘Annaatthe’ (2021).
2. Backlash Over ‘Mangal Rang’
A.R. Rahman faced online criticism over ‘Mangal Rang’, the Rama–Sita wedding song from Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’, sung by Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal with lyrics by Kumar Vishwas, as some listeners objected to its qawwali and Sufi touches.
3. Javed Akhtar Backs Rashmika
Javed Akhtar and actress Madhoo came out in support of Rashmika Mandanna after she was trolled over her Hindi pronunciation and accent, with Akhtar saying “fake and baseless linguistic superiority is not acceptable”.
27 Oct (Tuesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad
Drik Ritu : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Samvatsara : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Kartika 1
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Ashvina 16
Tithi : Pratipada (up to 7:01 am)Dwitiya
Nakshatra: Bharani/
Krittika
Rahu : 02:52 PM – 04:16 PM
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