TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. UPSC Chairman Dr Ajay Kumar, along with members of the Commission, called on President Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and presented the Commission’s 76th Annual Report, together with the commemorative coins and postage stamp issued to mark the UPSC’s centenary year.
2. PM Shri Narendra Modi begins a two-day Gujarat visit today. In Banaskantha he will visit the ET-IVF Laboratory and dedicate the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre at Bhildi, then launch projects worth over ₹14,000 crore, including the foundation stone of Ahmedabad Metro Phase-2A (Airport Extension) and Phase-2B (GIFT City Extension), and flag off two train services.
3. In Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, PM Modi will inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026 at about 5 PM and witness Ekta Prakash Parv and Narmada Aarti. On 31 October he will pay tributes at the Statue of Unity, launch projects worth over ₹400 crore and attend Rashtriya Ekta Diwas marking Sardar Patel’s 151st birth anniversary, with ‘Vande Mataram’ as the theme and the parade highlighting security forces’ successes against Left-Wing Extremism.
4. Vice-President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan is on a day-long visit to Tamil Nadu today. He will offer floral tributes at Pasumpon in Ramanathapuram on Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Jayanthi and attend the Golden Jubilee celebrations and 39th Convocation of Gandhigram Rural Institute in Dindigul.
5. The PM Modi will release the 24th instalment of PM-KISAN from Banaskantha today, transferring over ₹18,690 crore to more than 9.34 crore farmers through DBT. He will also dedicate 521 units built under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and inaugurate 12 horticulture clusters; over ₹4.47 lakh crore was paid in the first 23 instalments.
6. The Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana, which gives all citizens aged 70 and above health cover of up to ₹5 lakh per family a year under AB PM-JAY, completed two years. It has facilitated over 23 lakh hospital admissions worth ₹5,668 crore; leading treatments include cataract surgery (4.71 lakh) and haemodialysis (about 3 lakh).
7. Indian developers have secured 23 offtake contracts for over 5.5 lakh tonnes a year of green hydrogen and derivatives under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, with over 70% meant for exports, driving about ₹90,000 crore of investment, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said.
8. NCCF’s e-Samyukti digital platform has enabled procurement of about 38 lakh tonnes of produce from over 43 lakh farmers, with more than ₹13,000 crore transferred to them. Procurement of 324 lakh tonnes worth about ₹90,962 crore is expected under the Rabi MSPs for 2027-28.
9. ESIC has extended its New Amnesty Scheme 2025, a one-time dispute resolution scheme for employers under the ESI Act, till 31 December 2026. The scheme had run from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.
10. Education Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the new academic building of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) in New Delhi and launched the IKS Panchatantra Pariyojana to bring India’s knowledge traditions into education and nurture values and critical thinking among young learners.
11. The Maharashtra government released ₹4,000 crore under the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Farmers’ Loan Waiver Scheme, 2026, approved by the Cabinet on 2 June. The State has made a total provision of ₹20,552 crore for the scheme in 2026-27.
12. Chairing the 93rd General Council meeting of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah called for a 25-year roadmap for the corporation. NCDC reported a net profit of ₹1,475 crore, a 99.84% recovery rate and zero net NPA.
13. Amit Shah spoke to the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha and Chhattisgarh after Cyclone Arnab and said an Inter-Ministerial Central Team will be sent to assess the damage. AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu put the State’s preliminary loss at ₹4,600 crore and announced ₹1,500 per coconut and oil palm tree as compensation.
14. In Odisha, 59,028 people, including 11,882 in Ganjam, have been evacuated as Arnab’s remnants hit nine districts; 313 rescue teams of NDRF, ODRAF and Fire Services are deployed. About 300 villages in Ganjam were hit and 70 marooned, and an Indian Coast Guard helicopter began airlifting stranded people.
15. The Election Commission revised the SIR schedule in Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Telangana and Nagaland. In Delhi, claims and objections can now be filed till 25 November instead of 30 October, with the final roll on 22 December; in Maharashtra the claims deadline is 13 November and the final roll 30 November.
16. CBSE said Class 10 students of the 2028 batch will take five compulsory subjects with an optional skill subject that can help them pass even if they fail in mathematics, science or social science. Vocational education stays compulsory through ‘Kaushal Vikas’ or one of 22 skill subjects.
17. Pioxaniliprole, developed by PI Industries, has been registered by the Central Insecticides Board as the first insecticide molecule discovered in India. It is approved against pests in rice, chilli, tomato and Bengal gram and will reach the market this Rabi season.
18. The Health Ministry has barred the import of medicines with less than one year of remaining shelf life under the Drugs (Thirteenth Amendment) Rules, 2026, effective 28 October. Biological drugs and radiopharmaceuticals may be imported with 60% of their labelled shelf life left.
19. The 14th International Tourism Mart opened at Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, and runs till 31 October. Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said domestic tourist visits to the North Eastern States rose from 95.65 lakh in 2019 to 1.51 crore in 2025.
20. Delhi recorded its coldest October day in four years as Safdarjung’s maximum settled at 25.4°C, 5.6 degrees below normal. IMD has issued a red alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rain in Bihar today as Arnab’s remnant moves north, with an orange alert for East UP, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.
21. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has announced an increase in sugarcane prices for farmers over the next two years. The price will be raised to 430 rupees per quintal for the 2026-27 season and further increased to 450 rupees per quintal for the 2027-28 season.
22. Haryana Governor Professor Ashim Kumar Ghosh chaired the 83rd meeting of the Governing Body of the Kurukshetra Development Board to review preparations for the upcoming International Gita Jayanti celebrations. The festival will be held in Kurukshetra from 5th to 25th of December.
23. Heavy rain continued across Chhattisgarh under the influence of Cyclone Arnab. As a precautionary measure, schools in several districts of the state have been closed.
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NEW APPOINTMENT
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1. The Supreme Court Collegium headed by CJI Surya Kant, with Justices Vikram Nath and B.V. Nagarathna, approved the appointment of nine advocates as judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, including Vishal Sharma, Namgyal Wangchuk, Tabasum Zafar, Pranav Kohli and Anupam Raina.
2. P.B. Rangarao has taken charge as Director (Operations) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). He was earlier CEO of HAL’s Helicopter Complex; he joined HAL as a design trainee in 1995 and helped operationalise the new helicopter factory at Tumakuru.
3. Trent Ltd has appointed Bahram Vakil, co-founder of law firm AZB & Partners, as its chairman from 12 November. Noel Tata, associated with the company since 1997, will retire as chairman and director on 11 November, in line with the Tata Group’s age-related policy, and become chairman emeritus.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court said banks and financial institutions should compensate “digital arrest” victims at least for the amount lost if a lapse in due diligence is found, and may also face prosecution. The Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana will examine RBI’s proposed KYC Amendment Directions, 2026, due to be notified by 30 November.
2. The Supreme Court orally observed that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has “completely hijacked” the NCLT and NCLAT and called for full autonomy for their presidents, asking them to submit proposals within four weeks and suggesting recruitment of staff through UPSC or SSC.
3. The Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional Karnataka’s 2022 Act that validated the 2011 KPSC selection for 362 Group A and B gazetted posts, a process it said was riddled with “rampant corruption and blatant nepotism”. The Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran called the law “stillborn”.
4. The Supreme Court cancelled the anticipatory bail of IPS officer Srinath M. Joshi in an alleged extortion case linked to the Karnataka Lokayukta, and directed him to surrender within three weeks.
5. The Allahabad High Court granted bail to SP leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan in the dual PAN card case and suspended their sentences, but refused to stay their conviction.
6. The CBI registered an FIR against Chandra Proteco Ltd and its directors Ranjeet Gupta, Anilesh Gupta and Aparna Gupta for an alleged ₹210.13 crore bank fraud on a complaint by Indian Bank, and searched premises in Prayagraj. The firm had availed credit facilities of ₹541.46 crore from a six-bank consortium.
7. The Enforcement Directorate said it is probing alleged cross-border transfers of about ₹5,000 crore using cryptocurrency, mainly stablecoins, after FEMA searches in Bengaluru and Madhya Pradesh on 27 October. It alleged FEMA contraventions of about ₹4,600 crore by RPFAS Technologies, which runs Mudrex.
8. The Kolkata City Sessions Court has remanded former West Bengal Minister Indranil Sen to police custody until 10th of next month in connection with an alleged financial irregularities case. He was arrested by Kolkata Police.
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1. In Begusarai, Bihar — Two Dead as Boat Capsizes
Two people, including a 15-year-old girl, died when a boat carrying about 20 farmers capsized in the Dhabi river near Chamtha Rajauli village under Bachhwara police station on Wednesday night. SDRF recovered the bodies of Sogarath Mahto (45) and Rabo Kumari (15), and four survivors are in hospital.
2. In Amethi, Uttar Pradesh — 102 Fall Ill After Eating Fair Snacks: As many as 102 people, including 39 children, fell ill after eating kachoris and tikkis from a stall at a fair in Kotwa village; 17 were referred to the medical college in Tiloi, and all are out of danger. Police registered an FIR and arrested the stall owner and the cooking oil supplier.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Addressing the 13th ADMM-Plus in Cebu, Philippines, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India is ready to share its “battle-tested” counter-terrorism expertise with ASEAN partners, calling Operation Sindoor a declaration of India’s clear approach against state-sponsored terrorism. He described India as a “trusted net security provider”.
2. After concluding his engagements at the ADMM-Plus, Rajnath Singh visited a Gurudwara and a Hindu temple in Cebu and met members of the Indian diaspora in the Philippines.
3. MoS Defence Sanjay Seth will inaugurate VISV-2026 (Vision, Innovation, Synergy, Values), organised by DRDO with the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies, in New Delhi today. Themed ‘Showcasing Defence Capabilities, Strengthening Global Partnerships’, it will showcase India’s defence technologies.
4. INS Trishul concluded its port call at Civitavecchia, Italy, during its Mediterranean deployment. Its Commanding Officer called on the Italian Navy’s Fleet Commander, and the crew visited the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour.
5. The Indian Navy deployed five Defence Fire Tenders from INS Gomantak, INS Hansa and the Naval Armament Depot to help Goa Fire Services contain a major fire at Vasco Market, Vasco da Gama, on 28 October.
6. India has issued a navigational warning for likely missile testing in the Bay of Bengal between 29 October and 6 November, with a danger zone suggesting a range of about 590 km, Indian Defence News reported, citing an open-source analyst. The system to be tested has not been named.
7. DRDO said the wheeled variant of the Vikram VT-21 infantry combat vehicle has met key requirements in development trials, including mobility, trench crossing and amphibious performance with the turret fitted. It is being developed by VRDE, Ahilyanagar, with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge.
FINANCE
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1. The Finance Ministry’s monthly economic review projects real GDP growth of 7.35% in Q2 FY27, after 7.8% in Q1, It said gross GST collections rose about 15% in July–September, auto sales about 25% and merchandise exports 23.1%.
2. Coal India’s consolidated net profit rose 57% to ₹6,547.43 crore in the July–September quarter; revenue rose 21% to ₹44,178.74 crore. It announced an interim dividend of ₹10.25 per share.
3. IndiGo’s parent InterGlobe Aviation posted a net loss of ₹1,879 crore for Q2 FY27, narrower than ₹2,582 crore a year ago, even as its fuel costs jumped 67.2%. Total income was ₹24,311.9 crore.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. ‘Student of the Year: After Dark’ Trailer Out
JioHotstar unveiled the trailer of the series ‘Student of the Year: After Dark’, set in St. Teresa’s, in which Shanaya Kapoor plays a double role as twins Aayesha and Aditi.
2. Shabana Azmi at First Kathmandu Film Festival
Kathmandu hosts its first-ever Film Festival from today for three days, organised by Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Shabana Azmi will take part in a session, ‘Films, Festivals and a Life Well Lived’, on Saturday.
3. ‘Jailer’ in Black and White?
Cinematographer Vijay Karthik Kannan revealed that he and director Nelson Dilipkumar have discussed releasing Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer’ in an entirely monochrome version; the idea is not yet a confirmed plan.
30 Oct (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad
Drik Ritu : Hemant (Prewinter)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Samvatsara : Parabhava Nama
(Purnimanta)
Vikram Samvat – 2083
Month : Kartika 5
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1948
Month : Ashvina 20
Tithi : Panchami (up to 7:24 pm)Shashthi
Nakshatra: Mrigashira/
Ardra
Rahu : 10:41 AM – 12:05 PM https://youtu.be/qk-Wu1OrNIc
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