- Partial Lunar Eclipse: Binoculars, telescopes or naked eye will give a decent view of the spectacle, as long as the weather here on Earth plays ball.
- The number of voters in Odisha has increased by around 3 lakh, taking the total to 3.26 crore, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal said Friday.
- Senior IPS officer RR Swain, presently working as Special DG in Jammu and Kashmir Police, was Friday given additional charge as the Director General of the state’s police force with effect from November 1.
- Noted Odia film music director, lyricist and actor Swarup Nayak breathed his last after a prolonged illness at a private hospital here, Friday. He was 76. Swarup is survived by his wife Niharika and two daughters.
- Odia para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat created history Friday by winning the gold medal at the ParaAsian Games in Hangzhou. In the final of the SL3 category, Pramod defeated compatriot Nitesh Kumar 22-20, 18-21, 21-19 in a hard-fought match that lasted over 70 minutes.
- The state government Friday approved financial support for establishment of a Dharmasala-cum-guest house and paediatric cancer care centre at Homi Bhaba Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCHRC) in Jatni.
- Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) was conferred an ‘Award of Excellence’ Friday at the 16th Urban Mobility India Awards, 2023 for implementing the ‘Best Urban Transport Project.’
- As the Law Commission holds consultations on a uniform civil code, the Standing Committee on Law and Justice has chosen the ‘review of personal laws’ among the subjects for its examination.
- A museum to showcase rich architectural traditions of Indian temples will be built in Ayodhya and 25 acres of land has been identified for the project following a suggestion from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra Friday wrote to the Lok Sabha's Ethics Committee that is probing 'cash-for-query' allegations against her and expressed her inability to appear before it on October 31, saying she will be available only after November 5.
- India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict leading to a cessation of hostilities. It also called for unhindered humanitarian access in the Gaza strip.
- The Mumbai police, which seized mephedrone worth ₹ 300 crore in a two month-long operation, has arrested two persons in connection with the case, an official said on Friday.
- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan conducted searches at the premises of IAS officer Meghraj Singh Ratnu, posted as Registrar in the Cooperative Department, for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his income, a top official said.
- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released its fifth list of 12 candidates for the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections which are scheduled to held in two phases on November 7 and 17.
- Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Friday approved a proposal of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to terminate the services of all civil defence volunteers with effect from November 1 this year with AAP sources saying they will approach Supreme Court
- An MP-MLA court in Ghazipur Friday sentenced jailed mafiaturned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years of imprisonment in a case registered under the Gangsters Act was registered against Ansari at the Karanda police station in 2010 following the murder of Kapildev Singh, a teacher, and an attempt on the life of Meer Hasan, a trader, both in 2009.
- An official of the militant Hamas group conditioned the release of hostages in Gaza to a ceasefire in Israel’s bombardment of the Palestinian enclave, launched after a deadly rampage into southern Israel nearly three weeks ago.
- A gem-set and enamelled sword, believed to be from the personal armoury of 18th century Mysore king Tipu Sultan, has gone under the hammer for GBP 100,800 at a sale at Christie's auction house in London.
- Indian banks are offering incentives for conducting transactions using the central bank digital currency (CBDC), the e-rupee, nudged by the Reserve Bank of India to boost volumes, three sources said.
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