- In what could be a Diwali bonanza for millions of farmers, the government will release Rs 16,000 crore under the 12th installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Monday through direct benefit transfer, which is expected to benefit 10 crore farmers.
- Hindalco launched India’s first all-aluminium freight rail rakes, helping fasttrack the country’s ambitious plan to modernise freight transportation and enable large carbon savings for Indian Railways.
- According to what Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while attending a programme here Sunday, high-speed 5G services will be rolled out in a few big cities of Odisha by March 2023.
- The government’s Covid vaccination programme is in its final leg with the Health Ministry deciding against procuring more vaccines as of now and surrendering Rs 4,237 crore, or nearly 85 per cent of the 2022-23 budget allocation for inoculation purposes, to the Finance Ministry.
- The third and final day of the 3rd Indian Documentary Film Festival of Bhubaneswar (IDFFB) kicked off with the screening of Kashmiri movie Ghar Ka Pataby Madhulika Jalali here at Odissi Research Centre, Sunday.
- Television actress Vaishali Takkar, who is known for her work in shows like Sasural Simar Ka, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Super Sisters, passed away at her Indore residence Sunday. She was 29 years old.
- Most of the IT companies have set foot in Bhubaneswar, and Odisha is now fast emerging as a technology resource hub, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said while inaugurating IBM's Client Innovation Centre (CIC) here Sunday.
- KIIT Technology Business Incubator was conferred the ‘National Intellectual Property Awards for 2021 and 2022’ by the Controller General of Patents, Design, and Trade Marks(CGPDTM).
- Four members of a Women's Self Help Group (SHG) from Odisha are participating in a five-day international food innovation exhibition in Paris where they will display millet biscuits and laddoos and describe its nutritional values, an official said.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah Sunday released textbooks in Hindi of three subjects for MBBS students as part of an ambitious project of the Madhya Pradesh government to impart medical education in the Hindi language.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin Sunday staunchly opposed what he called a Parliamentary panel's "recommendation" that for specific jobs, aspirants should have learnt the Hindi language.
- Two men fired at soldiers on a Russian military firing range near Ukraine, killing 11 and wounding 15 before being slain themselves, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
- Tech giant Google has announced that Meet calls can now be transcribed into text, and users can further save them in a Google Doc format. According to Android Central, the saved file can be accessed from Google Drive.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday dedicated 75 digital banking units (DBUs) across the 75 districts to the nation through video conferencing, stating that it will further financial inclusion and enhance banking experience for the citizens.
- Foreign investors have pulled out nearly `7,500 crore from the Indian equity markets in the first two weeks of October on concerns of monetary policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks globally, which could hamper global economic growth.
- Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will face off in an electoral contest on Monday for the post of Congress chief, as the party gets ready to have a non-Gandhi president after 22 years.
- Renowned physician Dr Dilip Mahalanabis aged 87 credited with pioneering the oral rehydration therapy, died at a private hospital here on Sunday, sources said.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday laid the foundation for the new terminal building and expansion of the Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city.
- The Kolkata Police on Sunday said that they recovered cash worth Rs 2 crore along with diamond- studded gold ornaments from the residence of a businessman in a housing complex at Shibpur here.
- Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala will be conducting Indian Navy Sailing Championship 2022 at the state-of-the-art Marakkar Watermanship Training Centre from 18 -21Oct 22.
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