1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described Census 2027 as a national responsibility requiring public participation. With over 32 crore families recorded and 2.6 crore people having self-enumerated digitally, he said accurate information about people and their families would help create a precise picture of the country’s future.

2.BJP worker Chandan Bhalla was shot dead in Birbhum West Bengal, police investigate the incident.

3.Massive student protests erupted in Punjab's Phagwara area early Sunday morning after news spread on social media regarding the alleged rape of a university student within the campus premises.

4.The BJP's performance has suprised many, especially in the tribal belt.In the nine urban local bodies across the tribal-dominated districts of Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh, the BJP has formed boards in seven.

5.Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida inaugurated the light and sound show at Khandagiri–Udayagiri caves in the Odisha capital on the occasion of World Tourism Day on Sunday.

6.Album actress Jasmin Majhi, who had reportedly consumed poison in a suicide attempt two days ago, died while being treated at a hospital in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Sunday.

7.A 300-year-old two-storey building in Damodarpur area of Baleshwar district, which is believed to have historical links to noted Odia litterateur Fakir Mohan Senapati, partially collapsed following prolonged rainfall in the region.

8.The ED attached movable and immovable properties amounting to Rs 442.35 crore in an action against a company operating online Real Money Games (RMGs), particularly online rummy games and tournaments, through mobile applications, an official said on Sunday. 

9.Analysts Manas Agrawal and Himank Sangai estimate FY30 profit at around Rs 20 billion under their scenario, versus Rs 32 billion before the proposed regulations.

0.10.The IIT Madras has extended the GATE 2027 registration portal, candidates can now apply for the exam till October 5, 2026 without a late fee. The application correction window will open on October 14, 2026.

11.11.Petrol, diesel prices remained unchanged across major Indian cities on September 28 despite Brent crude rising 1.27% to $105.64 per barrel amid renewed US-Iran tensions.

12.12.Tom Brady’s 11-day absence from Tampa Bay Buccaneers camp came during a difficult period in his marriage to Gisele Bündchen before their 2022 divorce.

13.A day after the Election Commission announced multiple steps to address the concerns raised about the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Congress on Sunday termed it a “desperate attempt at damage control” that “hides all and reveals nothing”

14.British counter-terrorism forces were probing “a major incident” near a base used by the U.S. Air Force in its war against Iran after arresting ve men on suspicion of “preparing a terrorist act”, the police said on Sunday.

15.Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, championing the cause of greater constitutional guarantees for Ladakh, on Sunday sought accountability and demanded that the ndings of the judicial inquiry into the violence in Leh in September 2025, which left four dead and around 80 injured, be made public.

16.On September 23, an Indian Express investigation revealed an unprecedented rift within the three-member Election Commission of India (EC), with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recording 14 objections over 10 months against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, regarding alleged unilateral changes to rules, voter additions/deletions, and centralised data access, without the Commission’s full approval.

17.Over 2,000 citizens across the country have signed an open letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to initiate suo motu proceedings against the operational and administrative conduct of the Election Commission of India regarding the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise and the deployment of ECINet.

18.Virat Kohli on Sunday became only the second batter after Sachin Tendulkar to complete 15,000 runs in One-Day Internationals. Kohli reached the landmark during the first ODI between India and West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

19.The Mumbai police have denied permission to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to hold a protest against the Election Commission at Shivaji Park on October 2, ocials said on Sunday

20.The men won the silver, and the women the bronze. India, the defending champion in both the open and women’s sections, could not repeat the stunning twin success of 2024, but at least nished with medals at the e Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.