1.Francis Halzen has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”.

2.Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the new Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the government announced on Tuesday.

3.The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday signed a Rs 661.50 crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) for the procurement of BrahMos fire control systems and launchers for Indian Navy ships.

4.Eleven Indian crew members were among 12 sailors injured after a Panama-flagged commercial vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, prompting India to strongly condemn the attack.

5.The Odisha government has issued detailed guidelines for institutes to ensure a violence-free campus poll. The elections will be held October 15, with polling scheduled from 8 am to 2 pm. Counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on the same day.

6.As many as 164 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the biennial elections to eight seats of the Bihar Legislative Council, the Chief Electoral Officer's office said in a statement on Tuesday.

7.The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will release Rs 300 Special Entry Darshan tickets online on October 7 at 10 am for six dates during the annual Srivari Navaratri Brahmotsavam, the temple body said on Tuesday.

8.BJD MPs on Tuesday joined the INDIA bloc MPs' protest march towards the Election Commission that was stopped at Parliament street here with the Congress on Tuesday .

9.A three-member National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team Tuesday began a ground investigation into allegations that a Dalit woman sarpanch was assaulted by police and a BDO in Odisha's Kendrapada district.

10.The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to submit a report on sand mining from riverbeds, saying it has a "disastrous effect" on the river ecosystem and has to be stopped. The CEC, a statutory body since 2023, was originally formed in 2002 on the Supreme Court's order.

11.Police seized around two tonnes of suspected beef from a container near a forest along the Totapada-Jariput road under Khordha Sadar police limits.

12.The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Tuesday announced that it has successfully conducted the flight trial of its indigenously developed High-Altitude Platform System (HAPS), achieving an altitude of 21 km and demonstrating long-endurance stratospheric flight capabilities.

13.State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi urges political parties to appoint Booth Level Agents by Oct 15. An extensive door-to-door survey will kick off across the state on October 26, 2026. .

14.During IPS training at the National Police Academy, a woman trainee IPS officer complained that Uday Krishna Reddy had sexually harassed her. Attapur Police registered a case and arrested him subsequently, 

15.Smriti Mandhana has been appointed captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, the BCCI announced on Tuesday, the day Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down from the role.