1.Several districts in southern Odisha face the risk of flash floods as Cyclone 'Arnab' approaches the region, Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre Director Dr Manorama Mohanty said.

2.Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary, Dr P.K. Mishra, has strongly advocated for a comprehensive, multi-dimensional approach toward disaster risk reduction (DRR).

3.The ECI has told the SC that a plea seeking to restrain CEC Gyanesh Kumar from functioning is not maintainable, asserting that the CEC can be removed only in the same manner and on the same grounds as a judge of the apex court.

4.Odisha'sRevenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, he reiterated the State's government's   commitment to the overall development of Kotia and safeguard the interests of its residents.

5.The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

6.Dr  Sunakar Behera, a well-known social worker and advocate from Jagatsinghpur district, has been appointed Odisha State President of the Consumer Confederation of India (CCI) by its National President, Dr Anant Sharma.

7.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday stressed the use of technology to curb corruption and ensure  transparency, while taking a swipe at the previous BJD government for what he described as governance from “ivory towers”.

8.Odisha Vigilance has recorded a conviction rate of a round 6 5 % a cross corruption cases and 80% in disproportionate assets ( DA) cases during the 28-month period from June 12, 2024, to October 26, 2026, securing convictions in 242 cases and send ing 317 accused persons to jail, the a nti - corruption agency informed on Tuesday.

9.Karnataka’s final electoral roll has recorded 4.55 crore electors, nearly 99.32 lakh fewer than the 5.54 crore recorded before the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), even as the Election Commission said 61,960 Form 7 forms were generated by authorised officials following hearings in cases where electors were found ineligible.

10.Security forces in Manipur have arrested a suspected cadre of the Kuki National Front (MC) and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition, including foreign-made weapons, during separate operations in Churachandpur and Imphal East districts, officials said on Tuesday.

11.Voter turnout in Israel reached its highest level in more than four decades by early Tuesday afternoon, as millions cast ballots in a closely contested election that could determine Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future.

12.Bunia, 27 October The fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 10,000 confirmed cases, government data showed Tuesday, as health authorities race to slow the spread of the disease in multiple African countries.

13.Ajay Kumar Gupta, an IAS officer of AGMUT cadre of 2009 batch, has assumed as Managing Director of Delhi Transco Limited recently.

14.Tata Motors Ltd officially informed the stock exchange here on Tuesday that it secured nearly 88 per cent of the shares of Italian truckmaker Iveco.

15.Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said the government has no immediate plans to raise ethanol blending in petrol beyond the existing 20 per cent level, even as India expands its biofuel ecosystem to reduce dependence on imported crude oil.