1.Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India will achieve its own major milestone in the global smartphone market by introducing Indian-designed, manufactured, and branded mobile phones by October 23, 2028.

2.The State Bank of India (SBI) has informed its customers that key digital banking services will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, October 24, 2026, due to scheduled maintenance activity.

3.ITBP Director-General Shatrujeet Kapur's comments came a month after India and China held talks amid reports of tensions in Arunachal Pradesh’s Taksing.

4.Odisha has attracted investment proposals worth Rs 53,893.51 crore, with the potential to generate 20,210 employment opportunities, during the India Chem 2026 in Mumbai.

5.Residents of Bhubaneswar can now assess climate-related risks in their neighbourhoods, streets and buildings through a single digital platform that maps heat stress, waterlogging and air pollution across the city. The platform brings together data on approximately 2.77 lakh buildings, more than 2,000 kilometres of roads,

6.The Odisha Vigilance today arrested two persons, including an Assistant Data Entry Operator (ADEO), in Koraput district on charges of misappropriating government funds to the tune of Rs 12.33 lakh.

7. The Odisha Board of Revenue has struck down a 37-year-old administrative order, paving the way for more than 11 acres of prime land near the world-famous Konark Sun Temple to return to government records.

8.​Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced on Thursday that any fresh removal motion or impeachment notice moved against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar will be rigorously examined strictly in accordance with laid-down constitutional and parliamentary procedures.

9.Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil released purported audio recordings alleging a political conspiracy to weaken his agitation.

10.Voting for 11 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council was held on Friday in an election being viewed as a prestige battle between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP).

11.Actress Urmila Sanawar and former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore on Friday gave their consent before a CBI court here for undergoing narco-analysis test in connection with the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case.

12.Delhi Police detained several protesters on Friday as a march against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls moved towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters in central Delhi.

13.Odisha’s IG Drones Evolves into IG Defence, Eyes Battlefield Innovation Supported by military leadership, the new entity aims to pioneer India’s future battlefield systems.

14.IMD forecasts a cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal by October 26; Odisha cancels staff leave, readies shelters, and issues Red Alerts for coastal districts.

15.India's para-athletes surpassed all expectations to deliver their best ever show at the Asian Para Games, ending their campaign with a mammoth haul of 114 medals, including 30 gold, following a record-shattering final day flourish in Japan's Nagoya