1. Not ed Odia poet Ashutosh Parida was conferred the 47th Sarala Puraskar in recognition of his acclaimed poetry collection ‘Bishwas De Pruthwi’, published by Parabha Publication. The award comprises a copper plaque, a citation and a cash award of Rs 7 lakh.

2.legendary Odissi maestro Guru Durga Charan Ranbir and sculptor and art educator Damodar Behera were honoured with the Ila-Bansidhar Panda Kala Samman for lifetime excellence.

3.In view of the impending cyclone ‘Arnav’, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has deputed two Deputy Chief Ministers and six Ministers to eight districts to oversee preparedness and ensure effective disaster management.

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated RBI’s greenfield data centre and training institute at Jatni near Odisha capital. The Rs 170 crore-data centre and cybersecurity training institute has come up at Info Valley-II near Jatni.

5.The Odisha government has intensified cyclone preparedness measures across five vulnerable southern districts, deploying 24 ODRAF teams and six NDRF teams ahead of the expected landfall of a cyclone on October 28.

6.A Rs 125-crore ISKCON temple will be built at Kosmada in Surat district. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel laid its foundation stone on Sunday.

7.A Special NIA court in New Delhi ordered the commencement of trial against separatist leader Yasin Malik and six others in a money laundering case involving alleged foreign funding from Pakistan through hawala channels. 

8.The BJP has announced a nationwide protest Monday against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's "indecent and offensive" remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

9.The Commissionerate Police’s Cyber Crime and Economic Offences wing arrested a Class 10 dropout from Bhadrak district for his alleged involvement in a Rs 91.90 lakh online investment fraud.

10.Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the final day of a three-day air show, organized to mark the 94th anniversary of the Indian Air Force, at Namo Ghat in Varanasi.

11.Chinese companies have significantly strengthened their position in the Indian market by offering affordable, feature-rich touchscreen smartphones.

12.President Droupadi Murmu was scheduled to visit Odisha for two days, starting on the 28th of this month. However, reports indicate that the visit has been cancelled following a forecast by the India Meteorological Department regarding a potential cyclone.

13.There are 238 Indian prisoners currently held in jails across Bangladesh. Of these, 168 have already completed their prison sentences.

14. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stated that India's campaign will continue until the drug-trafficking mafias in the country are completely eradicated.

15.This incident occurred while training was underway at an airbase in the Philippines. All four pilots aboard the two aircraft died in this mid-air mishap.