1.The Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed its countrywide units in states and union territories not to use or release to the press any data or population figures collected during the Census 2027.

2.Austria's Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger will be on an official visit to India from October 27 to November 2.

3.The government Monday said it has cleared capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 2.12 lakh crore for defence forces, out of which nearly 82 per cent of the procurements will be made from Indian Industry.

4.The Election Commission of India has strongly refuted allegations that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar acted unilaterally in matters related to the (SIR) of electoral rolls, asserting before the Supreme Court that all relevant orders were unanimously approved by the Commission’s three members.

5.The Revenue Department of the state government today held a meeting with the Software Development Unit (SDU) of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Pune, to discuss the implementation and modernisation of the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) in Odisha.

6.The SRC issued the advisory amid arrangements by the state government to mitigate the impact of impending cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’, which is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast on October 28. 

7.the world-famous Bargarh Dhanu Yatra, actor Sushil Meher has decided to step aside from playing the role of Maharaj Kans for one year.

8.The government has expanded references to ethanol fuel by replacing several mentions of E85 fuel with E85 or E100 across emission standards and testing requirements, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

9.Former judicial officer Giribala Singh argued in the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday that while she was upset with her late daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma’s decision to have an abortion, she did not drive her to suicide.

10.Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday, October 26, 2026, turned down an appeal by Delhi trader associations to postpone the Opposition INDIA bloc’s scheduled November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan.

11.The Odisha Congress on Monday strongly opposed the proposed high-capacity AI data centre at Naraj, to be developed with Adani, , warning that the project could push the Bhubaneswar-Kataka region into severe water stress, sharply raise local temperatures.

12.Kabita Mahato completed a 1600-meter race—which was required to be finished within 10 minutes—in just 8 minutes and 57 seconds. However, she did not succeed in the high jump test for the Home Guard recruitment. She was given three attempts, but she failed to clear the high jump.

13.Former Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh has been arrested. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Chennai Police arrested Mahesh in connection with a bribery case involving 100 crore rupees.

14.A 60-year-old man in the Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh lost his life while spitting out *gutkha* (chewable tobacco) from his house balcony. He died after coming into contact with an 11 KV electric wire while in the act of spitting.

15.Students in classes 9 to 12 will now study a 20-hour introductory module on Computational Thinking (CT) and AI, published by the NCERT.

16.The Election Commission has suspended six senior officials on charges of dereliction of duty during the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections.

17.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted draft legislation to parliament Monday to extend martial law and general mobilisation for another 90 days.

18.The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Centre, the Chief Electoral Officer and the Maharashtra government on a plea challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra, alleging large-scale deletion of voters.

19.The Supreme Court Monday reserved its verdict on a petition by the Shri Saryu Nagar Vikas Samiti challenging land acquisition for a residential housing scheme in Ayodhya.

20.As the INDIA Bloc plans to organise a mega rally November 1, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is launching a month-long counter-offensive starting the same day with synchronised 'padyatras (foot marches)' led by top political figures.