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16 October 2026 · exam-relevant news
Latest digest · 16 October 2026
AI summaries of PIB, RBI, All India Radio and national newspaper reports, organised for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway and State-PSC revision. Every story links to its source.
24 current-affairs updates for major exams.
In Badminton, India’s Jagsher Singh Khangurra has secured a bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt. He settled for third place after losing his Men’s singles semifinal to Indonesia’s Radithya…
Read full storyThe 6th National Steering Committee (NSC) meeting of PM-SETU today approved around 1,194 crore rupees in investment plans for five Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) clusters across Maharashtra, Odisha and Jammu and K…
Read full storyThe Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking uniform procedural safeguards for all forms of ‘talaq’ (divorce) under Muslim personal law. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kan…
Read full storyThe 14th Joint Working Group meeting between the Defence Ministries of India and Mongolia took place in Ulaanbaatar on October 16, 2026.
Read full storyThe 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) was held in Baku, Azerbaijan yesterday to deliberate on deepening regional cooperation, building mutual trust and promoting…
Read full storyThe Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days’ wages for over 1,140,000 railway employees. Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting,…
Read full storyThe Ministry of Defence today signed contracts worth over 4000 crore rupees for the acquisition of a dedicated communication satellite capability, GSAT-7C for the Indian Air Force, and Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedoes…
Read full storyThe Government today said that India’s merchandise exports to the United States rose to around 51 billion dollars during April-September this year, despite tariff-related disruptions. According to the data released by t…
Read full storyUkraine launched a drone and missile attack on a Russian oil refinery today. Russia’s Defence Ministry said that Ukraine launched a major attack on a refinery in the Ryazan region southeast of Moscow early this morning.
Read full storyThe Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, in collaboration with the Department of Information Tec…
Read full storyUkraine has accused the United States of helping Russia as it fails to provide timely warnings about Russian missile strikes and has raised concerns over Starlink restrictions. The accusation follows massive Russian aer…
Read full storyIndian wrestler Vishvajit Ramchandra More has created history by clinching a historic silver medal in the Greco-Roman finals at the U23 World Championships in Las Vegas today.
Read full storyNorth Korea has said that it has test-fired cruise missiles designed to be fired from submarines. The move comes as Pyongyang continues to expand its military capabilities during a prolonged freeze in diplomacy with Was…
Read full storyPresident Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Dr L. Murugan from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rashtrapati Bhawan said in a press commun…
Read full storyThe Election Commission has directed 14 States and 3 Union Territories to conduct a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls with 1st January next year as the qualifying date.
Read full storyThe President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Dr. L. Murugan from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution of…
Read full storyThe Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and the National Medical Commission on a plea seeking greater transparency in the answer key and response disclosure process for NEET-PG 2026. A bench of Justices P…
Read full storyThe Supreme Court has issued notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and others on a plea challenging their march to the court over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Re…
Read full storyPrime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and dedicated five major development projects worth around ₹3,350 crore in Ladakh today via video conferencing. Celebrating a new chapter in the region's development through…
Read full storyThe expression 'Banking System' or 'Banks' means the banks and any other financial institution referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (vi) of clause (d) of the explanation below Section 42(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act…
Read full storyThe Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Department of Rural Development for Continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) with total outlay o…
Read full storyThe Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved payment of PLB of 78 days for Rs.2009.61 crore to 11,40,770 railway employees, in recognition of the excellent performance by the Railway s…
Read full storyThe Union Cabinet has approved payment of Productivity Linked Bonus – PLB of 78 days to over 11.40 lakh Railway employees in recognition of their excellent performance. The Cabinet has approved over two thousand and 9 c…
Read full storyThe Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme for five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31. Briefing media after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Mi…
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