1.Cyclone Dana, which hit the Odisha coast yesterday, weakened into a well-marked low pressure. It is likely to weaken further during the next 12 hours. 

2.The limit of Mudra loans under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been enhanced from the current Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh in accordance with the announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2024-25

3.Singing legend Jack Jones, best known for his theme song from the iconic TV show The Love Boat, has passed away on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 23. He was 86 years old, and had been suffering from leukemia for two years.

4.Talcher Road Station, designated as a non-suburban group (NSG)-5 category station under Khurda Road Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR), is set to get a major facelift with a proposed investment of `Rs19 crore.

5.“No loss of life has been reported so far. The loss of property has been minimal. We are hopeful of restoring normalcy shortly,” said Kendrapara Collector Smruti Ranjan Pradhan.

6.Civil Defence Volunteers (CDV) who were terminated as bus marshals last year will be deployed on pollution mitigation-related duties for four months following an order by Delhi Lt Governor (LG) VK Saxena, officials said Thursday.

7.Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy Friday accused the BJP-led NDA government of discrimination against the southern states in the allotment of funds and developmental projects.

8.The AAP approached the Delhi High Court Friday, seeking a direction to the Centre to allot a residence in the capital to the party’s national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal.

9.Fearing China will deploy hypersonic weapons to sink ships in the Pacific, the US Navy is moving forward with a plan to arm some of its vessels with Patriot interceptor missiles, two senior defense officials said.

10.Steelmaker JSW Steel Friday reported a steep fall of 85.43 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 404 crore in the July -September quarter of the current fiscal, affected by lower income.

11.Four astronauts return to Earth Friday with Elon Musk’s SpaceX after issues with Boeing’s Starliner delayed their mission.

12.With the filing of nominations for bypolls to 47 seats spread across 13 states ending Friday, a big test awaits the Opposition INDIA bloc in this crucial showdown with the BJP.

13.Calling it “frivolous”, the Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea of the CBI challenging a Bombay High Court order that quashed the look out circulars (LOC) issued against actor Rhea Chakraborty and her family in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

14.A Maoist was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Budanai reserve forest area of Kandhamal district Friday, police said.

15.A 21- year-old woman has been allegedly gangraped by three unidentified persons in front of her fiancé in a forest in Nayagarh district, police said Friday.

16.Commercial Tax and Goods and Services Tax (CT-GST) sleuths seized around 20 kg gold from a logistics van after intercepting the vehicle at Baripada in Odisha's

17.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday spoke to ASHA worker Sibani Mandal and thanked her for displaying real humanity during cyclone Dana. 

18.Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) and State Botanical Garden in Odisha capital here will be reopened for visitors on October 26.

19.Akash Deep, Washington Sundar and Shubman Gill have been included in India’s playing eleven as New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Thursday.

20.Kalinga Lancers appointed David John as strategy director and Dr A.B. Subbaiah as team manager ahead of the much-anticipated return of the Hockey India League (HIL) 2024, the owners, Vedanta Limited, announced.