1.Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and parts of Karnataka are expected to receive rainfall of varying intensity between October 16 and October 22.

2.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday approved Rs 56.55 crore towards the payment of six months' honorarium to serving Sarpanches and Naib Sarpanches across Odisha.

3.The  Odisha government has decided to construct an additional 2,91,666 houses under the Antyodaya Gruha Yojana and extend the scheme by two years until 2029 from the earlier deadline of 2027.

4.Government ITI Kataka selected as the Central Hub; 4 regional ITIs across Paradeep, Choudwar, Jajpur, and Dhenkanal to be modernized with new-age technology and strong industry linkages. Kataka ITI Cluster Odisha to Get ₹240.5 Cr Facelift with Tata Steel Foundation

5.The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on a petition seeking an enforceable framework to protect children from risks linked to social-media platforms.

6.The Centre may call a special session of Parliament later this month to pursue legislation linking women’s reservation with delimitation..

7.Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke and AISA chief Neha Bora were preventively detained by Delhi Police here Friday while on their way to participate in the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protests

8.The annual Ramlila organised by the Shree Keshav Ram Leela Committee in Pitampura, Delhi, will burn a 30-foot-tall cockroach effigy alongside the traditional effigies of Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad.

9.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Canada on December 11 and 12.

10.Ahead of the Diwali festival, the Bombay High Court on Thursday said its order banning the bursting of firecrackers on public roads and streets will be applicable throughout the year.

11.The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has banned fuel-powered motorboats and jet skis from being plied on Dal Lake till further order.

12.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met India’s Asian Games medal-winners, including the gold-winning men’s and women’s cricket teams, at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium .

13.Vishvajit More became the first Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to win a silver medal at the U23 World Championship, while Komal and Diskha Malik remain in contention for bronze.

14.Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani was admitted to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on Friday after developing a chest infection.

15.Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician C Joseph Vijay, has officially joined the opposition’s protest in Chennai against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.