Current Affairs — 25 October 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sun, 25 Oct 2026
Ahmedabad to host 2029 IWF World Weightlifting Championships, India's first senior world weightlifting event
On 25 October 2026, the International Weightlifting Federation's Executive Board, meeting in Ningbo (China), awarded the 2029 senior World Weightlifting Championships to Ahmedabad, the first time India will host the event; Moscow got the 2030 edition.
Mann Ki Baat 139th episode: Narinder Singh Kapany centenary, Bhai Parmanand, e-Sanjeevani and Shabari Naturals
In the 139th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 25 October 2026, PM Modi recalled 'Father of Fiber Optics' Narinder Singh Kapany and Bhai Parmanand ahead of their anniversaries, and hailed e-Sanjeevani, Punjab's 'Nav-Trinjan' cotton project and Maharashtra's award-winning 'Shabari Naturals' packaging.
PM Modi inaugurates RBI's Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
On 25 October 2026, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India's new Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and highlighted the reach of financial-inclusion schemes such as Mudra, Atal Pension Yojana, PMSBY and PMJJBY.
Eminent painter and former Rajya Sabha member Jogen Chowdhury dies at 87
Eminent Indian modern painter and former Rajya Sabha member Jogen Chowdhury died at a Kolkata hospital on 25 October 2026, aged 87.
NIFTEM-Kundli hosts 'Hack the Fork', India's first AI × Food Tech hackathon
The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (Haryana) hosted 'Hack the Fork', India's first AI × Food Tech hackathon, on 24–25 October 2026 with France-based non-profit Hack the Fork.
CCPA fines Hogar Technologies ₹1 lakh over walkie-talkie ads; total penalties on 12 entities reach ₹58 lakh
On 25 October 2026, the Central Consumer Protection Authority said it had fined Hogar Technologies and Innovations LLP ₹1 lakh for walkie-talkie ads that hid operating frequencies and licensing needs, taking its penalties on 12 entities to ₹58 lakh.
P.V. Sindhu finishes runner-up at French Open Super 750 after losing final to An Se Young
India's P.V. Sindhu finished runner-up at the $950,000 French Open Super 750 in Paris on 25 October 2026, losing the women's singles final 21-16, 11-21, 12-21 to world No. 1 An Se Young of South Korea.
Piyush Goyal begins Netherlands visit, tours Port of Rotterdam with eye on India-EU FTA
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal began a visit to the Netherlands on 25 October 2026, touring the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest port, as a gateway for Indian goods under the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
Harmanpreet, Deepti hit centuries as India women beat Zimbabwe by 121 runs to take ODI series 2-0
India women beat Zimbabwe by 121 runs in the second ODI at the BCA Stadium, Vadodara, on 25 October 2026 to take an unbeatable 2-0 series lead, powered by centuries from Harmanpreet Kaur (126) and Deepti Sharma (106*).
INS Trishul arrives at Civitavecchia, Italy after PASSEX with Italian Navy's Carlo Margottini
On 25 October 2026, Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul arrived at Civitavecchia, Italy, during its Mediterranean deployment after a Passage Exercise with Italian Naval Ship Carlo Margottini.
IAF's 'Wings over Ganges' air show at Varanasi's Namo Ghat marks 94th IAF anniversary
On 25 October 2026, PM Narendra Modi watched the Indian Air Force's Aerial Display-2026 'Wings over Ganges' at Namo Ghat, Varanasi, on the final day of the three-day event marking the IAF's 94th anniversary.
Padma Shri chef K. Damodaran 'Chef Damu', Guinness record holder, dies in Chennai at 72
Chef K. Damodaran, popularly known as Chef Damu, a Padma Shri recipient who set a Guinness World Record in 2010 by cooking 617 dishes in a marathon session, died in Chennai on 25 October 2026 aged 72.