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☀ Morning Edition · Sat 24 Oct 2026
Rohit Sharma / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0- 2Jio IPO: record ₹4.9 lakh crore in bids
- 3UK and Europe clocks go back on Sunday
- 4Sensex falls a 4th day; Dow drops 600
- 5Seniors lose ₹4,000 crore to cyber fraud
- 6A PHP flaw takes websites offline
- 7Brazil and Israel vote; the US Fed meets
- 8India v NZ, 2nd T20I at 12:30 pm
- 9Vidhana Soudha blast video is fake
- 10Jaipur on Nat Geo's Best of the World 2027
1 of 10Top story · Border
China face-offs still on in Arunachal, ITBP chief confirms
- ITBP chief Shatrujeet Kapoor: face-offs at several places are 'still on'
- First official word; locals report skirmishes since July
- Reports name Taksing, where commanders met last month
Why it mattersNo deadly clash has been reported, but the border is less calm than talks suggest.
LAC Line of Actual Control: 'actual' because it marks where troops actually stand, not an agreed border.
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Kapoor was speaking to ITBP personnel in Alwar, Rajasthan, on Thursday. He said drones could help offset China's heavy spending on its army, and that the ITBP plans to finish strike training for the whole force by late 2027. Congress's Jairam Ramesh accused the government of 'deafening silence'; there has been no official statement so far. The face-offs reportedly continued during President Xi Jinping's visit for the BRICS summit in September.
Source: The Tribune, The Wire, WION
2 of 10Your money
Jio IPO draws a record ₹4.9 lakh crore in bids; about 7 in 10 retail applicants may get shares
- 22.19× overall; institutions 70.55×, retail 2.72×
- Over 1.35 crore applications
- Allotment on Monday, 26 October; listing expected on 28 October
Why it mattersBusiness Today estimates about 10 in every 14 retail applicants will get one lot of 12 shares. If you don't, the blocked money is released by 27 October.
When retail demand is this high, shares go by lottery, one lot per winner; bidding for more lots doesn't raise your chances.
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Bids came in for about 438 crore shares against about 19.75 crore on offer. Once allotment is final you can check it on the registrar's website or on the BSE and NSE websites. Grey-market premiums are unofficial and do not guarantee listing gains.
Source: Business Today, HDFC Sky
3 of 10What changes for you
UK and Europe clocks go back on Sunday: calls abroad move an hour
- From Sunday, London is 5½ hours behind India, not 4½
- Paris and Berlin: 4½ hours behind
- US changes on 1 November: New York goes to 10½ hours behind
Why it mattersIndia doesn't change its clocks, so check the time on any call or meeting abroad next week.
India itself used 'war time', an hour ahead, during the wars of 1962, 1965 and 1971.
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The UK change happens at 2 am local time on Sunday. Between 25 October and 1 November, London is four hours ahead of New York instead of five. Gulf countries don't change their clocks, so times in Dubai and Riyadh stay the same for you.
Source: Time Out, Visit London
4 of 10Markets
Sensex falls for a fourth day; Wall Street ends a rough week lower
- Sensex 73,124 (−126); Nifty 22,600; small caps lost nearly 3%
- Friday in the US: Dow −1.23%, S&P 500 −0.5%, Nasdaq −0.2%
- US crude stayed above $100 a barrel on Iran worries
Why it mattersMid- and small-cap funds fell hardest this week. If you invest monthly through a SIP, falls like this buy you more units for the same money.
India VIX, the market's 'fear gauge', rose about 6% on Friday; a higher number means traders expect bigger swings.
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Oil-linked shares fell 2–5%. Shriram Finance, Adani Enterprises and JSW Steel were the biggest Nifty losers, while Apollo Hospitals, ONGC and TCS gained. Foreign investors sold ₹3,459 crore of shares on Thursday while domestic institutions bought ₹2,891 crore. In New York, the sell-off spread from tech to consumer and healthcare shares.
Source: Business Standard, Upstox, TradingKey
5 of 10Scam alert
Over 1 lakh senior citizens have lost about ₹4,000 crore to cyber fraud
- Home ministry data: 1,03,488 senior citizens have fallen victim
- Common traps: fake investment groups, 'digital arrest' video calls, AI-cloned voices of relatives
- Noida alone: 537 cases this year, up from 14 in 2020
Why it mattersTalk to the elders in your family this weekend. No officer arrests anyone on a video call, and a crying relative on the phone should be called back on their own number.
'Digital arrest' does not exist in Indian law; police cannot detain anyone over a video call.
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Investment scams often show fake profits first, then demand 'fees' when victims try to withdraw. Never share OTPs, banking details or UPI PINs. If cheated, tell your bank at once, call 1930, and report at cybercrime.gov.in. Noida Police say they have returned over ₹75 crore to victims.
Source: The420.in (MHA data, Noida Police)
6 of 10Tech & AI
A software flaw takes websites offline worldwide; civil servants to get OpenAI training
- Two critical flaws in PHP, used by about 70% of websites, forced shutdowns from Japan's Finance Ministry to Wikimedia
- CERT-In issued a critical warning on 21 October
- Government staff will get OpenAI Academy courses on the iGOT Karmayogi platform
Why it mattersIf a bank or government site is down this week, wait or use its official app. Ignore links offering 'alternative' sites.
PHP is a language many websites use to build each page on their server before it reaches your phone.
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Researchers found the flaws using AI tools, and fixes have been released; the US NSA urged organisations to take sites offline if they cannot patch at once. iGOT Karmayogi has more than 1.7 crore registered government employees.
Source: Khaleej Times, Legacy IAS, NewsBytes, Bankersadda
7 of 10World · India angle
A big week abroad: Brazil votes on Sunday, Israel on Tuesday, then the US Fed
- Brazil: Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro neck and neck before Sunday's runoff
- Israel, 27 October: a vote seen as a verdict on Netanyahu
- US Fed decides on 28 October (US time); economists expect a pause, then a hike in December
Why it mattersBrazil is a BRICS partner, Israel is central to the West Asia war, and US interest rates move the rupee and foreign money in Indian markets.
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The Polish Prime Minister's visit this week, the first since 2010, set a goal of doubling India–Poland trade from about $6 billion by 2030; an India–EU trade deal is expected to be signed in December. In Canada, about 75% of Alberta voters chose to stay in Canada in a non-binding referendum.
Source: Al Jazeera, CP24, Kitco (Reuters poll), Legacy IAS
8 of 10Sport
India go for a 2–0 lead in Christchurch at 12:30 pm today
- 2nd T20I today, 12:30 pm IST; India lead the five-match series 1–0
- In the first match India chased 226, the biggest successful chase at Hagley Oval
- Asian Para Games: Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar win compound mixed team gold
Why it mattersA win today puts India two up with three to play.
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Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar also set a ranking-round record of 1,402 points in archery. Baseball's World Series began in Milwaukee this morning, India time, with the Brewers hosting the Tampa Bay Rays; Game 2 is on Sunday morning.
Source: CricketNews, Bankersadda, MLB.com
9 of 10Kachchi KhabarFake
That video of Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha exploding is AI-made; the man who posted it is arrested
- The Instagram clip was made with AI; there was no blast
- Bengaluru Police arrested a migrant worker from Bihar
- The account is deactivated and an FIR registered
Why it mattersA real attack is on every news channel within minutes. If only one account has it, don't forward it.
AI clips are often just a few seconds long, with odd hands or lettering and no bystanders reacting.
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The video went viral on 20 October. It showed a man miming pulling a trigger before the legislature building appeared to explode. Users tagged Bengaluru Police demanding action. Police say they are questioning the accused about his motive, and have warned against using AI to make threatening content.
Source: LatestLY (IANS)
Your Body TodayMind & stress
Feeling tense? Breathe out longer than you breathe in
- Breathing in nudges your heart rate up a little; breathing out slows it down
- A long, slow out-breath tells your nervous system it is safe to calm down
- This is your 'rest and digest' system, run largely by the vagus nerve
Do todayTry it for 5 minutes today: two short breaths in through the nose, then one long, slow breath out through the mouth. Repeat.
If you feel dizzy, stop and breathe normally.
The evidence
In a 2023 study in Cell Reports Medicine, volunteers who practised this 'cyclic sighing' for five minutes a day for a month had a bigger lift in mood, and a larger fall in breathing rate, than a group practising mindfulness meditation. It helps with everyday stress; it is not a treatment for anxiety disorders or panic attacks, which need a doctor.
Source: Balban et al., Cell Reports Medicine (2023)
10 of 10Good news
Jaipur makes National Geographic's 'Best of the World 2027' list
- One of 25 destinations; Norway's Vestland is the top pick
- The Pink City turns 300 in 2027
- Highlights: Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal, Johari Bazaar and January's literature festival
Why it mattersA global spotlight brings visitors, and with them work for Jaipur's craftspeople, guides and hotels.
Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II and laid out on a grid, unusual for its time.
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National Geographic publishes the list each year to suggest places to visit in the year ahead.
Source: NewsBytes, Bankersadda
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LAC Line of Actual Control: 'actual' because it marks where troops actually stand, not an agreed border.
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