Saturday
24 October 2026
17 updates for SSC, banking, railway and Andaman exams, each checked against an official source or two news reports.
- Updates
- 17
- Topics
- 5
- Exam facts
- 2
- Quiz questions
- 5
17 key points reported between 22 and 24 October 2026. Each is checked against at least two news outlets or an official source that reported the same names, figures and dates.
If you read only 5
- 1Economy and BusinessMarket close125.56 points
- 2Economy and BusinessJio IPO subscriptionRs 30,213 crore
- 3SportsPara archery gold151-148
- 4Polity and GovernanceCouncil elections28 Legislative Council seats in four states voted by paper ballot on…
- 5Polity and GovernanceCouncil seatsUttar Pradesh has 11 of the 28 seats, Bihar has 8, Maharashtra has 5…
No update in this topic today. Pick another one.
Council elections
28 Legislative Council seats in four states voted by paper ballot on 23 October 2026, and counting is on 27 October.
Legislative Councils are the upper houses of state legislatures.
Source: Open Magazine, The Guardian Chronicle
Council seats
Uttar Pradesh has 11 of the 28 seats, Bihar has 8, Maharashtra has 5 and Karnataka has 4.
Source: Open Magazine, The Guardian Chronicle
Market close
The Sensex closed at 73,123.83 on 23 October 2026, down 125.56 points, and the Nifty 50 ended 87.65 points lower at 22,600.
Jio IPO subscription
The Jio Platforms IPO was subscribed 22.19 times overall at the final-day update on 23 October 2026, for an issue of Rs 30,213 crore.
An IPO is the first time a company sells shares to the public.
Jio IPO dates
Share allotment for the Jio Platforms IPO is expected on 26 October 2026, and listing on BSE and NSE on 28 October.
RBI on trade
The RBI Bulletin says India’s trade deficit narrowed in September 2026 on strong export growth.
Source: Business Standard, The Hans India
RBI on inflation
The RBI says retail inflation has risen over recent months and is spreading across more commodities.
Source: Business Standard, The Hans India
Capital inflows
RBI data show foreign direct investment, external commercial borrowing and remittance inflows all strengthened in August 2026.
Source: Business Standard, The Hans India
Khet Bachao Abhiyan
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Khet Bachao Abhiyan–Rabi 2026 in Karnal, Haryana, on 22 October; it runs until 30 November 2026.
Source: Nation Path, Indian Opinion
BRICS Parliamentary Forum
The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum will be held in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on 26 and 27 October 2026.
Source: PIB
India-Poland trade
India and Poland agreed to double bilateral trade by 2030 after talks between PM Narendra Modi and Polish PM Donald Tusk on 22 October 2026.
Source: The Tribune, Telangana Today
India-Poland cooperation
Both leaders urged early signing of the EU-India free trade agreement and agreed on joint research in AI, semiconductors and quantum technologies.
Source: The Tribune, Telangana Today
India v Zimbabwe women
India Women beat Zimbabwe Women by nine wickets in the first ODI at Vadodara on 23 October 2026, and Pratika Rawal scored an unbeaten 100.
Source: Female Cricket, SportsTak
Shafali’s fifty
Zimbabwe made 197, and India reached 200 for one in 27.1 overs, with Shafali Verma scoring 64 off 33 balls.
Source: Female Cricket, SportsTak
Brook’s double ton
England’s Harry Brook hit 202 off 114 balls against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on 22 October 2026, the fastest double century in men’s ODIs.
Source: ICC, Sentinel Assam
Brook’s records
Brook’s 202 is the first ODI double century by an England batter and beat Shubman Gill’s earlier record of 117 balls.
Source: ICC, Sentinel Assam
Para archery gold
Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar won compound mixed team archery gold at the Asian Para Games, beating Indonesia 151-148 on 22 October 2026.