- The Bihar General Elections 2020 are scheduled to be held in three phases, the first of which will be held tomorrow on October 28, 2020. The other two phases will be held on November 3rd and November 7th.
- India and the United States signed the BECA Agreement (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation) during the third round of 2+2 Ministerial dialogue on October 27, 2020.
- SpiceJet has begun facilitating COVID-19 testing for its passengers in India and the UAE with the help of VFS Global.
- China’s foreign ministry stated recently that the country will take necessary measures to uphold its sovereignty and security interests after the United States approved USD 2.4 billion worth of arms sales to Taiwan.
- A massive bomb blast ripped through a religious seminary in Peshawar, Pakistan on October 27, 2020, reportedly killing at least seven people, including children and injuring over 70 others.
- The new Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga announced recently that the country will achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.
- The Union Home Ministry on October 27, 2020 declared 18 more individuals as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
- Indian Army on October 27, 2020 celebrated the 74th Infantry Day. The day aims to commemorate the sacrifice of the Infantrymen who fought in India’s first military event on October 27, 1947.
- Department of Posts, Government of India (India Post) and United States Postal Service (USPS) have entered into an agreement for Electronic Exchange of Customs data related to postal shipments exchanged between the two countries. The agreement will make it possible to transmit and receive electronic data of international postal items prior to their physical arrival at the destination and would enable customs clearance of postal items in advance in line with the evolving global postal framework. This will also improve the performance of postal services in terms of reliability, visibility and security.