World Cerebral Palsy Day – 6 October
World Cerebral Palsy Day is observed on 6 October. The 2026 theme is '#UniqueANDUnited': it celebrates each person's own experience while building one shared voice for…
5 October 2026 – Current Affairs
14 important current affairs of 5 October 2026 for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank and SSC exams – full explanation for every item and the day's free quiz below.
தமிழில் படிக்க →Free quiz on this day's news
Quiz – 5 October 2026 (Part 1: Q 1–35)Quiz – 5 October 2026 (Part 2: Q 36–70) 
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 for optogenetics
On 5 October 2026 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Karl Deisseroth, Peter…
Uttar Pradesh renames Bhadohi as Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi
On 4 October 2026 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced at Bhadohi that the district will now be called 'Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi', in honour of the…
Premier League opens its first Premier League Park in Delhi
England's Premier League opened India's first Premier League Park (PL Park) at Chhatarpur, New Delhi on 1 October 2026 (reported 5 October). It is built and run by…
India wins 4 gold and 1 silver at the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics
India is reported to have won 4 gold medals and 1 silver at the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA 2026), held at Phenikaa University,…
Three High Court Chief Justices appointed Supreme Court judges
On 5 October 2026 the Centre notified the appointment by President Droupadi Murmu of three High Court Chief Justices as Supreme Court judges, on the collegium's…
Indian Telecom Services Yearly Performance Indicators 2025-26
On 5 October 2026 the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), under the Ministry of Communications, released 'The Indian Telecom Services Yearly Performance…
PM Awas Yojana – Urban awards for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
At the World Habitat Day function of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 5 October 2026, the PMAY-U Awards 2026 were presented.…
Kuno National Park: female cheetah gives birth to 5 cubs
On 5 October 2026 Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced that KJP21, a 32-month-old India-born female cheetah, gave birth to 5 cubs at Kuno National Park,…
Exercise Mountain Guardian 2026: India and UAE armies train together
The Indian Army and the UAE Land Forces began the joint exercise 'Mountain Guardian 2026' on 5 October 2026 at the Foreign Training Node, Chaubatia, near Ranikhet,…
UCIL begins its Diamond Jubilee (60th) year at Jaduguda
On 4 October 2026 the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) began its Diamond Jubilee year at Jaduguda, East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, marking six decades of…
Loans up to ₹5 crore for women entrepreneurs: Tamil Nadu issues guidelines
On 4 October 2026 the Tamil Nadu Government released guidelines for the Vetri Magalir Thozhil Munaivor Membattu Thittam (Vetri Women Entrepreneurs Development Scheme),…
Goa international Silambam meet: Gudiyatham students win 24 gold medals
24 students from Gudiyatham (Vellore district) won 24 gold medals at an international Silambam championship in Goa (reported 3 to 5 October 2026). They won 21 golds in…
Pushpavanam Kuppusamy appointed Chairperson of the Iyal Isai Nataka Manram
On 5 October 2026 the Tamil Nadu Government appointed folk singer Dr Pushpavanam Kuppusamy as Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram. He succeeds actor…
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