Daily Current Affairs & GK Capsule — 2026-10-21

2-minute briefing plus a 5-question recall quiz for SSC, Banking & Railway exams. Read time ~2 min.

Today's Headlines

1. Amit Shah targets AAP government over Punjab drug menace during day-long visit (National & Governance)
   Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Gurdaspur, Sangrur, and Mansa in Punjab to meet families of victims affected by the drug menace. During his visit, he targeted the Bhagwant Mann government, alleging that the rising audacity of drug traffickers raises serious questions about
2. Marco Rubio urges India to scale up US energy and defence buys during second visit (International & Bilateral)
   During his second visit to India in five months, Marco Rubio called on India to scale up its energy and defence purchases from the United States. He also noted that a trade deal between India and the United States is close.
3. PM Modi urges political parties to join hands for delimitation-linked Women's Reservation Bill (National & Governance)
   Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to political parties on Tuesday, urging them to unite in the national interest. The call comes amidst ongoing government efforts to build a consensus for passing the delimitation-linked Women's Reservation Bill.
4. Varda Space Industries launches mission to test cancer drug crystallization in microgravity (Science & Technology)
   Orbital pharma and re-entry startup Varda Space Industries launched a new mission on Tuesday to test the effects of microgravity on PROTACs, a next-generation cancer treatment. The mission explores whether key ingredients of these innovative drugs will crystallize differently in

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