Morning Digest: EC reverts to allowing Form 6 submission without attached declaration in non-SIR States; Trump releases AI accord with tech executives; and more
This digest covers various updates including the Election Commission's rule change for voter registration, President Trump's AI accord, and political developments in India and Pakistan. It also reports on a tragic fratricidal incident involving CISF personnel in J&K.
Why it matters
These updates provide a snapshot of significant political, technological, and security-related events impacting India and the US.
In States where the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is not currently ongoing, the Election Commission (EC) has reverted to allowing the online submission of Form 6, which is used for fresh voter registration, without having to complete an attached declaration that had been brought in for the SIR.
President Donald Trump released a document on Tuesday (September 30, 2026) that his administration cast as an accord on artificial intelligence and which he said earlier was signed by him and tech executives that he met in Washington.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met the Chief Ministers and Education Ministers from Congress-ruled States in New Delhi on Tuesday (September 29, 2026). The leaders are learnt to have advised them not to implement the Sangh Parivar’s agenda in the education sector and instead follow student-centric educational policies in their States.
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