Top news of the day: Supreme Court distances itself from changes to Form 6; American and 2 Germans win medicine Nobel for work in optogenetics, and more
This roundup covers the Supreme Court's clarification on voter registration forms, the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology, a snap election call in Spain, and the Brazilian presidential runoff. It also notes political criticism regarding the Election Commission of India.
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The Supreme Court on Monday (October 5, 2026) distanced itself from the controversial alterations made to Form 6 for registering new voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across several States, shifting scrutiny to the Election Commission of India (ECI) . “We are making it clear, any modifications to Form 6 have not been made by us,” Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, heading a three-judge Bench, said.
The Nobel Prize for Physiology for 2026 was awarded to scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for “discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics,” the award-giving body said on Monday (October 5, 2026).
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