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

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. File | Photo Credit: Ramakrishna G. EC reverts to allowing Form 6 submission without attached declaration in non-SIR StatesIn 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.Trump releases AI accord with tech executivesPresident 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-ruled States to adopt ‘action plan’ against RSS agenda in educationCongress 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.Days after India-Pakistan sparring at UN, senior Indian official visits Islamabad for SCO planning meetPakistan announced that it would host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in August 2027, as an Indian delegation led by a senior MEA official attended a preparatory meeting in Islamabad—the first such official Indian visit to Pakistan since Operation Sindoor last year.R. Veeramani booked for abetting suicide of minor in 2004The Greater Chennai Police have booked Gem Granites owner R. Veeramani on charges of abetting the suicide of a minor in 2004, police sources said on Wednesday .Investigators also invoked provisions under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the octogenarian businessmen, his associate Shanti and others, the sources said.CISF constable guns down four colleagues in J&K’s KathuaFour Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, posted at the Sewa-II Hydroelectric Project unit in J&K’s Kathua district, were allegedly shot dead by a colleague in an apparent case of fratricidal violence on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) evening.Terrorist killed in ongoing operation in Kashmir’s BudgamOne terrorist was killed in an ongoing anti-militancy operation in Kashmir’s Budgam district, the Army said on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) night.Local Sena (UBT) leader dies in Thane after firing by unidentified assailantsLocal Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar died in a hospital after unidentified assailants fired two rounds at him besides physically assaulting him in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) night, police said.Burnham questions Brexit, says Britain should consider options for EU tiesU.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would lay out options the country had in terms of its long-term future with the bloc, in the coming weeks, as he argued that Britain’s exit from the European Union (‘Brexit’) in 2016 had caused more harm than good. The move is significant as it could potentially open the door to a full-scale reconsideration of whether to reverse Brexit.U.S. Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for nowThe Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) let President Donald Trump’s administration continue deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. Published - September 30, 2026 06:57 am IST