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Calcutta High Court asks ECI to file affidavit on PIL questioning SIR on basis of 2002 voters’ list

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (November 6, 2025) asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to state its position by filing an affidavit on a PIL questioning why the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being done on the basis of the 2002 voters’ list. The ECI is holding SIR in 12 States, including in West Bengal, where Assembly elections are due to be held before mid-2026. The commission submitted before the court that the petition is “not maintainable”.

Airlines report ‘severe’ spoofing over Delhi for seven days, govt officials say they are enquiring

Aircraft flying over Delhi have been experiencing “severe” GPS spoofing over the past week, causing false navigation data such as incorrect aircraft positions and misleading terrain warnings, according to pilots and air traffic control sources. “The DGCA is seized of the matter,” a top government official said, adding that they were enquiring into the incidents.

Record 64.66% voting in first phase of Bihar polls

Bihar recorded its “highest-ever” voter turnout as the first phase of the Assembly election ended on Thursday with 64.66% votes polled. In this phase, 121 Assembly constituencies in 18 districts went to the polls with a total electorate of over 3.75 crore. The Election Commission of India (EC) said voting was peaceful.

India to question citizens who worked in Myanmar cyberscam centres

Indian citizens who worked in the cyberscam compounds of Myanmar will be “questioned” about their activities during their employment period, official sources said on Thursday (November 6, 2025) as India brought back 270 nationals who had earlier taken refuge in Thailand after fleeing the scam centres of Myawaddy where the Myanmar military carried out operations in the last week of October.

Two Census apps, test portal for self-enumeration go live

The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India launched two mobile applications this week in preparation for the trial phase of the country’s first digital Population Census in 2027. The pre-test for the first phase, House Listing and Housing Operations (HLO), where a total of 30 questions on housing amenities will be asked, will be held in select areas across the country from November 10 to 30.

Right to vote is different from freedom of voting, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6, 2025) is scheduled to examine the Centre’s argument that the ‘right to vote’ in an election is different from the ‘freedom of voting’, and while one is a mere statutory right the second is a part of the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression. The Centre was responding to a petition seeking to declare Section 53(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and Rule 11 read with Forms 21 and 21B of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, which apply to ‘uncontested elections’, ultra vires the Constitution for violating freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a).

ISRO wants to transfer 50% of PSLV development to industry consortium, says V. Narayanan

ISRO chairman V. Narayanan on Thursday (November 6, 2025) said the space agency wants to transfer 50% of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) development to the industry consortium. Hailing the capability of the domestic aerospace, defence and engineering sector, Mr. Narayanan said they are already contributing almost 80 to 85% of the systems for ISRO’s missions.

India could generate 11 million tonnes of solar waste by 2047: Study

India is projected to generate about 11 million tonnes of solar waste by 2047, largely from crystalline-silicon modules, according to two studies published on Thursday (November 6, 2025). Managing this waste would require nearly 300 recycling plants across the country and an investment of around ₹4,200 crore, said the studies by Delhi-based think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).

Trump has other tariff options if Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes

President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will be rendered “defenceless” and possibly “reduced to almost Third World status” if Supreme Court strikes down the tariffs he imposed this year on nearly every country on earth. The justices sounded skeptical during oral arguments on Wednesday (November 5, 2025) of his sweeping claims of authority to impose tariffs as he sees fit.

India needs big, world-class banks: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (November 6, 2025) asked banks to adhere to system driven lending practices and learn from the past so that financial discipline is not threatened. “We have many self-reliant practices which needs to be followed,” she said, while addressing the 12th SBI Banking and Economics Conclave in Mumbai. Ms. Sitharaman said the country needs big and world-class banks, and discussions are on with the Reserve Bank of India and other lenders in this regard. She said the “government is looking at this and work has already commenced. We are discussing with the RBI. We are discussing with banks”.

Pakistan and Afghanistan exchange fire as peace talks begin in Istanbul

Afghan and Pakistani troops briefly exchanged fire along their shared border on Thursday (November 6, 2025), both nations said, on the same day talks to find a lasting peace restarted in Istanbul. Each nation blamed the other for starting the exchange of gunfire near Spin Boldak, an Afghan border town towards the south of their 2,600-km (1,600-mile) frontier.

Left Unity sweeps JNU Students’ Union polls, defeats RSS-backed ABVP, says Election panel

The Left Unity on Thursday (November 6, 2025) retained its stronghold in the Jawaharlal Nehru University here, effecting a clean sweep to win all four central panel posts in the students’ union elections.

At least 1 dead, 6 trapped as structure collapses at decommissioned South Korean power plant

A 60-metre tower collapsed during demolition work at a decommissioned thermal power plant in the South Korean city of Ulsan, killing at least one person and leaving six others trapped under rubble, officials said on Friday (November 7, 2025). A second person was feared dead.

Sheetal Devi breaks new ground, qualifies for India’s able-bodied archery team for Asia Cup

Para-archer Sheetal Devi, the world compound champion born without arms, shattered another barrier on Thursday by being picked in the Indian able-bodied junior team for the upcoming Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah.

UN chief scolds nations for failing climate goals as Brazil hosts COP30 leaders’ summit

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tore into nations for their failure to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius, as Brazil hosted world leaders for a summit ahead of the COP30 climate conference in the rainforest city of Belem. Scientists have confirmed the world is set to cross the 1.5° C warming threshold around 2030, risking extreme warming with irreversible consequences.

Sudan’s paramilitary group agrees on truce proposed by U.S.-led mediator group

The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said on Thursday (November 6, 2025) it has agreed to a humanitarian truce proposed by a U.S.-led mediator group known as the Quad.