SIR row: EC rejects opposition's charges, files 15-point counter-affidavit in SC

Election Commission on Monday filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court defending its functioning and the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The poll body rejected allegations of irregularities and questioned the basis of a petition challenging its decision-making process.

The poll body said the affidavit had been unanimously approved by all three members of the Commission — the CEC and the two Election Commissioners. It maintained that all three Special Intensive Revision (SIR) orders issued in June 2025, October 2025 and May 2026 were unanimous decisions.

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Trinidad and Tobago has proposed utilizing Indian state firms OVL and OIL to process Venezuelan crude at the idled 165,000 bpd Guaracara refinery.

This initiative builds on ongoing efforts to revive the Pointe-à-Pierre facility by leveraging India's existing Venezuelan oil imports and stakes in local projects. #Oil

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The Defence Ministry cleared a massive ₹20,000 crore proposal to acquire 335 additional K9-Vajra howitzers, raising the Army's projected fleet size to 535 units. ~ANi
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India issues a notification for likely missile tests in the Bay of Bengal region, range is near 590-km     

Multiple Dates | 29 October - 06 November 2026

💥 NAN GreenMet x Chile's Enaex to invest Rs750cr in 50:50 JV NAN Enaex for explosives plant in Eastern India

| 🏭 Phase-1: 150k tons emulsion + 1M electronic detonators/yr, ops from 2027
| ⛏️ Tech: DaveyTronic detonators + AI blasting for mining, quarrying, tunnels (1300 tunnels pipeline) #MakeinIndia

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📷 Delta Electronics has officially commenced local manufacturing of its VIVOTEK smart surveillance cameras at its Krishnagiri plant in Tamil Nadu.

🤖 Production kicks off with commercial-series units, with plans to scale into advanced, edge-AI-enabled security models tailored specifically for India's upcoming smart cities and critical transit hubs. #MakeinIndia

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🇪🇬🤝🇸🇦⚔️🇾🇪 Egyptian Parliament has authorized President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to deploy Egypt's Military to Saudi Arabia to defend the Kingdom from Houthis Attack

#InternationalNews

🏗️ M&B Engineering starts Phase-I commercial production at Sanand, Gujarat from Oct 26

| 📈 PEB(Pre-Engineered Buildings) capacity +20k MTPA to 92k MTPA (Sanand)
| 🏢 PEBs for factories/warehouses/logistics, next board okayed Rs30cr for +10k MTPA heavy structural #steel for data centres/high-rises. #MakeinIndia

🚛 TN 1st to reform GST transit checks - replaces 'roving squads' with 'flying squads'

| 🧠 Now intelligence-led + senior JC approval (time-stamped e-format) must, not random stops

| 📜 After 57th GST Council Oct 8 to curb harassment, ease inter-state goods flow - only supplier or destination state can inspect/detain/seize, no in-between checks.

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A great decision for the business by TN govt. #Opinion

BREAKING: Microsoft is offering buyouts to around 60,000 employees, according to reports from Business Insider and Bloomberg.

The move marks Microsoft’s latest efforts to cut costs and rework its workforce for AI.

Employees at the vice president level and below on select teams in the U.S., Canada, India, and the U.K. will be eligible, the reports say. Some employees, including those working in data centers, sales and marketing, are excluded. #IT #Jobs

BREAKING: Japanese Minister Hosono issues emergency request urging citizens to stockpile food and water. #InternationalNews #NWO

🔋 Greenzo Energy raises Rs 251 crore across three funding rounds.

| 📈 Latest round secured Rs 130 crore led by investor Ashish Kacholia
| 🏭 Capital will expand its 250 MW/year alkaline electrolyser facility at Sanand, Gujarat
| 🔬 Funds target scaling indigenous manufacturing, in-house alkaline tech, and R&D
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🛢️ BPCL board OKs wholly-owned subsidiary for greenfield refinery and petrochemical complex at Ramayapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

| 💰 Authorised capital up to Rs 4,900 crore
| 🏭 10 MMTPA refinery with 32-33% petrochemical intensity
| 🏛️ Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approval eyed by February 2027
#Oil #Energy

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🚀 India’s first #semiconductor orbital welding center, SemiOrbit, has launched at ITM SLS Baroda!

🛠️ Partnering with Swagelok, INOX Air Products, and INOXCVA, it trains the critical workforce needed for ultra-high-purity gas lines, solving a major bottleneck in building India's chip fabs.

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♻️ Petronet LNG & Gruner Renewable partner for a 50:50 Joint Venture with a Rs 1,200 crore capex footprint.

| 🌱 Planning 10 CBG plants producing 18 TPD each across India for a 180 TPD total
| 🔗 Full value chain coverage spanning feedstock, EPC, O&M, and manure offtake
| 📈 Marks Petronet's first major domestic gas play to hedge rising LNG import risks #Gas

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🇨🇳 India reimposes 5-year anti-dumping duties on Chinese titanium dioxide imports to protect domestic manufacturers.

| 💰 Levy of $460–$681 per metric tonne, varying by Chinese producer.
| 🏭 Fresh DGTR probe confirmed material injury from low-priced imports.
| 🏛️ Excludes grades for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, sunscreens, food additives, and textiles. #Policy #ForeignAffairs

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Jakson Group is investing ₹6,863 crore in an integrated #solar plant in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.

It will produce 10 GW of silicon ingots/wafers and 5 GW of cells across three phases, creating ~2,000 #jobs.

Phase 1 (3 GW ingots/wafers, 3 GW cells) targets commercial production in May 2028; remaining capacity by 2030.

🌐 Tata Comm to invest $400-450M over 3-5yrs (3 phases) for 10,000 km #AI-ready #fibre across India

| 🚀 Phase-1: Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad-Chennai corridor to connect data centres/AI hubs, 7.2 PB capacity, ultra-low latency 15-16ms RTT Mumbai-Chennai via multi fibre pairs/higher-grade fibre

| 🤖 Demand driver: hyperscalers/neocloud - cited dedicated AWS network + neocloud buying Mumbai-Chennai-Singapore, scale seen at 400GW/800GW

| ⚠️ Rollout needs ROW permissions, monsoon & route planning.

🛡️ Sarvam to Develop AI Framework for India’s Army, Navy and Air Force

Indian AI startup Sarvam AI will develop an artificial intelligence framework for the Army, Navy and Air Force under Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS). The initiative aims to build AI capabilities tailored to India’s defence requirements and support the adoption of AI across the three services.

#AI #Defence
Source: Business Standard