Election Commission likely to announce on pan-India SIR on October 27
The Election Commission of India will hold a press conference to announce pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list on Monday (October 27, 2025) evening, officials said. While complete details were still awaited, the poll authority is likely to announce the first phase of SIR in which 10 to 15 states will be covered, including those going to Assembly polls in 2026. Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry are scheduled to go to polls next year.
21st century belongs to India and ASEAN, says PM Modi
The India-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is emerging as a powerful foundation for global stability and growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (October 26, 2025). In a virtual address at the India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) annual summit, PM Modi also said that the grouping is a key pillar of New Delhi’s Act East Policy. “The 21st century is our century, the century of India and ASEAN,” PM Modi said in his virtual address to the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, stressing the deep-rooted historical, cultural, and civilisational bonds.
