Ericsson to make 100% of its #telecom gear in India, including 6G-ready units. A ₹4,000 cr antenna plant with VVDN targets >50% local value add by 2025; Bengaluru R&D to 150+ engineers. Big step as India eyes self-reliance. #MakeInIndia

https://t.co/Xi0aRSj4Ud

General Rajiv Narayanan (AVSM, VSM) about #OpSindoor
"We hit and destroyed the nuclear command center in Nur Khan Base with conventional weapons, that facility is soppose to withstand nuclear blast"

🇦🇫⚡🇵🇰 Heavly Fighting along the Durand Line btw Taliban & Pakistani Forces for the second Night #IndianSubcontinent

🇦🇫⚡🇵🇰 Pakistani Armed Forces Tonight #Meme

🇮🇳🇦🇫⚡🇵🇰 Pakistan raises its concerns on the elements of India-Afghanistan Joint Statement
#IndianSubcontinent

Following the Signing of a New Mutual Security pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia has urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to exercise restraint along the volatile Durand Line. #IndianSubcontinent

India has been invited to the Middle East Peace Summit Co-hosted in Egypt by Egyptian President Sisi & US President Trump

PM Modi was invited to the Summit to be held on October 13, he will be represented by MoS for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh

#Geopolitics

Pakistan has turned a blind eye to the presence of ISIS on its soil. Afghanistan has the right to defend its Air & Land borders.

Afghanistan asks Pakistan to stop giving space to terror elements on its territory & hand over them to Kabul govt; there are terror centers in Pakistan's KPK

– Afghan MEA Spox Zabihullah Mujahid

#IndianSubcontinent

Islamic Emirate forces killed 58 Pakistani soldiers and 30 others were wounded.

Significant amount of weapons also fell into the hands of the Islamic Emirate forces.

More than 20 members of the Islamic Emirate forces were also killed or wounded.

Last night's Operation was halted at the request of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

– Afghan MEA Spox Zabihullah Mujahid

#IndianSubcontinent

Pakistan has accepted 23 Pakistani Soldiers were killed in last night Operations.

(The real figure is higher)

#IndianSubcontinent

Bengaluru rains rip roads apart, but pothole repairs crawl to a halt. Reason?
3500+ civic staff diverted to caste survey. With engineers busy surveying instead of patching, CM’s repair deadlines may be missed. When identity politics >basic services, citizens pay the price.

India's e-way bill generation reached a record 132 million in September, marking a 21.1% year-on-year increase, according to GSTN data. This surge reflects heightened goods movement ahead of the festive season. #Economy

https://t.co/RDA5GIpYER

#ForeignAffairs #Geopolitics

Egypt's Foreign Minister to visit India on 16-17 October #ForeignAffairs

Uttarakhand Governor gives nod for Minority Education Bill; State to abolish Madrasa Board.

All institutions in Uttarakhand belonging to Muslims,Sikhs, Jains, Christians, Buddhists, and Parsis will be recognised as Minority Institutions and affiliate with the Uttarakhand Board of School Education starting from the 2026 Academic Session #Reforms

The adoption of India's UPI payment system in France has led to a 40% increase in Indian tourists visiting the country. #ForeignAffairs

Fuel loading at India's first Fast Breeder Reactor with 500 MWe capacity forming India's Second Stage of Nuclear Program in Kalpakkam to begin next week. To achieve Criticality in 6 months

Once Operational it will make India only the second country after Russia to have a PFBR

First-of-its-kind Nuclear Reactor to use Plutonium-based mixed Oxide as Fuel and Liquid Sodium as coolant. It will use Used Fuel of Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors, which forms the First Stage of India's Three Stage Civil Nuclear Program.

Importance - PFBR are critical for India's Nuclear Programme as the spent Fuel from these Reactors will be used to power the Thorium-based Reactors that form the third stage of the Closed Fuel Cycle.

Source

#Energy

Mid-FY26 update: Ministries have spent ~37% of their Budget Estimates by August, while the Centre is firming up BE vs RE divergences. Railways, consumer affairs are leading; Jal Shakti & Skills lag. Fiscal deficit target remains 4.4 % of GDP.

https://www.business-standard.com/finance/news/budget-exercise-fy26-expenditure-capex-fiscal-deficit-ministry-spending-125101200349_1.html

7 Israeli Alive Hostages released by Hamas according to the First Phase of the Peace Agreement after IDF withdrew to the Yellow Line.

Second Batch to be released soon within a few hours. A total of 20 Israeli Hostages are still alive remaining were killed. #InternationalNews

Japan’s Shinkansen chief reminds 🇮🇳 - Every bullet train project worldwide has faced delays. Even in Japan, which pioneered it. Delays are inevitable in megaprojects of this scale. Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR too will be completed, carrying Shinkansen’s hallmark of safety, punctuality. #Railways

Cancer treatment in India is about to become cheaper. 🎗️⚕️

The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is planning to build a dedicated #nuclear reactor in Visakhapatnam. The facility will be used to produce medical isotopes, primarily for cancer treatment. #Health #Research

https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/visakhapatnam-to-host-india-s-first-medical-nuclear-reactor-revolutionizing-cancer-treatment-2025-10-13