India

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit named 29th IAF Chief

06 Oct 2026 | 7:16 PM

Parwinder Sandhu
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) “We prevailed not because we had better missiles, but because we had a better nervous system.” That assessment of Operation Sindoor, made by Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, could well serve as a defining statement of the warfare philosophy of the officer who will now lead the Indian Air Force as its 29th Chief of the Air Staff.

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UNI NEWS DIGEST AT 1900 HRS ON OCT 6, 2026

06 Oct 2026 | 7:13 PM

TOP STORIES OF THE DAY AT 1900 HRS.

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INDIA Bloc EC protest: win some, lose some; DMK, AAP stay away, expose rift, alliance gets BJD support

06 Oct 2026 | 7:00 PM

Vibha Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) While the INDIA bloc staged a protest march to the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters on Tuesday, divisions within the Opposition alliance were evident, with parties such as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) staying away.

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MoD seals Rs 661.50-crore deal for BrahMos Systems for Navy warships

06 Oct 2026 | 6:57 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday signed a Rs 661.50 crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) for procurement of BrahMos Fire Control Systems and launchers for Indian Navy ships, strengthening the maritime strike capabilities of frontline warships.

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DRDO successfully conducts flight-trial of indigenous High-Altitude Platform at 21 km

06 Oct 2026 | 6:24 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a flight trial of an indigenously developed High-Altitude Platform (HAPS), with the experimental system reaching an altitude of 21 km above mean sea level and maintaining an altitude of 20 km for more than 30 minutes.

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HAL Koraput delivers 2,000th aero-engine; Rajnath calls for self-reliance in propulsion technology

06 Oct 2026 | 6:17 PM

New DElhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Koraput Division on Tuesday delivered its 2,000th aero-engine, marking six decades of propulsion manufacturing and a significant milestone in India's aerospace and defence journey.

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DRDO conducts maiden live jump of indigenous high-altitude parachute in Ladakh

06 Oct 2026 | 5:44 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden live jump of its indigenously developed Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP) at Nyoma in Ladakh, demonstrating the system’s capability and tactical employability in extremely high-altitude terrain.

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BJP accuses Congress of trying to ‘relaunch’ Rahul, tells it to stop ‘lying’

06 Oct 2026 | 5:39 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) While Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other leaders staged a sit-in inside the Akashvani Bhavan premises after police blocked their march towards the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters, a battery of BJP leaders accused the Congress of “lying” and “spreading confusion over the ECI, Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and other democratic institutions” to “relaunch” him.

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Cabinet clears ITLA to overhaul India’s transport planning with data-driven multimodal strategy

06 Oct 2026 | 5:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the setting up of the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that will serve as a national institutional framework for integrated transport and logistics planning, project appraisal, monitoring, research and data-driven policymaking.

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IOA, Korean Olympic Committee sign MoU to create new opportunities for athletes

06 Oct 2026 | 5:23 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P T Usha and Korean Sport and Olympic Committee President Ryu Seung-min signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Korea House during the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, aimed at creating new opportunities for athletes and strengthening sporting ties between the two countries.

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Cabinet clears Rs 10,000-cr SME growth fund to build India’s next generation of global champions

06 Oct 2026 | 5:09 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a ₹10,000-crore Government of India commitment to establish the SME Growth Fund (SGF), a major equity-support initiative aimed at providing long-term growth capital to promising small and medium enterprises and nurturing a new generation of globally competitive Indian companies.

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From Gandhinagar to New Delhi: Cabinet hails Modi’s 25-year journey, puts ‘Viksit Bharat’ at the heart of his legacy

06 Oct 2026 | 4:36 PM

Shahid K Abbas
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The union Cabinet on Tuesday passed a 10-point resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years of uninterrupted leadership as head of government, portraying his journey from Gujarat to the national stage as a defining chapter in India’s political and economic transformation.

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‘Gyanesh, it’s done bro, time to resign’: INDIA Bloc’s march to EC turns Delhi streets into ‘Vote Bachao’ Battleground

06 Oct 2026 | 1:45 PM

Shahid K Abbas New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI)A sea of white kurtas, colourful party stoles and fiery anti-Election Commission slogans spilled out of Parliament on Tuesday as hundreds of INDIA bloc MPs marched towards Nirvachan Sadan, turning the heart of the capital into a dramatic theatre of political confrontation over electoral rolls, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and allegations of “vote theft”.

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China’s Arctic passage signals strategic shift in global shipping

06 Oct 2026 | 1:31 PM

Col Guru Saday Batabyal(Retd)
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) It was with a certain quiet deliberation, almost an air of studied understatement, that China dispatched the container vessel MV Dubai Tower into the Arctic this summer. On 15 August, the ship slipped out of Qingdao bearing roughly 1,500 containers of electronics, machinery parts, textiles, and processed industrial materials destined for northern Europe.

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Punjab moves SC against HC direction on CBI probe linked to CM office

06 Oct 2026 | 1:05 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The Punjab government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a criminal case and investigate allegations of corruption linked to the office of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

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