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UNI NEWS DIGEST AT 1500 HRS ON OCT 13, 2026

TOP STORIES OF THE DAY
New Delhi: Supreme Court defers Delhi protest please to Oct 15 (DI9)
⁠’Vote chori’ and ‘bachat chori’: Congress targets Modi over soaring inflation. (DI3)
BJP women leaders request President to dismiss Congress’ sacked JNU MP from LS
PM pitches India as an Anchor of Stability, says its rise will create opportunities for World
Jammu: J&K: Hideout busted in Poonch; Ak-47, grenades recovered (Dr18)
Jammu: Truck driver among 2 killed, eight injured in separate road accidents across J&K (DR19)
Thiruvananthapuram:BJP veteran Om Prakash Mathur appointed Kerala Governor, succeeds Arlekar (MS2 )
Chennai: Madras HC upholds TN Assembly Speaker's decision to accept resignation of six Rebel AIADMK MLAs
BUSINESS
NPCI defers MDR on select UPI transactions until after Diwali
Payment apps eye India's next credit boom as trust gap persists
WORLD
Tehran: Iran denies UK allegations over RAF Fairford incident, demands evidence
Washington: Trump dismisses claims Russia, China helping Iran, says they have 'too much to lose'
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SC stays trial in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over 2018 remarks on PM Modi

13 Oct 2026 | 6:12 PM

Parmod Kumar

New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case arising from his alleged 2018 remarks concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rafale fighter jet deal.

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Delhi Police bust ‘digital arrest’ syndicate with foreign links: 11 arrested, Rs 7 25 crore saved

13 Oct 2026 | 5:56 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) Unit has busted an alleged cyber fraud syndicate with links to handlers in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries, arrested 11 people and helped secure Rs 7.25 crore in a digital arrest case involving a 79-year-old man, officials said on Tuesday.

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CJP volunteers breach barricades at Jantar Mantar, day after protest site denotification, detained

13 Oct 2026 | 5:37 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) Volunteers of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) today entered the barricaded Jantar Mantar protest site in central Delhi by climbing its locked gates, a day after the Centre withdrew its designated status, triggering fresh confrontation with the Delhi Police.

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Indian Army’s Assam Regiment clinches gold at Cambrian Patrol 2026 in UK

13 Oct 2026 | 4:06 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) The Indian Army’s Assam Regiment has won a Gold Medal at Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2026, held in Wales, the United Kingdom, emerging among the 10 teams awarded gold in the prestigious international military patrolling competition.

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India, Czech Republic agree to expand defence industrial cooperation

13 Oct 2026 | 4:04 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) India and the Czech Republic have agreed to expand defence industrial cooperation, including through joint ventures and collaborative manufacturing, with a focus on promoting 'Make in India' and strengthening 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', as the two countries seek to deepen their longstanding industrial partnership.

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