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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Delhi

megacity and union territory of India

In brief

India’s drug regulator flagged batch KE25012 of the Abhayrab rabies vaccine as not of standard quality and potentially spurious after potency testing, highlighting concerns about counterfeit doses in a country with thousands of rabies deaths annually. Indian Immunologicals Ltd says the seized vials were not produced by its division Human Biologicals Institute and has asked authorities to trace the source as investigations, including arrests related to the seized vials, continue while the genuine batch had been released through authorized channels.

India rejected Pakistan’s allegations of deliberately causing floods, attributing the Chenab’s rising flows to heavy monsoon rainfall and noting Pakistan’s own flood advisories corroborate this. The MEA said it would continue sharing real-time flood data with Pakistan on humanitarian grounds, and highlighted that the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance pending Pakistan’s actions on cross-border terrorism.

The Rapid Action Force has launched an internal inquiry into allegations of excessive force and pellet gun use during Delhi’s July 20 Sansad Chalo protests, with the CRPF directing the RAF inspector general to verify the sequence of actions and incidents where protesters were attacked. The controversy has drawn criticism from opposition leaders who accuse the government of denying pellet gun use and suppressing facts about the crackdown.

Delhi authorities suspended mobile internet within a 1.5 km radius of Jantar Mantar from 4 pm to midnight amid ongoing Cockroach Janta Party protests, citing public safety and public order concerns. The measure disrupted digital payments and business in Connaught Place, with metro stations closed and heavy police deployment as protests continued.

LatestDelhi hostel collapse kills seven as building owner remains untraceableA multi-story building housing a boys’ PG/hostel in Satya Niketan, South Delhi, collapsed on a Sunday afternoon, with dozens of students feared trapped beneath the rubble as rescue operations unfold. Teams from DDMA, NDRF, Delhi Fire Services, police and other agencies are on site, with several students already rescued and others still unaccounted for as authorities coordinate the response.Sep 9, 2026

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