Morning Digest: Political resistance against ‘vote chori’ will continue, says Rahul Gandhi; 13 children dead as boat capsizes in Bihar, and more

Over a dozen children dead after boat capsizes in Bihar’s VaishaliAt least 13 children died after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in Vaishali district of Bihar, under Raghopur police station area on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) night. The boat was ferrying villagers to another village, where they were to attend a feast.Amit Shah slams SIR protests, says Congress will suffer its fourth consecutive defeat in 2029The Congress will suffer its fourth consecutive defeat, while the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will return to power with an overwhelming majority in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.Modi speaks to Carney, says India and Canada contribute to stable, prosperous worldIndia and Canada are together contributing to a “more stable and prosperous world”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, during which they agreed to conclude a trade agreement soon.Pope Leo has lung cancer, lower lobe of right lung removed: VaticanPope Leo XIV’s surgery confirmed that he has lung cancer, and he had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, the Vatican said Tuesday. The tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery. It said the diagnosis had been suspected by preoperative tests and was confirmed during surgery.Political resistance against vote chori will continue, not as parallel protests but as one movement: Rahul Gandhi“There are no parallel protests, but only one movement to restore democracy,” the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday, after he hosted Opposition politicians, civil society activists, and student leaders for tea to discuss the future course of the agitation demanding the suspension of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.L. Murugan resigns from Ministry, Rajya Sabha seat, setting off buzz about a pre-Deepavali Cabinet resetUnion Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs L. Murugan resigned from the Council of Ministers and his Rajya Sabha seat on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), setting off speculation about a Cabinet reshuffle in the near future.Mamata’s party files police complaint over alleged ‘knife attack attempt’ on former CM near her homeA woman tried to attack former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee outside her residence in Kalighat on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), leaders of the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress said and filed a police complaint. Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen, who sent an e -mail to the Officer-in-Charge of Kalighat Police Station, claimed that the woman who tried to attack was “reportedly a civic police volunteer and a drug addict presently [and] came up with a violent mode and attacked Mamata Banerjee with a knife”.Saudi coalition strikes Yemen oil sites after Houthi attacksThe Saudi-led coalition battling the Iran-backed Houthis struck oil sites across western Yemen on Tuesday, including in the capital Sanaa, in response to the deadliest attack on the Kingdom’s soil in years. Blasts were heard shortly after in Saudi capital Riyadh and at an oil giant Aramco facility in eastern Saudi Arabia, witnesses and journalists told AFP.Adani defers plan to shift foreign airlines from Mumbai to Navi MumbaiThe Adani Group has put on hold its plan to shift 30% of international flight slots at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Navi Mumbai International Airport, with no transfers planned for the upcoming winter schedule.CJP supporters flag suspicious WhatsApp ‘attendance polls’ amid allegations of police surveillance, arbitrary detentionsAs protests called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) continue, participants have raised concerns over the alleged infiltration of WhatsApp groups by the police, citing suspicious “attendance polls” that they fear could be used to identify potential protesters and track their movements.Champions League: Atletico defeats struggling Manchester UnitedAtletico Madrid eased to a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) to pile pressure on Red Devils coach Michael Carrick.