Overnight fallout from Rajasthan's civic polls gave way to friction over Amit Shah's promise of Uniform Civil Code before 2029, with TDP and Shiv Sena backing him while JD(U) ruled it out for Bihar and two other allies urged caution.
Attention then locked on Gurugram for hours, as woman biker Sia released video rejecting accused Kalyan Bainsla's apology, police added attempt-to-murder after CCTV review, detained Bainsla in Rajasthan's Dausa with a relative, and said intent was to kill after he allegedly used a toilet break to flee and was injured on recapture.
By afternoon editors pivoted to NPCI's announcement of 0.4% MDR on merchant UPI payments above Rs 2,000 from October 15, capped at Rs 300, stressing consumers and small vendors stay exempt, as Rahul Gandhi attacked the move and ministries issued clarifications. India also dismissed Pakistan's raised bounty on Masood Azhar as a gimmick.
