India News Live Updates,13 August 2026: UNSC report flags Al-Qaida link in 2025 Red Fort blast

Delhi Metro announced that its services on Independence Day will commence at 4:00 am from all terminal stations, operating at a frequency of 30 minutes on all lines until regular revenue service resumes. Meanwhile, a school bus with 25 to 30 children overturned in Ranipur, Uttar Pradesh, injuring several children. Prime Minister Modi inquired about the health of SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal after he was attacked by Nihangs in Nanded, Maharashtra.

In Jharkhand, an FIR has been lodged against 300 unidentified individuals for allegedly violating prohibitory orders, damaging government property, and attacking police during a march to the Assembly. The UN Security Council reported that the 2025 Red Fort blast in India was officially linked to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), describing the group as a regional terror organization operating through small, decentralized cells.

AQIS has grown and may attempt to establish cells in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, 51 protesters were arrested in Tamil Nadu for disrupting traffic during a sit-in protest near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border over the Mekedatu dam project. Karnataka is observing a statewide bandh over the Cauvery water dispute, while Karnataka's pro-Kannada organizations have differing opinions on the matter.

Finally, a 17-year-old Indian-origin teen has been charged with the murder of his mother and 14-year-old brother in Massachusetts, allegedly after conducting internet searches related to killing family members.