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More than 2 million students across India have resat the country’s highly competitive medical entrance exam after last month’s test was cancelled amid allegations that questions had been leaked.

The controversial Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, was passed in the Lok Sabha today amid vociferous protests from opposition parties and transgender rights activists. The government was accused of “rushing” the legislation without adequate consultation and diluting the transgender community’s hard-won rights to self-identification..

Distributor says authorities warned screening Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania’s docudrama could harm India–Israel relations

India’s foreign minister has said diplomacy with Iran is proving effective in restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.