Transgender Rights Bill row: Opposition MPs, activists seek withdrawal | India News

Representative photo (PTI) NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs and transgender rights activists on Sunday called for the withdrawal of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying the proposed changes could dilute the rights of the transgender community.The demand was raised during a Jan Sunwai (public discussion) held at the Press Club of India…

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‘Who knows surprise better than Japan?’ Trump’s Pearl Harbor remark sparks unease in Tokyo during Iran war statement

Japan saw embarrassment, confusion and unease on Saturday after President Donald Trump cited Japan’s 1941 attack on US forces at Pearl Harbor to justify his secrecy before launching the war against Iran, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seated beside him in Washington.The discomfort was compounded by the sensitivity surrounding public comments on Pearl Harbor…

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‘Fighter Didi’ teaser casts Mamata as Bengal’s lone shield, signals TMC’s battle pitch for polls | India News

KOLKATA: With the battle lines for the 2026 West Bengal assembly polls steadily sharpening, the Trinamool Congress on Sunday rolled out an animated teaser titled ‘Fighter Didi’, projecting chief minister Mamata Banerjee as the last line of defence for the Bengali identity against what the party calls “outsider forces”.The slick 16-minute video, divided into episodes,…

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Owaisi announces alliance for Bengal polls: AIMIM to contest with Humayun Kabir’s AJU party | India News

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday announced that the party will contest the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections in alliance with Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP).Announcing the tie-up, Owaisi said, “AIMIM has decided to form an alliance with Janata Unnayan Party for the West Bengal elections. We want to…

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Russian oil tanker MT Aqua Tita arrives off Mangaluru port amid Middle East tensions | India News

A Russian oil tanker chartered by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) arrived off the Indian coast on Sunday, underscoring ongoing concerns over global energy supplies amid escalating tensions in Middle East. The vessel, MT Aqua Titan, is currently anchored around 10 nautical miles off the coast of Mangaluru in the Arabian Sea, having been…

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‘Scary wonderful president, why is he so bloomin’ difficult to talk to?’: SNL UK debut mocks Starmer’s awkward call with Trump over Iran war

The UK version of Saturday Night Live opened its debut episode with a political cold open in classic style, imagining Prime Minister Keir Starmer awkwardly trying to tell US President Donald Trump that Britain wouldn’t join a war in Iran.Played by a well-disguised George Fouracres, Starmer nervously sat at his desk, a framed photo of…

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