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Months after canceling the medical entrance exam, India's testing agency has canceled three other exams prompting outrage among opposition leaders. In Bihar, several people were killed in a temple stampede. DW has more

India's security agencies have made significant arrests in a nationwide operation targeting a terror group allegedly backed by Pakistan. Over 200 operatives linked to the ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network were apprehended in a multi-state operation preceding India's Independence Day on August 15. The arrests led to the recovery of various weapons and explosives, and both India and Pakistan continue to accuse each other of harboring terrorists.

Meanwhile, India's Ministry of Defense signed a deal with US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to lease two remotely piloted aircraft systems for the Indian Navy, enhancing the nation's maritime domain awareness capabilities.

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