A 17-year-old district topper from Kanpur allegedly died by suicide just hours before his Class 12 physics pre-board exam. His body was recovered from near a railway yard.

The row has put Union president Moosa Harraj under scrutiny, with senior lawyer J Sai Deepak alleging mismanagement and Pakistan insisting India backed out.

India has initiated the procurement of more Israeli Heron MK-II drones under emergency provisions invoked after Operation Sindoor, according to sources in the Israeli defence industry.