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India News Roundup: Record Poll Turnout, Rupee Low, Bnei Menashe Immigration, US-India Spat, Iran Advisory

On April 24, 2026, DW published a roundup of key Indian news developments: West Bengal and Tamil Nadu recorded their highest-ever state assembly poll turnouts following controversial electoral roll revisions; the Indian rupee hit a record low amid an energy crisis sparked by the Iran war, with its real effective exchange rate falling well below historical averages; the first batch of Bnei Menashe community members from Manipur and Mizoram arrived in Israel as part of a government-approved immigration program; India issued a fresh travel advisory cautioning nationals against visiting Iran due to regional tensions; the US sought to defuse tensions after former President Donald Trump reshared a post calling India a 'hellhole'; and Delhi faced its hottest day of the year so far alongside a gruesome rape and murder case involving a government official's daughter.