In a landmark decision, a US federal court has blocked the State Department from enforcing a policy that restricted passport gender markers to birth-assigned sex. Judge Julia E. Kobick’s ruling extends to individuals not identifying with their birth gender, allowing them to obtain passports reflecting their gender identity. Post navigation Karnataka mulls bill on crowd control post Bengaluru stampede Mumbai: Rs 25 crore worth of hydroponic weed seized at airport; 3 arrested