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VARANASI: Nepal’s first woman PM (of an interim govt), Sushila Karki, has an MA in political science from Banaras Hindu University in 1975, and a husband from the same university who carried out Nepal’s first hijacking. Durga Prasad Subedi, the husband, was one of three men who commandeered a Royal Nepal Airlines de Havilland DHC-6…

NEW DELHI: Southwest (summer) monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from northwest India around Sept 15, two days ahead of its normal date of withdrawal, IMD said Friday.Monsoon usually starts retreating from northwest around Sept 17 and withdraws completely by Oct 15. “Conditions are becoming favourable for withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some parts of…

NEW DELHI: A sexual harassment complaint by a faculty member of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences against its vice chancellor (VC) could not be looked into because it was not lodged within the mandatory three-month period. However, Supreme Court on Friday ensured that the “offence” did not go unpunished by directing the VC…

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IMPHAL: PM Modi begins a two-day trip to three states of the Northeast on Saturday, combining outreach with a Rs 36,000-crore development outlay focused as much on providing the healing touch to conflict-scarred Manipur as on giving the region an economic fillip. Modi is scheduled to arrive in the Kuki heartland of Churachandpur by helicopter…

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Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Friday dissolved the House of Representatives at the recommendation of newly appointed interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki, and announced fresh parliamentary elections for March 21, 2026.Karki, 73, a former Chief Justice, was sworn in as Nepal’s first woman prime minister late Friday, ending days of turmoil after the KP Sharma…

SRINAGAR: Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi once again launched a sharp attack on his own party, National Conference, accusing it abandoning Article 370 and “begging” for statehood.Addressing his followers in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday, Mehdi said for the first time in 40 years, people voted in large numbers in the Oct 2024 assembly…

JAMMU: The Vaishno Devi yatra in J&K’s Reasi district will resume Sept 14, subject to favourable weather conditions, after remaining suspended for 19 days, a shrine board official said on Friday.The yatra was halted (the longest since the pandemic restrictions) after 34 people, mostly pilgrims, were killed and several others injured following a landslide due…

A 22-year-old man from Utah has been arrested in connection with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Authorities have identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson.According to the law enforcement official, the father of Robinson recognised his son from publicly released photos. He urged his son to surrender and enlisted the help of a youth…