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Nepal home minister Sudan Gurung, a handpicked aide of PM Balendra Shah, resigned on Wednesday amid scrutiny over his wealth disclosures, investments and alleged business links with businessman and power broker Deepak Bhatta, who is being investigated in a money-laundering case. In a day of dramatic developments, Shah took charge of the home ministry after…

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) April 22 has turned into a strangely special date for the Rajasthan Royals, especially when it comes to centuries. Over the years, this very day has repeatedly produced big hundreds from RR batters, creating a remarkable pattern.It began with Shane Watson, who smashed 101 against Chennai…

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday took a serious note of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “terrorist”, issuing a stern notice to him. The poll body has asked Kharge to explain his stand within 24 hours.Kharge on Tuesday referred to PM Modi as…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday said poll-related seizures in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark ahead of the ongoing assembly elections and bye-elections.Enforcement agencies have recovered inducements worth Rs 1,072.13 crore meant to influence voters, the Commission said. Watch ECI Orders 96-Hour Dry Day In Bengal, TN…

The petroleum and natural gas ministry amended the framework for the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) on Wednesday, formally allowing it to blend it with synthetic fuels. The measure is aimed towards bringing clarity to fuel standards amid growing use of alternative and blended aviation fuels.The revised notification redefines ATF to include not just conventional hydrocarbon…

NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday condemned the ‘horrific attack in Pahalgam’ and said Washington stands with India in its fight against terrorism, marking the first anniversary of the incident.In a post on X, he wrote, ” On the one-year anniversary of the horrific attack in Pahalgam, we remember the innocent…

NEW DELHI: Iran on Wednesday seized two vessels, one of them bound for Gujarat, against the backdrop of mounting tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, where the Trump-Tehran confrontation continues to intensify.The development comes close on the heels of a tense episode in which Iranian forces opened fire on an India-bound ship attempting to pass…

Senior New Zealand minister Shane Jones has defended his controversial remarks on immigration, saying he uses “hyperbole” to gain “cut through” in public debates, even as criticism mounts over his “butter chicken tsunami” comment.The New Zealand First deputy leader on Wednesday said colleagues in Parliament had urged him to tone down his language, but he…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the socio-political realities in the poll-bound West Bengal an “extra-ordinary situation” while hearing the ED raids obstruction case involving chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who entered the premises mid-raid and took the files linked to I-PAC overseeing the TMC’s election campaign.Pulling up the West Bengal government, the court…

Middle East on edge again: Two ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz Two vessels came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, further complicating fragile diplomatic efforts to bring the United States and Iran to the negotiating table.Earlier in the day, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a container ship, damaging it…