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Kathmandu: Nepal’s Home Minister, Sudan Gurung, who was also one of the prominent faces of the Gen-Z movement in last September, announced his resignation from the post Wednesday following a controversy over his financial dealings. In recent days, Gurung has been in the spotlight over...

Kolkata: West Bengal goes to the polls Thursday, in the first of the two-phase high-stakes, tightly-policed Assembly election, where about 3.6 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise in roughly 44,000 polling booths across 152 constituencies in 16 districts. Though there has been a...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) Wednesday said the results of the Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET PG) 2026 will be announced April 24. The NTA shared the update in a post on X, informing candidates about the result declaration date. "CUET PG...

Imphal: Shutdowns called by different ethnic organisations severely affected normal life in 12 of 16 districts of Manipur Wednesday, officials said. All five valley districts remained impacted on the fourth day of a five-day shutdown called by a Joint Action Committee (JAC) protesting the April...

New Delhi: On the first anniversary of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Army Wednesday reaffirmed its steely resolve to fight against terrorism, and said, for acts against India, "the response is assured". On April 22 last year, terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists,...

London: Britain and France are gathering military planners from about 30 countries to flesh out details of a mission to provide security in the Strait of Hormuz - if and when the key shipping route reopens. Britain's Defence Ministry said the two-day meeting at a...

London: The European Union (EU) Wednesday expressed solidarity with the people of India in commemoration of the first anniversary of the "heinous terrorist attack" in Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 people April 22 last year. In a statement on behalf of the 27-member...

Dubai: Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire Wednesday on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship and further raising the stakes as planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed to materialise. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said the...

Islamabad: White House said in a statement that in light of the president's announcement that he was extending the ceasefire and awaiting a proposal from Iran, Vice President JD Vance and the US negotiating delegation would not be travelling to Pakistan Tuesday. The White House...

Kedarnath: Doors of Kedarnath Dham were opened Wednesday amid Vedic chants and resounding cheers of "Har Har Mahadev", marking a significant moment in the annual pilgrimage calendar and allowing devotees to offer prayers at one of Hinduism's most revered shrines. The temple was adorned with...