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Over 60% turnout as Nepal votes in ‘historic’ polls powered by Gen Z KATHMANDU: As Nepal went to the polls on Thursday, the country’s Gen Z voters – many of whom participated in the Sept protests that reshaped the country’s politics – turned out in large numbers for the snap parliamentary elections, with students and…

Foreign secy Vikram Misri at the Iranian embassy on Thursday NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri signed the book of condolence – on behalf of the Indian government and people – opened at the Iranian embassy on Thursday, following the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Feb 28, amid criticism over India’s silence.External…

JDU workers protest against Nitish Kumar filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha, outside the CM’s residence in Patna on Thursday NEW DELHI: As the nomination process for Rajya Sabha elections spread across 10 states ended on Thursday, moves for new political alignments, including a rare BJD-Congress tie-up in Odisha and unity of BJP’s rivals in…

Connectivity remains the primary concern as bringing Indians stranded overseas safely home is the highest priority NEW DELHI: The expanding war in West Asia is giving twin nightmares to airlines – especially Indian ones due to the closure of Pakistan airspace to them – and passengers stuck here and abroad. Connectivity remains the primary concern…

File photo: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy The United States has asked Ukraine to help counter Iranian drone attacks in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday, adding that Kyiv would provide technical expertise and support while ensuring its own defences remain intact.“We received a request from the United States for specific support in…

Who is winning the US-Iran war? That’s the question gripping the internet, TV debates, and social media worldwide right now.Six days ago, the US and Israel unleashed coordinated strikes on Iran, hammering military bases, missile sites, and key infrastructure nationwide. Iran has fired back with its remaining arsenal against the world’s top superpower — and…

The United States will not extend to India the kind of sweeping economic concessions it once granted China, said Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Thursday, claiming that those incentives allowed China to emerge as a rival.Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, Landau made it clear that while…

OpenAI struck a ‘hastily’ arranged deal with the Pentagon on the same day when the Department of War ‘kicked out’ Anthropic because the company declined to comply with its demands. Soon after the deal was announced, multiple reports said that the ChatGPT-maker faced backlash from company employees. Now, the Financial Times is reporting that OpenAI…

India’s Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) India’s aggressive start in the T20 World Cup semi-final against England cricket team at Wankhede Stadium came with a familiar talking point. The early dismissal of Abhishek Sharma once again triggered a wave of reactions on social media.Abhishek’s campaign in the tournament has been a frustrating one. The left…

In a surprising turn of events, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha on Thursday in Patna. The sudden move has pushed Bihar into a major political shift while ending the tenure of the state’s longest chief minister.Nitish Kumar, who has served as Bihar’s longest-tenured chief minister for more than…