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Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister
Nepal President Ram Chandra Poudel appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the country’s new Prime Minister and dissolved the Parliament on Friday (September 12, 2025), as days of political turmoil showed signs of abating in the Himalayan nation. He also announced fresh elections on March 5, 2026.
Imphal, Churachandpur decked up to greet PM Modi on first visit since ethnic conflict erupted
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Manipur on Saturday (September 12, 2025), his first since ethnic violence erupted in the State in May 2023, Imphal and Churachandpur, the two places where he is expected to lead a roadshow and address a gathering of thousands of people, are fortified with heavy security presence every 100 metres.
Supreme Court adjourns bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam to September 19
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 12, 2025) adjourned to September 19 the hearing on the bail pleas of activist Sharjeel Imam, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid, and others in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots.
At least 193 passengers killed in two boat accidents in northwestern Congo
Two separate boat accidents this week in northwestern Congo killed at least 193 people dead and left scores missing, authorities and state media reported on Friday (September 12, 2025). The accidents happened on Wednesday (September 10, 2025) and Thursday (September 11, 2025), about 150 km apart in the Equateur province.
Ending India’s Russian oil imports is top priority, says U.S. envoy-designate Sergio Gor
Getting India to stop buying Russian oil is a “top priority”, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor told U.S. Senators at his confirmation hearing on Thursday (September 11, 2025), indicating that despite a recent U.S. outreach to India to restart trade ties, Russian imports will continue to be an issue.
Why firecracker ban only in Delhi, when all have right to clean air: Chief Justice of India
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 12, 2025) orally observed that the ban on firecrackers should not be confined to the national capital of Delhi, but people across the country have a right to pollution-free air. “Therefore a policy should be crafted for the entire country. If firecrackers have to be banned, it has to be done for the entire country… Also the poor who are dependent on this industry have to be looked into,” Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai observed.
Bomb hoax emails disrupt proceedings at Delhi and Bombay High Courts on same day
Two of the country’s premier High Courts in Delhi and Mumbai witnessed unusual disruption on Friday (September 12, 2025) after both received bomb threat emails within hours of each other. In both cases, the courts were evacuated, hearings were adjourned, and massive security checks were carried out before the police declared the threats a hoax.
Vote theft is key issue, not PM’s Manipur visit: Rahul
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday (September 12, 2025) downplayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Manipur, asserting that the Prime Minister’s trip to the strife-torn State is “not a big deal” and that the central issue facing the country is “vote chori” (vote theft).
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect arrested
U.S. authorities said on Friday (September 12, 2025) they had captured the man accused of killing prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk after a family member helped to turn him in after a frantic manhunt. “We got him,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox told a press conference.
G7 finance ministers discuss possible sanctions, tariffs on supporters of Russia’s war
The Group of Seven nations’ finance ministers, in a meeting on Friday (September 12, 2025), discussed possibly imposing sanctions and trade measures such as tariffs on countries that they consider to be “enabling” Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to a statement released by the Canadian finance ministry.