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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
TopicBirgunj

Topic: Birgunj

Communal tensions flare up in Nepal’s 2 districts bordering India over TikTok video, mosque vandalised

Protests began Sunday in Dhanusha & spread to Birgunj, a major commercial hub opposite India's Raxaul. Curfew was imposed till Wednesday morning in Birgunj.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

John Ternus set to take over as Apple CEO, Tim Cook to transition to executive chairman

Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.