Following violent protests, Nepal has appointed its first woman Prime Minister, Sushila Karki, to lead an interim government. In her first public address, Karki pledged justice and accountability, ordering a judicial inquiry into the September 8 violence that claimed over 70 lives.
She issued a stern warning that "those who looted and destroyed government property in the name of Gen Z protests will not be spared."
Karki also announced that those who lost their lives in the violence will be given martyr status and their families will receive 10 lakh rupees in compensation.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
