Rush Hour: Nepali PM resigns amid protests, Bihar raises anganwadi stipends ahead of polls and more

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Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned from his post amid widespread protests against corruption and his government. This came after protesters on Tuesday set fire to his home in Balkot town, the day after 19 persons died in clashes with security forces.

The protests were sparked by the Nepali government’s ban on 26 social media platforms, which it revoked on Monday night.

The Kathmandu district administration imposed an indefinite curfew in the capital. All flights at the Tribhuvan International Airport were cancelled amid security concerns.

In addition to Oli’s private residence, protesters also attacked the homes of the Deputy Prime Minister Bishnu Paudel, Communications Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, who resigned on Monday. This led the Nepali Army to evacuate several ministers from their homes. Read more.

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The families of the six persons killed in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast have challenged a special court’s acquittal of seven accused, including BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit.

The appeal was filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday.

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