India fend off Bethell onslaught to keep T20 World Cup title defence alive
India survived a brilliant hundred from Jacob Bethell and moved within one win of becoming the first nation to claim back-to-back men's Twenty20 World Cup titles after beating England by seven runs in a nail-biting semi-final on ‌Thursday, Reuters reported.
India will also be chasing a record third T20 title when they take on New Zealand in Sunday's final in Ahmedabad.
Put in to bat in front of a packed Wankhede Stadium awash in blue, the hosts racked up an imposing 253-7 as Sanju Samson struck a commanding 89, supported by fluent contributions from Shivam Dube and Ishan Kishan, according to Reuters.
HoR elections: RSP takes lead in 40 constituencies
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has taken the lead in the vote tally for 40 constituencies under the House of Representatives (HoR) elections 2026 BS, according to the Election Commission. The voting for the polls was held on Thursday.
Similarly, the CPN-UML is leading in five constituencies, the Nepali Congress (NC) in four, and the Nepali Communist Party is ahead of other parties in one constituency.
EU welcomes peaceful elections in Nepal
The European Union has welcomed the holding of elections in Nepal
The EU congratulates the interim government and the electoral and security authorities for the peaceful and orderly manner in which they took place, EU said in a press statement.
The EU looks forward to further deepening our longstanding partnership with Nepal and to advancing our shared priorities, the statement says.
Valley vote tilts toward RSP till now
The Rastiya Swatantra Party (RSP) has taken the lead in 14 of the 15 constituencies in the Kathmandu Valley in the preliminary vote count of the House of Representatives election.
RSP candidates are leading in 10 constituencies in Kathmandu, including Ranju Darshana, Sunil KC, Rajunath Pandey, Pukar Bam, Sasmit Pokharel, Shishir Khanal, Ganesh Parajuli, Birajbhakta Maharjan, DP Aryal, and Pradeep Bista.
In Lalitpur, Jagadish Kharel and Tosima Karki are ahead, while Udaya Shumsher Rana of the Nepali Congress leads in Lalitpur-1. In Bhaktapur, Rukesh Ranjit is leading in Constituency-1 ahead of Prem Suwal, while Rajiv Khatri is ahead in Constituency-2, with Mahesh Basnet of the CPN trailing.
