News18 Evening Digest: Video Captures Scenes After Haridwar Stampede, Trump Mocks Obama With Meme & Other Top Stories
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In today's evening digest, News18 brings you the updates on Haridwar stampede, US President Donald Trump mocking Barack Obama with infamous simpson white Ford Bronco chase meme and other top stories.
A horrifying video recorded outside the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar showed the chaos and desperation after the stampede that claimed the lives of six people and left dozens injured. The clip shared on X by Hindustan, which was recorded outside the temple, shows the influx of devotees moving forward in a chaotic atmosphere, as a man shouts 'peeche jaao" (go back) in a bid to soothe the panic situation. Read more
Indian captain Shubman Gill entered his name in the record books on Sunday (July 27) by becoming the first cricketer from Asia to score 700 runs in a Test series played in England. Before him the record of scoring the most runs in a Test series played in England was in the name of Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf. During the Pakistan tour of England in 2006, Yousuf played four matches and scored 631 runs. Read more
'Hand Hanging By A Thread': Indian-Origin Man Attacked With Machete By Teen Gang In Australia
An Indian-origin man was brutally attacked with a machete by a group of teenagers outside a shopping centre in Melbourne, according to local media reports. Saurabh Anand, 33, suffered grave injuries in the attack, after which he was recovering in a hospital, where surgeons reattached his nearly severed hand, The Australia Today reported. Read more
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