News18 Evening Digest: Jaishankar Meets Chinese Counterpart, Owaisi Rules Out Alliance With INDIA Bloc For Bihar Polls & Other Top Stories
In today's evening digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on EAM S Jaishankar meeting his Chinese counterpart, Bihar assembly elections and other top stories.
In today's evening digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meeting his Chinese counterpart, Bihar assembly elections and other top stories.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, where he highlighted India's zero-tolerance approach against terrorism. Read more
'Switching Off Fuel Is SOP During Engine Failures; AI-171 Crash Report Laughable': Pilot Body Chief
Seventy-two hours after the preliminary report on the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash, the outcry over what really went wrong continues. While the western media blames the deceased pilots, the Pilot Association in India has condemned the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) for suggesting that the pilots of Flight AI-171 were responsible for cutting off the fuel to the engine. Read more
Pakistan and Turkey or Türkiye are set to enter a new era of security arrangements, defence deals, intelligence sharing and strategic partnership to do jihad against India, according to a top military official. Read more
Ahead of the inauguration of infrastructure projects in Karnataka's Shivamogga, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari wrote two letters to the chief minister urging him to join physically or through video. Earlier in the day, Siddaramaiah said he was not consulted before finalising the Shivamogga National Highway projects' dedication and foundation ceremony on July 14, despite his name being included. Read more
Did Aggression Get the Better Of Shubman Gill At Lord's? 'Virat Performed Better…'
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has said that captain Shubman Gill looked tentative after he was sledged constantly by the England players on Day 4 of the Lord's Test, especially after his fiery interaction with them at the end of Day 3, comparing it with Virat Kohli's improved performance while being 'angry'. Read more
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