News18 Evening Digest: Student Gang-Raped Inside Kolkata College, Jaishankar Slams Pakistan & Other Top Stories
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In today's News18 evening digest, we bring to you the latest on a student gang-raped in Kolkata law college, Jaishankar slams Pakistan and backs Rajnath's SCO stand, Trump floats a USD 30 billion civilian nuclear deal with Iran, and other updates.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed Pakistan, in reference to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh refusing to sign a joint declaration at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in China. Read More
The Donald Trump administration is weighing a proposal that could allow Iran access to as much as $30 billion to build a civilian nuclear energy program- just days after US military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, CNN reported. Key US and Middle Eastern officials have been in discreet contact with Iranian counterparts in an effort to revive stalled nuclear negotiations, the report claimed. Read More
Amid the ongoing social media storm over the topic of 'husband killings', a disturbing case has surfaced from Uttar Pradesh's Banda district. A woman named Aradhana allegedly threatened to kill her husband, Sheelu, if he tried to separate her from her 'online lover'. The twist? She reportedly met her lover, Shivam, while playing the online game PUBG (now BGMI in India). Read More
In a surprising political turn, Maharashtra's fiery Thackeray brothers — Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray — are set to share a platform after years of sharp differences. The two leaders will lead a joint protest rally on July 6 to oppose what they call the forced imposition of Hindi in the state's schools and to demand stronger safeguards for the Marathi language. Read More
Jasprit Bumrah was India's best bowler in the first Test of the ongoing five-match series against England. The 31-year-old pacer, who is ranked first among ICC Test bowlers, bowled 24.4 overs in the first innings and picked up five wickets for 83 runs. He remained wicketless in the second innings but didn't concede many runs as well. Bumrah, who was the only bowler to make life difficult for English batters in the series opener, which India lost by five wickets, is doubtful for the second Test. Read More
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June 27, 2025, 16:41 IST
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