News18 Evening Digest: Trump Warns Israel After Iran Ceasefire, Speaks To Netanyahu & Other Top Stories
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We are also covering: Israel Strikes Iran Shortly After Trump Rebukes Netanyahu On Ceasefire Violation; In Karnataka, It's Congress vs Congress As Leaders Flag Internal Strife
In today's News18 Evening Digest, we bring you the latest updates on the Israel-Iran conflict, including why US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Israel, along with other top stories.
US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Israel, urging it not to proceed with a potential bombing operation in Iran. In a post shared on his social media platform Truth Social, Donald Trump described the action as a 'major violation" and called on Israel to halt its plans immediately. READ MORE
The Israeli Air Force struck a site in Iran shortly after US President Donald Trump held a phone call with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. READ MORE
The status of Iran's stockpile of more than 400 kg of enriched uranium is unknown, US Vice President JD Vance told ABC News in an interview on Sunday. During the conversation, Vance also said he thought the Iranian nuclear sites were 'severely damaged or obliterated", but added he was 'not exactly sure".
In Karnataka, it's no longer the Opposition targeting the government—it's the Congress firing at itself. Ministers are accusing each other of corruption, threatening to resign over lack of funds, and taking public swipes at their own leadership. A deepening factionalism in the Siddaramaiah-DK Shivakumar-led government, worsened by a fund crunch even as 'Bhagya' guarantee schemes are being rolled out to woo voters, has come out in the open. READ MORE
A nationwide investigation into hoax bomb threats led to the arrest of a Chennai-based engineer, accused of sending 21 threatening emails across Gujarat in an attempt to frame a man she once hoped to marry. The accused, identified as Rene Joshilda, is a senior consultant at a multinational firm in Chennai. READ MORE
Film Body Urges PM Modi To Cancel Diljit Dosanjh's Passport Over Hania Aamir Casting In Sardaar Ji 3
The film body has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that Dosanjh, along with producers Gunbir Singh Sidhu, Manmord Sidhu, and director Amar Hundal, be blacklisted from the Indian film industry. It also asked for their passports to be revoked and Indian citizenship cancelled. READ MORE
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