Hello readers, News18 afternoon digest brings you the latest stories: Dussehra 2023 LIVE: With Ravan, Effigies of ‘Sanatan Dharma Opposers’ Set to be Burnt in Delhi; Rajnath Singh Celebrates with Soldiers; Who is VK Pandian? A Day After His VRS, Naveen Patnaik’s Close Aide Gets Cabinet Rank Post, & other top stories.
Dussehra 2023 LIVE: With Ravan, Effigies of ‘Sanatan Dharma Opposers’ Set to be Burnt in Delhi; Rajnath Singh Celebrates with Soldiers
The Shiv Sena (UBT) will once again indulge in show of power with their Dussehra rallies in Mumbai on Tuesday. Since the Shiv Sena split in June last year, the Thackeray faction and the Shinde group have been engaged in a power tussle to show themselves as the true inheritor of founder Bal Thackeray’s legacy. Amid the Sena rallies, immersion of Goddess Durga and ICC cricket World Cup match, more than 15,000 police personnel have been deployed to maintain decorum in the city. READ MORE
Who is VK Pandian? A Day After His VRS, Naveen Patnaik’s Close Aide Gets Cabinet Rank Post
In a big development in Odisha politics, VK Pandian, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s trusted private secretary and state’s 5T secretary, has been given the Cabinet rank after he opted for voluntary retirement amidst growing criticism from the Opposition regarding his frequent public appearances ahead of the crucial 2024 elections. Odisha goes to polls for both Assembly and Parliament next year. READ MORE
3 BJP Men ‘Dupe’ Retired Engg of Rs 2 Cr, Promise Him Ticket for K’taka Polls But Instead ‘Give Death Threat’
A retired engineer, Shivamurthy C, from Karnataka’s Vijayanagara district was allegedly duped of Rs 2.03 crore by a few local BJP leaders on the pretext of giving him a party ticket to contest from the Hagaribommanahalli assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC). Officials said that a case has been registered against three BJP leaders – Mohan Kataria, former district unit BJP President, local leaders Revanasiddapa and Shekar NP — in the Kottur police station. READ MORE
Israel Doesn’t Want to Keep Gaza Invasion on Hold for Hostages but US Says IDF Unready
Israel’s energy minister Israel Katz said the nation will not keep the possible ground invasion of Gaza on hold over the issue of hostages being held there. Speaking to German newspaper Bild. Hamas terrorist group killed over 1,400 people, a large majority of them Israelis, and have taken at least 222 hostages, of which they have released four, when they attacked Israel on October 7. READ MORE
Ankita Lokhande, Vicky Have UGLY Fight on Bigg Boss 17: ‘Aur Naak Kataani Hai Relationship Ki…’
Ankita Lokhande and her husband Vicky Jain had a heated argument in the latest episode of Bigg Boss 17. Ankita accused Vicky of not spending enough time with her in the Bigg Boss house. She told him that he’s always busy with other contestants but never takes out time to sit with her even for five minutes. Vicky lost his cool as he told Ankita that they are in the show to play and win and if he will only sit with her, there’s no way they can go ahead in the game. READ MORE
SA vs BAN Live Score World Cup 2023: South Africa on High Alert for Resilient Bangladesh
South Africa will look to build on their superlative performance against the defending champions when they take on a struggling Bangladesh in their World Cup match here on Tuesday, knowing well that taking the foot off the pedal at this stage could spell trouble. South Africa were off to a flier when they thrashed Sri Lanka and Australia by 100-plus margins, but a shocking defeat against the Netherlands pegged them back before they demolished England by 229 runs to put their campaign back on track. READ MORE
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