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News18 Evening Digest: Russia’s Strike On Kyiv Kills 15, Nikki’s Dying Declaration Deepen Noida Dowry Case & Other Stories

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Russia-Ukraine War: The bombardment came after several weeks of relative calm in August. (Image Credit: Reuters)

Russia-Ukraine War: The bombardment came after several weeks of relative calm in August. (Image Credit: Reuters)

In today’s News18 evening digest, we bring to you the latest on Noida Dowry Case, US Tariff On India, How Trump’s H1-B Visa Changes May Affect Indians, Guru Randhawa’s Azul Sexualizes School Girls, Agrees Sonam, and other stories.

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Tariff Heat: Why The US May Be Paying The Bigger Price After Slapping 50% Duty On India

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‘Cylinder Blast’: Hospital Memo, Nikki’s Dying Declaration Deepen Noida Dowry Case Mystery

As the mystery surrounding Greater Noida woman Nikki Bhati’s death continues to deepen, a hospital memo, widely shared on social media, suggests that she was taken to a hospital after she suffered burn injuries following a “cylinder blast”. Read More

Next-Gen GST Reforms Likely To Offset Trump’s Tariff Impact On India: Report

India is likely to remain one of Asia’s fastest-growing emerging market economies this decade, even as fresh US tariffs weigh on some industries, according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions company. The research firm said upcoming goods and services tax (GST) reforms, aimed at cutting rates and boosting private consumption, could help offset the tariff impact. Read More

Time To Wake Up From The American Dream? How Trump’s H1-B Visa Changes May Affect Indians

When Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office in January, few doubted that immigration would be back at the centre of his political agenda. Now, with the H-1B visa programme firmly in his crosshairs, Indian professionals—the largest beneficiaries of this high-skilled work visa—are once again facing a wave of anxiety and uncertainty. Read More

Guru Randhawa’s Azul Sexualizes School Girls, Agrees Sonam; Varun, Mrunal Don’t See A Problem?

Guru Randhawa’s new song, Azul, has caught everyone’s attention, but the singer is now embroiled in controversy for sexualising school girls as a grown man. In the music video for Azul, Guru Randhawa plays a photographer who visits an all-girls school for their class photo. What should have been an innocent moment that school girls witness every year was turned into a ‘sexualised, pornographic and problematic’ fantasy. Sonam Kapoor agrees as well. Read More

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