News18 Afternoon Digest: Court Pulls Up Kamal Haasan Over Tamil-Kannada Remark & Other Top Stories
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In today's News18 Afternoon Digest, we bring you the latest updates on the Karnataka High Court's ruling over Kamal Haasan's 'Kannada was born out of Tamil" remark, the fatal shooting of Pakistani TikToker Sana Yousaf, and other top stories.
'Apology Would've Solved It': Karnataka HC Pulls Up Kamal Haasan Over Tamil-Kannada Remark
Taking a stern view on Kamal Haasan's 'Kannada was born out of Tamil" remark, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rapped the actor, asked the actor the basis of his claims, and said that his 'one apology would have solved everything". READ MORE
In a sharp response to Pakistan's latest 'scare narrative", Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday took down the rhetoric that China could choke the flow of the Brahmaputra to India with facts, stating that the river 'grows in India, not shrinks".
A 42-year-old Indian-origin man was left in a critical condition with suspected brain damage after he was pinned down violently by police in the eastern suburbs on Australia's Adelaide, according to multiple reports. READ MORE
Sana Yousaf, a 17-year-old TikTok star in Pakistan, was shot dead at her home in Islamabad, in a suspected case of honour killing. READ MORE
World Champion D Gukesh secured his first classical victory over fellow Indian Arjun Erigaisi in a dramatic seventh-round match at the Norway Chess tournament on Monday. This win came from a position initially deemed almost hopeless. READ MORE
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