News18 Afternoon Digest: Indians In Iran Living In Fear, PM Modi Receives Highest Honour Of Cyprus & Other Top Stories
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In today's News18 afternoon digest, we bring to you the latest updates on escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, PM Modi's Cyprus visit and other top stories.
Hundreds of Indian medical students stranded in Iran are living in constant fear as Israeli airstrikes continue to intensify across the country. With explosions reported just a few kilometres from student hostels, many are now confined to basements, pleading with the Indian government for urgent evacuation. Read more
PM Modi Bestowed With Highest Civilian Honour Of Cyprus
In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was bestowed with the highest civilian honour of Cyprus — Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III — on Monday, during his visit to the country. Addressing on the occasion, PM Modi expressed gratitude to the President of Cyprus and its government for the honour and said that this was an honour to the ideology of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam". Read more
A new video has surfaced showing the lone survivor of the Air India-171 plane crash, Viswashkumar Ramesh, walking out from the crash site in Ahmedabad. He is seen in a white t-shirt and holding his phone in his left hand. Thick plumes of smoke rose from the crash site behind him as he made his way out of the premises of the medical college hostel. Read more
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden believes that India will have a strong chance of winning the upcoming Test series against England if they can secure victories in Leeds and Manchester. India and England commence their new World Test Championship cycle with the five-match series, starting with the first game in Leeds on Friday. Manchester will host the fourth Test from July 23. Read more
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