News18 Evening Digest: Ukraine Attacks Russia, Rain Batters Northeast & Other Top Stories
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In today's News18 evening digest, we bring to you the latest update on Ukraine-Russia conflict, heavy rain in Northeast and other top stories.
News18 Evening Digest: In today's News18 evening digest, we bring to you the latest update on Ukraine-Russia conflict, heavy rain in Northeast and other top stories.
Ukraine on Sunday launched a massive drone attack on Russia, in what is being called one of Kyiv's largest operations to date. According to the confirmation of the attack by the Russian governor of the Irkutsk region, Ukraine targeted a military unit in the village of Sridni in the first such attack in Siberia. Read more
Heavy rainfall over the past few days has triggered flash floods and landslides across several Northeastern states, causing widespread destruction and claiming at least 30 lives. Casualties due to floods, landslides, and rain-related incidents have been reported from Assam (9), Arunachal Pradesh (8), and Mizoram (6). Read more
Bangladesh issued new banknotes on Sunday, removing designs that previously featured the portrait of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's father and the nation's founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Until now, all notes featured the portrait of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led Bangladesh from its independence from Pakistan in 1971 until soldiers assassinated him and most of his family in a 1975 coup. However, the new notes will now feature traditional landmarks of the country. Read more
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