News18 Afternoon Digest: Mamata shocks Congress in India; Missing Bengaluru boy found, more top stories

Hello readers, today’s Afternoon Digest brings to you the latest stories: Mamata shocks Congress in India, says no to Lok Sabha seat-sharing deal in West Bengal; Missing boy from Bengaluru found at Nampally metro station in Hyderabad; Among other top stories, the mother thanked everyone for the ‘support’.

In India, Mamata shocks Congress, says no to Lok Sabha seat-sharing deal in West Bengal

In a major announcement, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that she will contest the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Bengal alone and said that “as far as seats in the state are concerned, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is not in touch with the Congress. ” The West Bengal Chief Minister said that the final decision on any kind of alliance would be taken after the election results are declared. Read more

Missing boy from Bengaluru found at Nampally metro station in Hyderabad; Mother thanks everyone for ‘support’

Parinav, a 12-year-old boy from Bengaluru who was missing since Sunday, has finally been found at Nampally Metro station in Hyderabad and his family is on the way to bring him back home. Sharing a video message, Parinav’s mother said that her son – found at Nampally Metro station in Hyderabad – is safe. Read more

Assam Rifles jawan opens fire on colleagues in south Manipur before committing suicide; 6 injured

An Assam Rifles (AR) jawan shot himself dead after opening fire on his comrades near the India-Myanmar border in south Manipur. Six soldiers were injured in the incident, who were taken to a military hospital in Churachandpur. Read more

Donald Trump wins New Hampshire Republican primary, Haley says fight is not over yet

Former US President Donald Trump won the New Hampshire Republican primary, US news media outlets reported on Tuesday (local time). “You know we’ve won New Hampshire three times now. We win it every time. We win the primaries. We conquer the generals. News broadcaster CNN quoted Trump as saying, “We won it and this is a very special place for me.” Read more

Fighter: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone’s film banned in Gulf countries except UAE

Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone are currently preparing for the release of Fighter. However, just a day before the release of the film, news has come that Siddharth Anand’s aerial action drama has been banned in Gulf countries except UAE. Read more

Rohan Bopanna reached the semi-finals of Australian Open, created history by becoming the world’s oldest number 1 player.

Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna on Wednesday entered the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2024 men’s doubles and created history by becoming the oldest world top-ranked player in tennis history. Read more