News18 Evening Digest: After stepping down as Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar says India Bloc is distracted, not working and other top stories

Hello readers, News18 Evening Digest brings you the latest news: ‘India Block distracted, not working’: Nitish Kumar’s first reaction after stepping down as Bihar Chief Minister; ‘Superpower India rising, China not so much’: International praise for naval rescue operation in Gulf of Aden and other stories.

‘India faction distracted, not working’: Nitish Kumar’s first reaction after stepping down from the post of Bihar Chief Minister

Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar on Sunday resigned from the top post of Chief Minister of Bihar. After submitting his resignation, Kumar told reporters that he was no longer part of the India Bloc. Read more

‘India is a rising superpower, China not so much’: International praise for Navy’s rescue operation in Gulf of Aden

The Indian Navy deployed its missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam to assist ship Marlin Luanda and extinguished the fire that broke out in the tanker with 22 Indian crew on board on Saturday. Read more

Trouble in Muizzu’s Maldives, opposition stops approval of 4 members of his cabinet

A political impasse is building in the Maldives, with the island nation’s main opposition party blocking the approval of four members of President Mohamed Muizzu’s cabinet. The Maldivian Parliament was set to vote on the 22-member cabinet at 1pm on Sunday, SunOnline outlet reported. Read more

Taapsee Pannu enjoys Nick Jonas’ Lollapalooza concert, says ‘brother-in-law is on stage’

On Saturday evening, Taapsee Pannu and her friends enjoyed Nick Jonas’s concert on the Lollapalooza stage. The actress shared her vibing photo with fans and called him ‘brother-in-law’. He wrote, ‘Brother-in-law is on stage.’ Read more

IND vs ENG Live Score 1st Test Day 4: Bharat, Ashwin will try to save India in tricky chase

India had a difficult start while chasing the target of 231 runs. Tom Hartley managed to make a strong comeback after a difficult start in the first innings and put India under pressure by dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Read more