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Listen in to CNN News18's daily Digest, covering all important news from in and around the worldPM MODI UK VISIT OVER, MALDIVES NEXT • Historic India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and UK signed. After his U.K. visit, PM Narendra Modi will be attending the 60th Independence Day celebration in Male, Maldives and his presence will mark a major turnaround in ties between the neighbours. PM Modi Maldives itinerary: (Tentative)• 9:40 am - Arrive Velana International Airport• 3:00 pm - Arrival at Republic Square - Official Welcome Ceremony• 3:20pm – 4pm - Restricted Meeting with H.E. Mohamed Muizzu, President of The Maldives • 4:20pm - Delegation level talks• 5:10pm - Exchange of MoUs and Virtual Inauguration of Projects• 5:50pm - Press Statements• 6:45pm - Press Briefing by FS (Live Feed Available on MEA YouTube Channel)• 8:30pm - Banquet hosted by H.E. Mohamed Muizzu, President of The MaldivesPARLIAMENT MONSOON SESSION - NO DISCUSSION ON DAY 4 - BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED TILL TOMORROW• On Bihar SIR --- LoP Rahul Gandhi sent a strong warning to ECI...RG said "I want to send a message to ECI. If you think you are going to get away with this, you are mistaken...We are going to come for you. • Tejashwi Yadav has warned of possible Bihar Assembly election boycott over voter list irregularities.• Election Commission says 61 lakh voters have been found ineligible in Bihar after SIR....21.6 lakh deceased, 31.5 lakh no longer ordinary residents.• First reaction of ECI on Rahul Gandhi --- As per SIR Order, Any elector or any recognised political party including INC will get one month time from 1 Aug till 1 Sep to get names of any eligible voter included, if left out by BLOs/ BLAs or get names of any eligible voter excluded if wrongly included by BLOs/ BLAs. • Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka says, "As informed by the Election Commission of India already, Electoral Rolls are shared with all recognised political parties. During Special Summary Revision-2024, which was taken up before the General Elections to Lok Sabha- 2024, the copies of draft and final electoral rolls of all 224 ACs were provided to representatives of all registered and recognised political parties including INC (Dates of handing over the rolls to INC can be seen in the attachment). RENUKASWAMY MURDER CASE: SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS KARNATAKA HC'S RELIEF TO ACTOR DARSHAN • SC reserved its verdict in the case and criticised the Karnataka HC for granting bail to actor Darshan, calling it a “perverse exercise of power” in such a serious offence.KARGIL VIJAY DIVAS 2025: IESHAN WALKTHROUGH AND VISUALS FROM KARGIL WAR MEMORIAL • To pay homage to the brave hearts who laid down their lives fighting during the Kargil War in 1999, the Indian Army will be paying tribute to the slain soldiers through solemn ceremonies and wreath-laying events.THAILAND-CAMBODIA FACE-OFF: BORDERS SHUT, F16 DEPLOYED, CIVILIANS KILLED• The conflict between neighbours Thailand and Cambodia escalated on Thursday with Cambodia firing rockets and artillery shells into Thailand and the Thai military scrambling F-16 jets to carry out air strikes.• At least nine civilians, including a child, were allegedly killed as weeks of tension over a border dispute escalated into clashes on Thursday, Reuters reported.• The fighting erupted near two temples on the border between the Thai province of Surin and Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey. Both sides blamed the other for initiating the conflict. • Tension had escalated in 2008, too, after Cambodia's attempt to list the Preah Vihear temple, part of the complex, as a UNESCO World Heritage site on its own. The UNESCO status was granted, though.Alerts: • Karnataka CM and DyCM in Delhi for OBC meet. Might meet Union Ministers and High command leaders.• India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on 25th July 2025 n18oc_podcastNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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