News18 Evening Digest: Russia's Strike On Kyiv Kills 15, Nikki's Dying Declaration Deepen Noida Dowry Case & Other Stories

Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 17:41 IST

We are also covering: Why US May Be Paying Bigger Price After Slapping 50% Duty On India, Next-Gen GST Reforms Likely To Offset Trump's Tariff Impact On India, and other stories.

Russia-Ukraine War: The bombardment came after several weeks of relative calm in August. (Image Credit: Reuters)

In today’s News18 evening digest, we bring to you the latest on Noida Dowry Case, US Tariff On India, How Trump’s H1-B Visa Changes May Affect Indians, Guru Randhawa’s Azul Sexualizes School Girls, Agrees Sonam, and other stories.

Russian Strikes Kill 15 In Kyiv, Including Four Children, In Deadly Raid

Russia-Ukraine War: At least 15 people, including four children, have been killed and dozens wounded in the most deadly Russian airstrikes on Kyiv in several weeks, Ukrainian officials say. Missiles and drones struck the capital in the early hours of Wednesday, with blasts reported at more than 20 locations across the city. A five-storey residential building in eastern Kyiv was partly destroyed, where rescuers pulled three people alive from the rubble. Read More

Tariff Heat: Why The US May Be Paying The Bigger Price After Slapping 50% Duty On India

The United States’ 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods officially came into effect on Wednesday. This includes a second 25 per cent duty, building on an earlier 25 per cent hike notified earlier this month. The US Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that the higher rate will apply to any Indian goods “entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption" on or after this time. Read More

‘Cylinder Blast’: Hospital Memo, Nikki’s Dying Declaration Deepen Noida Dowry Case Mystery

As the mystery surrounding Greater Noida woman Nikki Bhati’s death continues to deepen, a hospital memo, widely shared on social media, suggests that she was taken to a hospital after she suffered burn injuries following a “cylinder blast". Read More

Next-Gen GST Reforms Likely To Offset Trump’s Tariff Impact On India: Report

India is likely to remain one of Asia’s fastest-growing emerging market economies this decade, even as fresh US tariffs weigh on some industries, according to BMI, a Fitch Solutions company. The research firm said upcoming goods and services tax (GST) reforms, aimed at cutting rates and boosting private consumption, could help offset the tariff impact. Read More

Time To Wake Up From The American Dream? How Trump’s H1-B Visa Changes May Affect Indians

When Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office in January, few doubted that immigration would be back at the centre of his political agenda. Now, with the H-1B visa programme firmly in his crosshairs, Indian professionals—the largest beneficiaries of this high-skilled work visa—are once again facing a wave of anxiety and uncertainty. Read More

Guru Randhawa’s Azul Sexualizes School Girls, Agrees Sonam; Varun, Mrunal Don’t See A Problem?

Guru Randhawa’s new song, Azul, has caught everyone’s attention, but the singer is now embroiled in controversy for sexualising school girls as a grown man. In the music video for Azul, Guru Randhawa plays a photographer who visits an all-girls school for their class photo. What should have been an innocent moment that school girls witness every year was turned into a ‘sexualised, pornographic and problematic’ fantasy. Sonam Kapoor agrees as well. Read More

Not Gill, SKY Or Samson! Sehwag Picks 3 Game-Changers For India At Asia Cup

Batting legend Virender Sehwag thinks that India have the squad and quality to win the next month’s Asia Cup to be held in the UAE. India’s 15-man squad, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will face UAE on September 10 to kickstart their campaign in the continental tournament. Read More

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