News18 Evening Digest: Jaishankar To Attend SCO Summit In Pakistan, Maldivian President To Visit India & Other Top Stories

Jaishankar To Attend SCO Summit In Pakistan, First Visit By An Indian Foreign Minister In Almost A Decade

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will visit Pakistan later this month to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ‘Heads of Government’ summit. READ MORE 

Maldivian President Muizzu In India From October 7-10: Meet With PM Modi, Mumbai, Bengaluru Visits On The Cards

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu is set to visit India starting October 7, in what would be his first trip after coming to power. READ MORE

Will Himachal Govt Tax You According to How Many Toilet Seats You Have? Big Row Erupts

Amid public and political uproar over an alleged move to tax urban residents based on the number of toilets in their homes, the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government in Himachal Pradesh has denied imposing such a cess. READ MORE 

‘No Error’: Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Review Of Its Sub-Quota Judgment

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed several review petitions against its previous decision on permitting sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) quota to grant reservations for more backwards within the categories. READ MORE 

Israel Eliminates Hezbollah Communications Chief In Beirut Airstrike, Warns Of ‘More Surprises In Store’

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday announced that an airstrike in Lebanon’s Beirut the day before killed Mohammed Rashid Skafi Mohammad Rashid Sakafi, the head of Hezbollah’s communication networks. READ MORE 

Nagarjuna To Pursue Another Rs 100 Cr Lawsuit Against Konda Surekha: ‘Industry Won’t Be Soft Target Anymore’

Nagarjuna has rejected Konda Surekha’s apology and filed another defamation case against the minister. On Wednesday, the Telangana political leader claimed that KTR’s interference led to a rift in Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s relationship, resulting in a divorce. This sparked major controversy and the actor filed a criminal defamation lawsuit against Konda Surekha. He also now filed another Rs 100 crore defamation case. READ MORE