News18 Evening Digest: PM Modi’s Advice to Voters Ahead of MP Polls and Other Top Stories

Prime Minister Narendra Modi advised residents to vote for opposition parties if they wanted to see the family of party leaders prosper but “if voters want to see their families progress, they should vote for the BJP”. Read more

Three days after four men on motorbikes robbed a delivery agent and one of his assistants at gunpoint inside the Pragati Maidan tunnel, Delhi Police have arrested seven men allegedly involved in Saturday’s incident. Read more

Somewhat inspired by Shahid Kapoor’s web seriesSort, a small goldsmith in Kairana in Uttar Pradesh has turned his shop into a counterfeit Indian (FICN) 2,000 rupee note printing press. On being arrested, accused Ershad alias Bhuru told the police that he had incurred huge financial losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and tried all “legal means” to earn money but was unsuccessful. And so he thought of making counterfeit currency notes. Read more

ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Full Schedule: India kick off campaign against Australia; IND vs PAK on Oct 15th

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced venue details and full schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 with India vs Pakistan taking place on October 15 in Ahmedabad, while the opening match of the tournament will see England take on New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5. . India kicked off their campaign on 8 October against five-time World Cup winners Australia in Chennai. Read more

Vivek Agnihotri replies if the censor board has no objections to Adipurush, he says ‘we don’t watch the movie’

Amidst the ongoing Adipurush controversy, many people are wondering again and again how the Prabhas starrer was approved by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Director Vivek Agnihotri, who is also a board member of CBFC, spoke about the same recently when he explained that the film is not being watched by the committee but by the general public. Read more