Evening newswrap: BJP leader claims Pradhan offered to quit on first day of NEET protests; Siddaramaiah says he won't contest 2028 polls, and more

Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has claimed that former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan had offered to step down on the first day of the protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
Former Karnataka chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah has announced that he will not contest the 2028 Karnataka assembly elections, citing his advancing age, declining health and what he described as "growing corruption in politics.
At least four workers were killed and several others injured in a massive explosion, suspected to have been caused by a gas cylinder blast, at a rod manufacturing unit in Assam's Cachar district.
Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province, causing widespread disruption, prompting mass evacuations and triggering emergency relief operations as powerful winds and torrential rains lashed several provinces.
The selection of India's Test squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in August has been affected by multiple injury concerns and fitness issues involving several key players.