This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.
It’s the 29th of March and here are the top stories of the week.
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Enforcement Directorate custody by four days till 1st of April. The ED had sought a 7-day extension on the AAP national convener’s custody in the now-scrapped liquor policy case. In similar news, Delhi High Court, on the same day, dismissed a plea seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Delhi’s Chief Minister, saying that there is “no scope of judicial interference”.
Meanwhile, tensions escalate between India and the United States over Kejriwal's arrest, as India slammed the US for what it perceives as meddling in its internal affairs once again. Just hours after India summoned a senior US diplomat to voice its objections to the State Department's comments on Kejriwal's arrest, the US reiterated its stance, emphasizing the importance of fair, transparent, and timely legal processes.
In its first breakthrough in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, the National Investigation Agency on Thursday, arrested a key conspirator following raids across multiple locations in three states. As per NIA press release, Muzammil Shareef was picked up and placed in custody as a co-conspirator. The two other accused — Mussavir Shazeeb Hussain and Abdul Matheen Taha — are still absconding.
An objectionable remark purportedly made by senior Congress leader Supriya Shrinate about actor Kangana Ranaut, who has been named by the BJP as its candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, triggered a political controversy on Monday. The comment in Hindi, featuring a photograph of Ranaut and had a denigrating reference to the actor and her constituency. The Election Commission on Wednesday issued show-cause notice to Shrinate, finding that she had prima facie violated the Model Code of Conduct.
The Baltimore bridge collapse incident occurred on Tuesday when cargo ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The collision took place shortly after the ship departed the Port of Baltimore. Following the collision, two workers were rescued later, the six missing workers were presumed dead, upon which search for them was suspended.The 22-member all Indian crew of Dali issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span.
This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.
It’s the 29th of March and here are the top stories of the week.
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Enforcement Directorate custody by four days till 1st of April. The ED had sought a 7-day extension on the AAP national convener’s custody in the now-scrapped liquor policy case. In similar news, Delhi High Court, on the same day, dismissed a plea seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Delhi’s Chief Minister, saying that there is “no scope of judicial interference”.
Meanwhile, tensions escalate between India and the United States over Kejriwal's arrest, as India slammed the US for what it perceives as meddling in its internal affairs once again. Just hours after India summoned a senior US diplomat to voice its objections to the State Department's comments on Kejriwal's arrest, the US reiterated its stance, emphasizing the importance of fair, transparent, and timely legal processes.
In its first breakthrough in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, the National Investigation Agency on Thursday, arrested a key conspirator following raids across multiple locations in three states. As per NIA press release, Muzammil Shareef was picked up and placed in custody as a co-conspirator. The two other accused — Mussavir Shazeeb Hussain and Abdul Matheen Taha — are still absconding.
An objectionable remark purportedly made by senior Congress leader Supriya Shrinate about actor Kangana Ranaut, who has been named by the BJP as its candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, triggered a political controversy on Monday. The comment in Hindi, featuring a photograph of Ranaut and had a denigrating reference to the actor and her constituency. The Election Commission on Wednesday issued show-cause notice to Shrinate, finding that she had prima facie violated the Model Code of Conduct.
The Baltimore bridge collapse incident occurred on Tuesday when cargo ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The collision took place shortly after the ship departed the Port of Baltimore. Following the collision, two workers were rescued later, the six missing workers were presumed dead, upon which search for them was suspended.The 22-member all Indian crew of Dali issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span.
This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.