News updates: CBI examines Kejriwal in Tihar Jail, court appearance tomorrow

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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) examined Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail and recorded his statement related to the Excise Policy case today. CBI also got permission for Arvind Kejriwal's production before the concerned trial court tomorrow. He will be produced before the court on Wednesday.

Rahul Gandhi named as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, announces Congress.

Teenager involved in Pune Porsche crash that killed two people released from observation home following HC order.

Addressing the 188th AGM of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says, "India is at the threshold of a major structural shift in its growth trajectory moving towards 8 per cent GDP growth in a sustained manner. We are moving towards an annual growth rate of 8 per cent..."
 

At end-March 2024, India’s external debt was placed at $ 663.8 billion, an increase of $ 39.7 billion over its level at end-March 2023, according to RBI. The external debt to GDP ratio declined to 18.7 per cent at end-March 2024 from 19.0 per cent at end-March 2023, says RBI.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today stated it disagrees with the Delhi High Court order staying the bail granted to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the trial court and will challenge it in the Supreme Court.

The seventeen-year-old accused in the Pune Porsche crash case should be released from detention immediately, the Bombay High Court ordered on Tuesday. The teenager's dash in a Porsche on May 19 left two techies dead and led to nationwide outrage.

The Delhi High Court has junked the trial court’s order granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. On June 21, a trial court granted bail to the AAP national convener citing the Enforcement Directorate’s failure to provide evidence linking him to the proceeds of the crime.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi was admitted to a hospital today morning after her sugar level fell to 36, during her indefinite hunger strike over the water crisis in Delhi. The AAP leader was taken to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday due to her deteriorating health. "Atishi's blood sugar level fell to 36, so she has been admitted to LNJP Hospital," Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said on X. “Her blood sugar levels had been dropping since last night. When we submitted her blood sample, her sugar levels came out to be 46. When we checked her sugar levels from a portable machine, her sugar levels came out to be 36... Doctors are checking her vitals and only after that will they give suggestions,” he added.

The Centre has rebutted Mamata Banerjee's claim that West Bengal wasn't conferred before India and Bangladesh announced talks for the renewal of the 1996 Ganga Water Treaty. Multiple media reports cited government sources as saying that West Bengal was taken into confidence over the review of the Ganga Water Treaty with Bangladesh. The joint secretary (works) in the irrigation and waterways department of the West Bengal government conveyed the state's total demand for the next 30 years from the stretch downstream of the Farakka Barrage in April, according to a PTI report. The agreement is going to expire in 2026, but will likely be revived.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in US court to revealing military secrets in exchange for his freedom, ending his years-long legal troubles. Court documents released Monday night show that  Assange, who had been in custody in Britain, will plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate national defense information.