Highlights: HC rejects CM Kejriwal's bail plea, next hearing on April 3

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10:56 AM

Two injured as bombs hurled in Sambalpur, Odisha

Criminals hurled crude bombs that hit a parked motorcycle at Pirbaba Chhak in Town police station area on Tuesday night.  The splinters injured two persons standing near the vehicle. "The injured persons are out of danger. The situation is under control and a detailed probe is underway," Sambalpur Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo told reporters.

10:51 AM

CM Kejriwal bail plea hearing: Need three weeks to respond, says ED in Delhi HC

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju sought  time to file a detailed reply to Kejriwal's plea. Advocate Raju stated that they got a copy of the petition only yesterday.

10:49 AM

Six Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh

Six Naxalites were killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh Bijapur district, the police said today.  Further details are awaited.

10:37 AM

News update: Delhi HC hearing on CM Arvind Kejriwal's bail petition begins

The plea demands CM Kejriwal's 'immediate release'. 

10:35 AM

Need to acknowledge that wars of future will be fought differently, says IAF chief

Future conflicts will be characterised by blend of kinetic and non-kinetic forces, multi-domain operations, enhanced lethality, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said today at a seminar in Delhi.

10:34 AM

Delhi High Court to hear Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's petition against arrest today

The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's challenge to his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last week and a trial court's order that remanded him in the agency's custody for a week.

10:03 AM

BJP seeks clarification from party leader Dilip Ghosh over his remarks on Mamata Banerjee

BJP chief JP Nadda issued a notice seeking clarification from the party leader Dilip Ghosh regarding his remarks on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The BJP party has written a letter stating that his comments today were indecent, unparliamentary and against the tradition of our party. 

 

9:56 AM

Two of four Kerala youth forced into Russia-Ukraine war to return home: MoS Muraleedharan

Two of the four Kerala-based youths who fought in the war against Ukraine after being recruited into the Russian army by private agencies will soon return home to their families, Union Minister of State (Mos) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has said.

The MoS said on Tuesday evening that the Indian Embassy was readying their travel documents to return from Russia.

9:32 AM

Central government to consider revoking AFSPA, pull back troops from J-K: Home Minister Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Centre will consider revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with the JK Media Group, the home minister said: "We have plans to pull back troops and leave law and order to the Jammu and Kashmir Police alone. Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir police was not trusted but today they are leading the operations."

8:40 AM

Delhi Assembly in session today, first since CM Kejriwal's arrest

The Delhi Assembly will congregate for the first time today since Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by Enforcement Directorate officials in a case linked to the Excise policy case. Kejriwal's second order issued from jail premise on facilitating the availability of free medicines and pathological tests at government-run Mohalla clinics will be discussed.