News updates: Delhi court extends Manish Sisodia's judicial custody till July 26 in excise case

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A Delhi court on Monday extended till July 26 the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja passed the order after Sisodia was produced before the court on expiry of his judicial custody granted earlier. The court had on April 30 dismissed the bail pleas of Sisodia in the corruption and related money laundering cases, lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), respectively, in the alleged scam.

A day before the tabling of the Union Budget, the central government called an all-party meeting on Monday (July 22).  The meeting was convened by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

The Supreme Court  today imposed an interim stay on directives passed by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display names of owners. The Supreme Court bench issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh governments while seeking their replies on the pleas challenging the directive. "We deem it appropriate to pass interim order prohibiting the enforcement of the above directives. In other words, food sellers may be required to display kind of food, but must not be forced to display names of owners, staff employed," the bench said while posting the matter for further hearing on Friday.

The Indian Army on Monday foiled a major terror attack on the Army's picket in a remote village of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the firing is underway in the Gundha area of Rajouri district. This comes at a time when there has been an increased terror activity in the valley and many of the Indian Army personnel have been injured. "Op Gunda Terrorists attacked the house of a VDC at Gunda, Rajouri at 0310h. A nearby Army column reacted and a firefight ensued. Operations are continuing," the White Knight Corps stated in a post on 'X'. In the last few months, there has been a rise in terror attacks in the Jammu region, including the terror attack at the army convoy in Kathua and encounters in Doda and Udhampur.

Earlier on Thursday, the Indian Army troops opened fire after suspicious movement near the Line of Control in the Sunderbani area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

As Mumbai continues to batter with torrential monsoon rains, Air India has now announced to issue full refunds to passengers after some flights were cancelled and diverted. Apart from offering a full refund, the company also offers one-time complimentary rescheduling for bookings confirmed for travel on Sunday. 

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and National Congress Party Chief, Ajit Pawar on Sunday announced that his party will fight the local body elections in the state independently. "Despite having contested Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha together as Mahayuti, every party will contest local body election as per their strengths. Therefore, party workers in Mahanagar Palika, Nagar Palika, Zila Parishad, and taluka Panchayat shall start their work and try to spread government schemes among people," Pawar said.