New Delhi:  Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been arrested by the CBI in the Delhi liquor policy corruption case. The arrest was made after being called to the CBI headquarters and interrogated for eight hours. The interrogation began at 11 am at the CBI office on Lodhi Road in Central Delhi.

The CBI registered Sisodia’s arrest three months after the charge sheet was filed in the Delhi Liquor Policy 2021-2022 case. Vijay Kumar Saxena, who was the Lt. Governor of Delhi, has announced a CBI investigation into the allegations of corruption in the liquor policy.

Manish Sisodia is the fourth person to be arrested in connection with the case. AAP’s communication in-charge Vijay Nair, Indo Spirit Group’s Sameer Mahendru, and Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally were earlier arrested by the central agency in connection with the case. The CBI had made Sisodia and 14 others accused in connection with the liquor policy.

It is alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party used the money obtained through the scam for the election campaign in Goa. The liquor policy implemented on November 17, 2021, was withdrawn by the Aam Aadmi government in July 2022 following the controversy.

Chandigarh: Punjabi singer Siddu Moosaiwala’s murder accused in jail. It is reported that two accused were killed during a clash between gangsters in the jail. The deceased have been identified as Tufan alias Mandeep Singh and Mohana alias Manmohan Singh. Another inmate named Keshav was admitted to the hospital with injuries. All three are accused in the Muisawala murder case.

On May 28, 2022, singer Siddu Moosaiwala was killed in Jawahar Keil, Mansa, Punjab. Moosewala was shot dead within 24 hours of the AAP government withdrawing security. The attack took place while he was traveling with his friends in a car from Manasa to his own village. The attackers fired 30 rounds at the car. Two friends were also injured.

Ahmedabad: Earthquake in Rajkot, Gujarat. According to the National Center for Seismology, there was an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale. No casualties or damages have been reported in the earthquake so far.

This is the 5th earthquake to be reported in Gujarat in 8 days. The Center for Seismology stated that three small earthquakes were recorded in Gujarat’s Amreli district in two days. Earthquakes measuring 3.4, 3.1 and 3.1 on the Richter scale were reported in Mithiyala village of Savarkundla taluk of Amreli district. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake was also felt in Khambha in Saurashtra region on Thursday night. Before that, on February 19, an earthquake of magnitude 2.2 was felt in Khambha region.

Amreli district alone has reported around 400 minor earthquakes in the last two years. The January 2001 earthquake in Gujarat’s Kutch district, located in the Saurashtra region, killed 13,800 people and injured 1.67 lakh. The earthquake caused huge damage in various cities and villages of the district.

Bhopal: In Madhya Pradesh, 14 people were killed when a truck rammed into the buses of a group returning from the rally of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. 56 people were injured. 39 of them are in critical condition. The accident took place in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi on Friday night.

The out-of-control truck rammed into three stopped buses. It is suggested that the truck’s tire burst was the cause of the accident. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the deceased. The police are investigating the incident.

New Delhi: Former MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga has been nominated to head the World Bank by US President Joe Biden. Banga, who is of Indian origin, is currently the vice-chairman of the private equity firm General Atlantic. Banga succeeds current President David Malpass.

With over 30 years of banking experience, Banga has served in senior roles at MasterCard and on the boards of the American Red Cross, Kraft Foods, and Dow Inc.

New Delhi: In Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party councilor Pawan Sehrawat has joined the BJP. The announcement was made ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Standing Committee Member Election. After leaving the party, he criticized AAP. Sehrawat is the Bawana ward councilor.

Sehrawat alleged that AAP is putting pressure to create a ruckus in the MCD House. He added that Aam Aadmi’s politics suffocated him. BJP Working President Virendra Sachdeva and General Secretary Harsh Malhotra welcomed Pawan in a shawl at the BJP Delhi office.