New Delhi: The Supreme Court rejected the bail plea of Christian Michel, an accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter scam case.

Michel approached the Supreme Court seeking bail in the cases registered by the CBI and the ED in connection with the helicopter scam.
FIRs were registered in 2013 in eight incidents from 2004 to 2013. The lawyer appearing for Michelle told the court that Michelle was deported from Dubai in 2018 and the case has been pending for four years.

The lawyer also said that Michel faces a maximum term of five years in prison for the alleged offenses. The lawyer also told the court that the trial court had granted bail to several accused except Michel.

The Supreme Court had earlier asked the lawyers of Michel and ASG to submit a note on the matter.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had been informed that the ED had opposed Michel’s bail plea and had tried to hand over confidential documents to his lawyer during the case.

The case is still under investigation and the investigation requires the collection of several crucial documents from across jurisdictions, hence it is strongly suspected that there may be attempts to tamper with witnesses or evidence and obstruct judicial proceedings.

The investigating agency had told the bench that Michel’s role in the scam was clear and money laundering charges against him. Michelle had challenged the Delhi High Court’s March 11 order refusing to grant her bail in the Supreme Court.

Earlier, the trial court had rejected his bail plea and expressed displeasure with the letter sent to the British High Commission, saying it could take into account Michel’s health and two-and-a-half-year pre-trial detention.

  Michel is now in judicial custody. On January 31, 2019, Dubai-based businessman Rajeev Saxena was extradited to India on charges of a Rs 3,600 crore scam related to the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from AgustaWestland.

Mangaluru: 137 nursing and paramedical students were hospitalized after contracting food poisoning at a private hostel in Mangaluru’s Shaktinagar on Monday.

The students were admitted to various private hospitals in the city last night.

The students had been suffering from abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea since 2 am on Monday. City Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said that the police are trying to find out the reason behind the incident.

“Since 2 am, 137 students have been admitted to various hospitals in the city. Efforts are on to find out the cause,” Shashi Kumar said.

It is reported that General Nursing and BSc Nursing students are undergoing treatment in the hospitals. District Health Inspector Dr. Ashok informed that all the students have overcome the danger.

New Delhi:  The central government has announced this year’s Hajj policy. The new announcement is 80 percent through the government and 20 percent through private Hajj groups. Last year it was 70:30 ratio. The VIP quota has been completely abolished in the Hajj quota of 1,75,025 people allotted by the Saudi government this year.

It will be distributed by drawing lots. The application fee of Rs 300 for Hajj has been removed and the application has been made completely free. The number of Hajj departure centers in the country has been increased to 25. Kerala has been allotted 3 departure centers at Kannur, Kozhikode and Kochi. The Union Ministry of Minorities announced the new Hajj policy after widespread criticism over the delay in this year’s Hajj policy.

New Delhi: Train passengers will be able to order food through WhatsApp. Train passengers can book food through e-catering system. The new system is being prepared through an interactive artificial intelligence chatbot.

According to reports, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has already started distributing food on some routes through the WhatsApp number +91 8750001323.

Currently this system is available only on select trains. It will be enabled in other trains also based on feedback and suggestions from customers,” the railways said in a statement.

A railway statement said that the e-catering services have been launched by IRCTC through its specially developed website www.catering.irctc.co.in and its e-catering app ‘Food on Track’.

The e-catering services through WhatsApp were conceived in two phases.

The first phase has already been implemented. Customers who book e-tickets by clicking on the link www.ecatering.irctc.co.in will be messaged a business WhatsApp number to select e-catering services.

Passengers can book meals of their choice from restaurants available at stations directly through IRCTC’s e-catering website without the need to download the app.

Next step is planning WhatsApp food booking and delivery.

About 50,000 meals a day are served to customers through e-catering services enabled through IRCTC’s website and app.