Delhi excise policy case | CBI arrests Manish Sisodia after questioning him for 8 hours
The HinduThe CBI has arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia after nearly eight hours of questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, agency sources said on February 26. Justice Bhat, hearing a petition filed by Dr. Balram Singh in person, sought details of steps taken by the Centre in pursuance of the 2014 judgment, including rehabilitation of the people falling within the definition of ‘manual scavengers’, abolition/demolition of dry latrines statewise; status of dry latrines and employment of safai karamcharis in cantonment boards and railways; statewise set up of municipal corporations and the nature of equipment deployed by such bodies to mechanise sewage cleaning; and online tracking of sewage deaths and action taken by their authorities, including payment of compensation and rehabilitation of families. India’s economic growth appears to be very fragile, says RBI Monetary Policy Committee member India’s economic growth appears to be ‘very fragile’ and it may fall short of what the country needs to meet the aspirations of its growing workforce, RBI Monetary Policy Committee member Jayanth R. Varma said. Ukraine military says Russian offensive near Yahidne unsuccessful Ukraine’s military said that Russia conducted unsuccessful offensives near Yahidne over the past day, after Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claimed to have captured the village in eastern Ukraine.