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LEGAL LGD47 SC-2NDLD SANJAY SINGH AAP MP Sanjay Singh gets bail in Delhi excise policy scam case New Delhi In a relief to AAP leader Sanjay Singh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to him in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case after the Enforcement Directorate conceded that it has no objections.

Following are the top stories at 9.35 pm: NATION DEL125 DELHI-SANJAY SINGH-AAP-LD REAX **** 'Moutain of lies' to collapse in coming days, all our leaders to be out of jail: AAP on Singh's bail New Delhi: Buoyed by the Supreme Court's order granting bail to AAP MP Sanjay Singh, the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday called it a ''big day for democracy'' and hoped its other leaders will also be out of jail and the ''mountain of lies'' created by the BJP will collapse in the coming days. **** DEL118 SANJAY SINGH-AAP-2NDLD BJP **** Now, AAP can't call probe agencies' action against scams vendetta politics: BJP on Sanjay Singh's bail New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday mocked the AAP for ''celebrating'' a regular bail to its leader Sanjay Singh in the Delhi excise policy case as a clean chit to him and asked if by this ''logic'' it has accepted that jailed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is the kingpin of the ''scam''. **** DEL121 DEF-RAJNATH-LD-COMMANDERS **** Disengagement, de-escalation way forward: Rajnath on eastern Ladakh New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) With the India-China military face-off continuing in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said Indian troops are standing ''firm'' and the ongoing talks between the two sides for a peaceful resolution of the matter will continue as disengagement and de-escalation is the way forward. **** BOM18 GJ-JAISHANKAR-LD UNSC ***** EAM Jaishankar optimistic about permanent UNSC seat for India Rajkot: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed optimism about India's eventual permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying it is inevitable but emphasised the need for heightened efforts in this regard. **** MDS31 ELECTIONS-KA-SHAH-2NDLD CM **** Siddaramaiah, Amit Shah spar over non-release of central funds for drought relief in Karnataka Bengaluru/Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday sparred over alleged non-release of drought relief funds by the Centre to the State. **** DEL90 MEA-CHINA-LD ARUNACHAL **** India firmly rejects 'senseless attempts' by China to rename places in Arunachal New Delhi: India on Tuesday outrightly rejected as ''senseless'' China renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh, and asserted that assigning ''invented'' names does not alter the reality that the state ''is, has been, and will always be'' an integral part of India. **** BOM21 MP-BHOJSHALA **** Petitioner claims Hindu symbols found during ASI's Bhojshala survey Dhar (MP): A petitioner on Tuesday claimed that a basement with Hindu religious symbols and objects has been found during the ongoing survey at the Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district. **** CAL29 ELECTIONS-WB-MAHUA-LD INTERVIEW **** Confident Mahua Moitra says victory will be a fitting reply to expulsion from LS Kolkata: Exuding confidence in securing her Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat with a bigger margin, senior TMC leader Mahua Moitra feels that her victory would be a fitting response to the ''ploy'' to expel her from Lok Sabha last year and harass her through raids and summons by central agencies in a cash-for-query case. By Pradipta Tapadar **** DEL96 CONG-LD PILOT-INTERVIEW **** Parties shouldn't claim monopoly over Ram, elections should be fought on people's issues: Pilot New Delhi: Lord Ram belongs to everyone and the BJP cannot have a monopoly over him or religion no matter how hard it tries, says senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot, asserting that the INDIA bloc will fight the Lok Sabha polls on people's issues rather than emotive ones. **** LEGAL LGD47 SC-2NDLD SANJAY SINGH **** AAP MP Sanjay Singh gets bail in Delhi excise policy scam case New Delhi: In a relief to AAP leader Sanjay Singh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to him in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case after the Enforcement Directorate conceded that it has no objections. **** LGD39 DL-COURT-SISODIA **** Excise policy case: No purpose will be served by keeping me in custody, Manish Sisodia tells court New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, arrested in the Delhi excise policy case in February last year, on Tuesday told a Delhi court hearing his bail petition that no purpose will be served by keeping him in jail any further. **** LGD34 SC-IMA-4THLD RAMDEV **** Patanjali ads: SC lashes out at Ramdev and Balkrishna, terms their apology lip service New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday tore into Patanjali Ayurved's defence for putting out misleading advertisements, rejecting the apology from yoga guru Ramdev and the firm's managing director Acharya Balkrishna as ''lip service'' and warning them against perjury. **** FOREIGN FGN14 PAK-INDIA-ASIF **** Indo-Pak relations could be improved after elections in India: Defence Minister Asif Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has expressed hope for the betterment of ties with India after the general elections in the neighbouring country. **** FGN27 LANKA-KATCHATHEEVU **** Sri Lankan Cabinet did not discuss Katchatheevu issue: Cabinet spokesman Colombo: Sri Lanka's Cabinet has not discussed the Katchatheevu issue so far as it was never raised, a government spokesman said here on Tuesday, after India's ruling BJP blamed the Congress Party for ceding the tiny island to Colombo in 1974. ****

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