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The court in Surat has disqualified Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi as a Member of Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark. Meanwhile, in Delhi, the court reserved its order on the bail plea moved by former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the CBI case relating to alleged irregularities in the excise policy of GNCTD. The CBI has submitted its case diary and several statements as evidence. In France, 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured during nationwide protests against President Macron’s pensions reform. The Delhi High Court has sought a response from NCPCR regarding a plea filed against Rahul Gandhi for reportedly revealing the identity of the relatives of a rape and murder victim in 2023. In Bengal, BJP plans to protest against ongoing corruption in job recruitment on 29th March, while CM Mamata Banerjee announced a two-day protest against the Central government for not releasing state funds. An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur, while an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior. The Supreme Court has directed all convicts and undertrial prisoners released during the COVID-19 pandemic to surrender within 15 days. PM Narendra Modi launched various initiatives in Varanasi to mark the occasion of World TB Day, including the official pan-India rollout of a shorter TB Preventive Treatment. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been defaced with pro-Khalistan graffiti in Canada’s Ontario. In Mumbai, opposition MLAs staged a protest with washing powders in their hands over the alleged misuse of central agencies by the Central government. The Supreme Court affirmed the validity of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) provision, according to which criminality can be attributed to memberships, stating that mere membership of the unlawful association is sufficient to constitute an offence under UAPA. In the Umesh Pal murder case, police and agencies are searching for Atiq Ahmed’s wife, his son, and other accused in seven states, including Uttar Pradesh. A drone strike in eastern Syria has killed one US contractor and injured five troops, prompting precision air strikes in response by the US military. In Punjab, BSF troops have recovered five pistols, ten pistol magazines, 71 rounds of 9mm and 20 pieces of ammunition with .311 written on it from a consignment dropped by a Pak drone trying to infiltrate the border. In Washington DC’s National Press Club, some Pakistanis disrupted a discussion on Jammu and Kashmir’s transformation by heckling and interrupting the speakers.
