QWrap: AN-32 Wreckage Found; Prashant Kanojia Granted Bail
Here are the biggest news stories of the day on today’s QWrap.
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From the latest update on Indian Air Force’s AN-32 search and rescue operation to the bail granted to journalist Prashant Kanojia by Supreme Court, catch all the top news of the day.
1. Wreckage of Missing AN-32 Located
After eight days of extensive search operations, the Indian Air Force, on Tuesday, 11 June, found the wreckage of the lost AN-32 carrier aircraft that went missing on 3 June.
The airplane, that went missing soon after taking off from Air Force base in Assam’s Jorhat, has been located north of Lipo village in Arunachal Pradesh, according to the IAF.
(Catch all the live updates here.)
2. SC Orders Prashant Kanojia’s Release
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 11 June, ordered journalist Prashant Kanojia to be released immediately on bail, expressing incredulity at the length of his remand. The Court said that although they do not appreciate Kanojia’s tweets, his judicial custody till 22 June was “not appropriate”.
Kanojia’s wife Jagisha Arora had moved the SC challenging the his arrest by the Uttar Pradesh police.
(Read the full story here.)
3. Is EC Misleading Public On How EVM Votes Polled Data Is Compiled?
After The Quint’s article, published on 31 May, pointed out discrepancies in the EVM votes polled and votes counted data in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (EC) issued a press release on their website on 1 June. The release was not a rebuttal to The Quint’s article, rather a generic statement explaining how the EC compiles EVM votes polled data during elections.
When we examined the EC’s press release, we found that some of the information was less than convincing.
(Read the full story here.)
4. ‘Jai Shri Ram’ In West Bengal: Whose Ram Is It Anyway?
From 'Tomaar Naam, Aamaar Naam, Vietnam, Vietnam' to 'Tomaar Naam, Aamaar Naam, Jai Shri Ram, Jai Shri Ram'.
If we trace the history of Bengal politics over the last six decades in a sentence, that’s what it would be. Lord Ram's importance in the state of late has brought up many questions:
Is 'Jai Shri Ram' a “part of Bengali ethos”? Or is it a BJP import?
(Read full story here.)
5. Dhawan Ruled Out for 3 Weeks Due to Thumb Injury: Reports
According to media reports, Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out for three weeks due to the thumb injury he picked up while batting against Australia on Sunday. Dhawan underwent scans earlier today to determine the extent of the injury on his swollen left thumb.
The left handed batsman played through pain after being hit on the thumb by a rising delivery from pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile.
(Read full story here.)
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