Top Headlines of the day I Rahul Gandhi questioned by ED, TMC-Congress to meet for opposition strategy, Russia intensifies attack in Severodonetsk, The National Herald case I 14 June 2022 I Clear cut Ep - 21

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Clear cut Ep - 21

14 June 2022 I Top Headlines of the day 

0.32 to 7.37

International headlines :-
1. Russia has intensified their attack in Severodonetsk as all the evacuation points in the city have been destroyed.
2. Gun control laws in US gains support in the Senate.
3. Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board's chairman MMC Ferdinando has resigned after his statement on Indian PM Narendra Modi.

National headlines :-
1. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was summoned by the Ed on Monday and quizzed for over 10 hours regarding the National Herald case.
2. All India Trinamool Congress and Congress Party to hold meeting to decide opposition strategy.
3. Three MLAs in Madhya Pradesh joins BJP ahead of Presidential elections next month.
4. National secuurity forces gunned down two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists who were planning to attack the Amarnath Yatra.

Pop culture and sports updates :-
1. Sidhu Moose Wala received a tribute on a billboardc in New York's Times Square.
2. Disney Star is learned to have won the coveted IPL Indian sub-continent televison (TV) media rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a whopping Rs 23,575 crore, while Viacom18 grabbed the digital rights with a bid of Rs 20,500 crore at the media rights auction on Monday.

Clear cut explainer on the National Herald case :-

7.40 to 13.48

 

1. In 2012, Subramanian Swamy lodged a complaint aginst the Gandhi family for allegedly misusing party funds and purchasing National Herald newspaper company.
2. Subramanian Swamy alleged that Congress party acquired lands worth ₹1,600 crore in Delhi and UP belonging to Associated Journals Limited.
3. Jawaharlal Nehru founded AJL in 1938 which published newspapers in English, Hindi and Urdu.
4. AJL had properties in New Delhi, Lucknow, Bhopal, Mumbai, Indore and Patna 
5. AJL started reporting losses in 2008 and Congress started giving loans to the company amounting to ₹90,000 crore at 0% intrest.
6. In December 2010, Congress acquired 99.99% of AJL.
7. Aaccording to Sections 29A to C of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and Section 13A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, it is illegal for a political party to lend money for commercial purposes. Swamy also claims that the Gandhis used deception to “take over" assets worth thousands of crores in a “malicious" way. 

Host & script - Rudrashis kanjilal
Producer - Lalit

 

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