The Catch Up: NIA files chargesheet in Pahalgam terror attach case, and more (19 Dec)

The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

Episode Transcript

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This is the catch upon three Things by the Indian
Express and I'm i Shasharma. Today is the nineteenth of
December and here are this week's headlines, starting with news
from the Parliament. The Repelling and Amending Bill of twenty
twenty five and the Viksabahat Chiksa Adhishtan Bill of twenty
twenty five were introduced in the Luksabha on Monday by

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Law and Justice Minister aljun Ram Meghwal and Education Minister
Thharmendri Praghan. The education bill drew opposition from Congress MP
Manishtewari and Thinomul Congress MP Sugatar Roi, who alleged MPs
were not given enough time to study it. Parliamentary Affairs
Minister Kiran Rijiju said the government plans to refer the
bill to a joint parliamentary committee. Separately, Rejiju sought an

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apology from Congress President Malikarjan Kharge and Luksobah Leader of
Opposition Rahul Gandhi over alleged threats to Prime Minister Narindramodi
at a Congress rally, calling it deeply on four fortunate
for Indian democracy. Meanwhile, Congress MPs on Wetness Day staged
a protest inside the Parliament House complex, accusing the Center

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of misusing the Enforcement Directorate following courte relief to Sonya
Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The
MPs said truth had prevailed after a Delhi court declined
to take cognizance of the EDS money laundering charges against
the party leaders holding banners reading satamev Jet, which loosely
translates to truth prevails. Congress lawmakers assembled near the Makardwar

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steps raised slogans against the government and demanded an apology
from the Narayandramodi led administration. In other major news, the
Ministry of External Affairs on Wetness Day summoned Bangladesh High
Commissioner Mriyas Hamidullah over security concerns surrounding the Indian High
Commission in Dhaka. The move follows rising tensions after National

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Citizen Party NCP leader Hasna Abdullah delivered a speech containing
shop anti India rhetoric, including warnings about isolating India's northeast
and offering shelter to separators groups if Bangladesh were destabilized.
Abdullah is known for his outspoken anti India stance. The
development comes two days after banglades In terrem government summoned

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Indian High Commissioner Prane Varma over what it termed provocative
remarks by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In other newsmaking
national headlines, the National Investigation Agency filed a chart sheet
on Monday in the Pehelgam terror attack case, in which
Pakistan based terrorists killed twenty five tourists and one local resident.

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An NI spokesperson said the chart sheet will be submitted
before the Special NIA Court in Jammu. Following the twenty
second of April attack, German Kashmir police released sketches of
at least three terrorists unannounced rewards of twenty lakhrupees each.
Investigators questioned more than three hundred and fifty locals, including
pony operators, shopkeepers, photographers and adventure sport workers as part

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of the probe, and in the end in news making
global headlines, that Trump administration announced it is expanding US
travel restrictions to twenty additional countries and the Palestinian authority,
doubling the scope of earlier limits imposed this year. Five
countries were added to the full travel ban list, while

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new restrictions were placed on fifteen others. Individuals traveling on
documents issued by the Palestinian authority are also affected. The
administration said the move is part of tightening entry standards
for travel and immigration. Critics argue the policy unfairly targets
multiple regions. Official sited security concerns following the arrest of

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an Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard troops
and with that this was the catch upon three things
by The Indian Express