The Catch Up: Tejashwi Yadav CM face in Bihar, PM Modi skips Malaysia trip and more (24 Oct)

The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
This is the Catch upon Three Things by The Indian
Express and I'm Ichasharma. Today is a twenty fourth of
October and hehrah. This week's headlines. Starting with major news
this week, the Mahagad Bandhan has announced tejas Vyadav as
its chief ministrrial candidate for Bihar Congress. Leader As Shogelot

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confirmed at a press conference in Patna. VIP leader Moke
Seni will be the alliance's deputy cmfas leaders projected unity
and vowed to bring change the state. Meanwhile, Tejaswi said
their goal is development, not just spar and thank Lalu
Yadav Rabri, Deevi, Sonya Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for their trust.
He criticized the NDA government, calling it a double engine

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rule driven by corruption and crime. Meanwhile, in news from Punjab,
former Punjab d GP Mohammad Mustafa and his wife, ex
Minister Rasies Sultana, are facing serious allegations after Haryana Pila's
file and fir against them their daughter and daughter in law.

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This follows the death of their thirty five year old son,
Aki Lakhtar, found dead at his punch Kula residence on
sixteenth of October, a viral video allegedly recorded by Akil
before his death accuses his parents, sister and wife of
harassment and conspiracy, claiming his life was at risk, acting
on a complaint by Shamshudin Chaudhari. Pilis R probing whether

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it was suicide or a planned murder, and now in
some news from the South. Amid investigations into missing gold
at Kerla Shabrimala Temple, BJP leader arjief Tandrasheikher has alled
similar loot at Guruvayu Temple and demanded a central probe.
The Sabrimala case involves four hundred and seventy four point

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nine grams of unreturned gold from the twenty nineteen gold
plating of Dawar Palika idols and temple doors by Uni Krishnan. Poti.
Phost Co answered the work and Aciety has filed two
cases of theft, conspiracy and breach of trust against both
the former driven core they were Swarm board members and officials. Quoti,

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now in custody, is named the main accused. As investigations
expand to other temples and now moving to news making
global headlines, Prime Minister arrange, Remodi will skip his trip
to Malaysia and instead attend the Asian Summit virtually, Malaysian
PM Unherebraham confirmed after a call with PM mod Meanwhile,

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the Congress mocked the decision, alleging Mody backed out to
avoid meeting US President Donald Trump. The gibe suggested that
PM Mody is reluctant to face Trump amid ongoing diplomatic complexities.
No official reason has been given beyond scheduling and format changes,
but the political opposition used it to question PM's international
confidence and diplomatic intent and in the end in more

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global news. The USCIS released guidelines on twentieth of October
clarifying who must pay the one hundred thousand dollars H
one B visa fee following President Trump's nineteenth of September proclamation.
New rules apply to H one B petitions filed at
or after twelve am eedit on twenty first of September.

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Petitions not accompanied by proof of payment via pay govern
or on an exception from the Secretary of Homeland Security
will be denied. The guidance also explains rare expectations, application procedures,
and how employers can comply The update aims to address
confusion over Trump's controversial fee impacting international workers and US employers.

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And with that, this was all for this week. This
was the catch upon three Things by the Union Express