Good evening! Here are the top stories in your evening news bulletin. The Delhi high court on Friday ordered strict action, including de-boarding of passengers violating Covid norms such as the mandatory wearing of masks and maintaining hygiene at airports as well as on aircraft as the pandemic has not abated. A bench of acting chief justice Vipin Sanghi and justice Sachin Datta said the violators should be physically removed if needed, fined, booked, and placed on the no-fly list for deterrence and to ensure compliance. The Jharkhand high court on Friday ruled that the two petitions seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) inquiry against chief minister Hemant Soren in connection with the alleged irregularities in the grant of mining leases and transactions of some shell companies are maintainable and the bench will now proceed with hearings on the merit of the petitions. India saw a record FDI (Foreign direct investment) of 84 billion dollars last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he addressed the ‘Ground Breaking Ceremony @3.0 of the UP Investors Summit’. “Today the world is seeing India’s potential and appreciating India’s performance. We are growing the fastest among the G20 economies. India is at number two in the Global Retail Index,” he said. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami won Champawat by-poll by a margin of over 55,000 votes. Dhami bagged 58,258 votes while Congress’s Nirmala Gahtori got 3,233 votes of total 62,898 votes polled. “BJP registers win in Champawat by-elections,” Dhami said in a tweet. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and leaders held celebrations in connection with Dhami’s victory in the elections, saying it is a historic victory. The victory will pave way for Dhami to return to the legislative assembly. The teaser of the fourth season of the popular web series Aashram was released on Friday, the same day the third season started streaming on MX Player. Bobby Deol, who plays self-proclaimed godman Baba Nirala in the show, is seen declaring himself to be above law in the teaser for the new season. The show is now officially titled Ek Badnaam…Aashram. Bobby shared the teaser on his Instagram account with the caption, “Baba antaryami hain, woh aapke mann ki baatein jante hain. Isliye #Aashram3 episodes ke saath, #Aashram4 ki ek jhalak bhi saath laaye hain sirf @mxplayer par.” The legendary Lasith Malinga returned in the Sri Lanka coaching staff as the country’s cricket board annoucned his appopointment as ‘bowling strategy coach’ for the Australia tour. “Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lankan fast bowling legend and former captain of the ODI and T20I team, as the ‘Bowling Strategy Coach’ of the National Team for the white ball segment of the Australia Tour of Sri Lanka,” said the Sri Lanka Cricket Board in a statement.
