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The Delhi HC on Wednesday dismissed the CBI’s challenge to a trial court order allowing inspection of documents by Congress’s P Chidambaram, his son Karti Chidambaram and other accused in the INX Media case.

CBI had sought to set aside a special judge’s March 5 order that directed the agency to allow inspection of documents kept in the ‘malkhana’ (room where case properties are stored) by the accused or their counsel.

The HC, however, saw no merit in the CBI’s challenge and dismissed the plea.

During the travel days, travellers will get all three meals - morning tea or coffee along with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Travellers will also get 1-litre drinking water per day during all days of travel.

Travellers in the package will be travelling via special Shri Ramayana yatra Express-Madurai. Passengers will get sleeper class seats along with complimentary food and stay in hotels as mentioned in the package. All the tourists are required to keep the COVID-19 vaccination certificate or RT-PCR negative report which was conducted less than 48 hours before the journey date to onboard the train from several boarding points.

Passengers will also be taken to Janakpur (Nepal), Ayodhya, Nandigram, Prayajraj and Shringaverpur. Tourists can book the package from IRCTCs official website at a starting price of Rs 14,490 per person. The travel will be on a sharing basis. Tourists can also book the Shri Ramayana Yatra-Madurai Package via IRCTC tourists facilitation centre, zonal offices, and regional offices.

Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole today urged Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to probe allegations levelled against each other by former chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik. Patole said that the political situation in the state is terrible at present and the mudslinging has brought bad name to the state.

"Maharashtra’s political situation is terrible right now…leaders are making allegations at each other. It’s bringing shame to the State. Allegations made by former CM Fadnavis and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik against each other are serious and should be probed," said Nana Patole.

It may be recalled that Fadnavis and Malik had accused each other of links with the underworld. "Solidus investment is Nawab Malik's company and the land was purchased from these underworld criminals. 3 acre land at LBS road got purchased only for Rs 20 lakh. The original value is Rs 3 crore!!! Why did you purchase land from criminals of Mumbai?…In such serious matter where underworld, bomb blast convicts have connections with Minister Nawab Malik, I will submit the documents to appropriate agencies for further investigation," Fadnavis said yesterday.

Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari laid out Modi government’s plan for electric vehicles in India. 

The minister said cost of EVs in India will drop to the level of petrol vehicles in the next two years. “Within two years, the cost of EVs will come down to a level that will be at par with their petrol variants. Already GST is only 5% on EVs and the cost of lithium-ion batteries is also declining. Besides, the government has already framed a policy allowing petrol pumps to set up EV charging stations. In two years, there will be a lot of charging points across India as well,” Gadkari said.