WION Evening News brief, March 1, 2018
Karti Chidambaram
Top developments of the day
Delhi Patiala Court today sentKartiChidambaram to 5-daypolice custodyin connection with the INX Media money laundering case. The CBI hadrequested the court for 14-daycustody forKarti. He will now be produced in court on March 6th.
India's veteran actress and Bollywood's first female superstar, Sridevi died of 'accidental drowning'in Dubai hotel's bathtub on February 24 leaving a void in the entertainment industry. She waslaid to reston February 28 at Vile Parle Crematorium amid thousands of fans who thronged the crematorium to catch a glimpse of the star
China lodged an official protest with the United States on Thursday, saying it was "strongly dissatisfied" after the US Senate passed a bill promoting relations with self-governing Taiwan.
After weeks of speculation,the Pakistan foreign office spokesmansaid today the country will be placed in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in June. The Dawn newspaper quotedforeign ministry officialDrMuhammadFaisal saying: "Pakistan will be assigned to the "grey list" in June, once an action plan has been mutually negotiated."
The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) today registered disproportionate assets case against former CMD of United Bank of India (UBI) Archana Bhargava