Morning Digest | CBI arrests former NSE MD Chitra Ramkrishna; all eyes on Purvanchal as U.P. Assembly election reaches its finale, and more

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CBI arrests former NSE MD Chitra Ramkrishna

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested the former Managing Director of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Chitra Ramkrishna, in a case registered in May 2018, to probe the alleged abuse of the exchange’s server architecture for granting preferential access of market data to a stock broker, ahead of others.

Nearly 16,000 Indians evacuated from Ukraine so far, but it’s a long wait for 700 in Sumy 

India has brought back its over 15,920 nationals on 76 flights under the evacuation mission ‘Operation Ganga’ that was launched following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials said on Sunday. However, around 700 students are still trapped in Sumy, waging a grim battle for survival with supplies depleting fast and exit routes to safety blocked by fierce fighting.

All eyes on Purvanchal as U.P. Assembly election reaches its finale

The high voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly election reaches its final round as 54 constituencies spread over nine districts of Purvanchal will vote on Monday. These include Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi and prime contender Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Lok Sabha seat Azamgarh.

Civilian killed, 23 injured in Srinagar grenade explosion