Satyendar Jain, Azam Khan in ED net. Rule of law or arm-twisting by govt?

UPDATED: Aug 19, 2026 22:56 ISTFormer Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain was sent to judicial custody following his arrest by the Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch in an alleged Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant tender corruption case. Concurrently, the Enforcement Directorate searched 10 locations linked to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, his trust, and Mohammad Ali Johar University over alleged financial irregularities. Representatives from the Aam Aadmi Party and Samajwadi Party accused the central government of political targeting ahead of assembly elections, while Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sanju Verma defended the agencies' independent actions during a broadcast with anchor Rajdeep Sardesai. Additionally, the PM-CARES Fund released its 2024–25 audit report showing an accumulated corpus of around 8,452 crore rupees and an expenditure of 87.85 lakh rupees. In Tamil Nadu, the government announced 365 days of maternity leave for state employees having a third child. Internationally, Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif government challenged a Supreme Court order to transfer former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a hospital. In Bihar's Nalanda district, over 40 school children fell ill after detergent was accidentally served in a midday meal. Read MoreVIDEOS FROM OTHER SECTIONSLATEST VIDEOS