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Indian PhD student at London School of Economics was killed in london

 An Indian student pursuing her PhD at the London School of Economics was killed in a bicycle accident on March 19. Cheistha Kochhar, 33, who hailed from Gurgaon, died after being hit by a lorry while returning to her home in the English capital.

Her husband was cycling a few meters ahead of her when the incident happened. Despite efforts from police and paramedics, Cheistha passed away at the scene, according to  newspaper said the driver of the lorry involved, believed to be a garbage vehicle, cooperated with authorities during the investigation. No arrests have been made and inquiries are ongoing.

Amazing Fact About Solar Eclipse

Total Solar Eclipse:- 10 interesting facts about the natural phenomenon At 2024

As north america prepares for its second total solar eclipse in seven years  Moon will cast a shadow over a portion of the earth that will be shrouded in darkness. mexico mainland will first witness the astronomical spectacle, which will wrap up the show in canada. With the Moon moving between the Earth and the Sun, it'll wrap the solar light and bar us from its direct view. The once-in-a-blue-moon alignment makes the two bodies appear similarly sized in the sky. The complete eclipse begins with its partial counterpart until the Moon fully shields the Sun. 

According to ancient Greece's lore, solar eclipses were perceived as ill omens because they were seen as a symbol of gods' anger. Hence, the word's Greek origins  ekleipsis  which refers to “being abandoned.”

Intresting fact about solar eclipse

1. Total solar eclipses are seen only on Earth

Earth is the only planet in our solar system that witnesses a perfect total solar eclipse due to the relative size and distance ratio of the Sun and the Moon from the planet. No other planet's Moon is of a similar size to facilitate the phenomenon

2. According to NASA, this phenomenon lasts for about 70 to 80 minutes.

3. No Total Solar Eclipses in about 600M years

Richard Vondrak, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre lunar scientist, had previously described a total eclipse as “a dance with three partners: the moon, the sun and Earth.” He also affirmed, “About 600 million years from now, Earth will experience the beauty and drama of a total solar eclipse for the last time.” Total solar eclipses occur because of the Moon and the Sun's relative size and distance. While the Sun is about 400 times wider than the Moon, the latter is about 400 times closer to the Earth - both bodies appear to have the same size in Earth's sky. However, a NASA statement addressed the growing distance - about 1.5 inches per year - between the Moon and Earth, affecting the resulting total solar eclipse due to the diminished size of the Moon in the sky. Therefore, “over time, the number and frequency of total solar eclipses will decrease.”.

4. The 2024 totality will be the longest one since 2010

Nazas in Mexico will experience the greatest eclipse duration on April 8, with 4 minutes and 28 seconds of totality. This will exceed the 4 minutes and 40 seconds of totality witnessed by Rapa Nui in July 2010. The 2027 total solar eclipse is estimated to last 6 minutes and 23 seconds in Egypt.

5. Saros cycle: The same overlapping pattern will recur in 2042

Every 18 years, 11 days and eight hours, the same alignment between the Sun, Moon and Earth results in a similar solar eclipse. The April 8, 2024, alignment will similarly repeat its pattern on April 20, 2042.

First total solar eclipse in the continent US in 7 years

North America's last total solar eclipse happened on August 21, 2017. Seven years ago, it traversed from Oregon to South Carolina. The next one will be witnessed 20 years later, on August 23, 2044.

Why was Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal arrested by ED?

 

Team of ED arrived at the residence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday evening in connection with the 2021 Delhi excise case.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday after carrying out searches at his official residence and questioning the AAP leader for nearly two hours in connection with the money laundering probe linked to the excise policy case. The arrest comes hours after the Delhi high court refused to grant him interim protection from coercive action against Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering probe

Rapid action force personnel arrived outside Arvind Kejriwal's house forming the front layer security cordon. Multiple iron barricades were placed to form the second layer of the security cordon.

AAP leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj also atishi  arrived at Kejriwal's residence while party workers raised slogans in support of the chief minister.

“It appears that ED has raided the residence of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. No one is being allowed to go inside the Chief Minister residence. It appears that they are fully prepared to arrest the CM. The people of Delhi are watching, we will not remain silent,” AAP leader and Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said.

Soon after Kejriwal's arrest, Atishi said, “It is a political conspiracy and not linked to any case or investigation. If they wanted to investigate, ED could have waited for the court's judgement. We have filed an application and are requesting the Supreme Court to grant us an urgent hearing during this night. Arvind Kejriwal will not resign. He is and will remain the Delhi chief minister.”

What is the case in which Kejriwal is being questioned  ????

The case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped. The Enforcement Directorate claims that AAP leaders received kickbacks worth ₹100 crore in the excise policy. Kejriwal's name has also been mentioned multiple times in the charge sheets filed by the ED. The agency has alleged that the accused were in touch with Kejriwal for formulating the excise policy.

AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh are already in judicial custody in the case.

Kejriwal skipped eight summons issued by the federal agency since November 2 last year, calling it "illegal and politically motivated".

ED has claimed that a conspiracy was hatched by political leaders including Arvind Kejriwal, Manishh  Sisodia and  Kavitha (arrested last week) among others in the Delhi excise policy. A South Group comprising businessman Sarath  Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy and K Kavitha got nine zones out of 32 in Delhi under the new excise policy 2021-22. The policy was brought out with an extraordinarily high 12% profit margin for wholesalers and almost 184% profit margin for retailers. As per the conspiracy 6% out of the 12% margin was to be collected back from the wholesalers as a kickback to the leaders of AAP 

ED has alleged.