News 18 Afternoon Digest: All Is Well In AAP? Raghav Chadha Removed As Party's Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader & Other Stories

Last Updated:April 02, 2026, 14:07 IST

We are also covering: SC Says Malda Judicial Officers’ Gherao Was Preplanned, Amit Shah's Poll Pitch In Bengal's Bhabanipur and other stories.

News18 Afternoon Digest: In today’s News18 afternoon digest, we bring to you the latest on Raghav Chadha Removed As Party’s Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader, Amit Shah’s Poll Pitch In Bengal’s Bhabanipur, Trump’s Dig At French President Macron & other stories.

All Is Well In AAP? Raghav Chadha Removed As Party’s Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader

In a significant development, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has moved to replace Raghav Chadha from the post of Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha, indicating signs of an internal rift within the party. AAP MP Ashok Mittal has been appointed to serve as the party’s new Deputy Leader in the Upper House. Read More

‘Bengal Most Polarised State’: SC Says Malda Judicial Officers’ Gherao Was Preplanned

The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the West Bengal administration over the gherao of judicial officers in Malda, terming the incident a “preplanned, calculated and motivated" attempt to derail the electoral process. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said the incident was a “brazen attempt to challenge the authority of this Court" and aimed at demoralising judicial officers engaged in election-related duties. Read More

Baking Soda, ‘Poisoned’ Everest Trekkers & $20Mn Insurance Fraud: Inside Nepal Guides’ Rescue Scam

A major fraud scandal has rocked Nepal’s tourism industry, with police alleging that trekking guides, hospitals, and helicopter operators colluded in a multi-million-dollar insurance scam by deliberately making tourists sick. Investigators say between 2022 and 2025, a coordinated network targeted foreign trekkers across Nepal’s most popular Himalayan routes, including Mt Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, and Manaslu. Read More

‘Have To Defeat Mamata Banerjee In Her Own Home’: Amit Shah’s Poll Pitch In Bengal’s Bhabanipur

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday sharpened the Bharatiya Janata Party’s attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, declaring that the party is determined to defeat her in her political stronghold of Bhabanipur. Addressing supporters during the campaign, Shah asserted that victory in the constituency would accelerate political change across the state. Read More

‘Indian Friends Are In Safe Hands’: Iran’s Assurance As West Asia Conflict Grows

As tensions continue to intensify across West Asia, the Iranian Embassy in India issued a message aimed at reassuring Indian nationals about their safety. “Our Indian friends are in safe hands, no worries," the embassy said in a post on X. Read More

Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Stone Age’ But His Aides Say Tehran ‘Not Feeling The Pain’

Donald Trump on Thursday warned that Iran could be pushed “back to the Stone Age" if negotiations to end the war, which is in its fifth week, fail. While the threat may seem like aggressive posturing by a superpower, signals from within the US President’s own camp point to a very different reality. According to an Axios report, Donald Trump’s escalating threats are driven by frustration that Tehran is not yielding under pressure. The report notes that US officials close to the US President believe Iran is “not losing the war" and therefore has little incentive to concede, directly undercutting Trump’s repeated claims that victory is near. Read More

‘His Wife Treats Him Extremely Badly’: Trump’s Dig At French President Macron

US President Donald Trump mocked French President Emmanuel Macron and took a personal swipe at his wife, Brigitte Macron, as he criticised NATO allies for what he described as their reluctance to support the United States in the ongoing war against Iran. “I call up France, Macron, whose wife treats him extremely badly. Still recovering from the right to the jaw," Trump said during a private lunch, in remarks captured in a video briefly posted on the White House YouTube channel before access was blocked. Read More

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