Top News on April 1: Arvind Kejriwal sent to Tihar jail, record GST revenue collection, Jalpaiguri storm and more

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Arvind Kejriwal has been remanded in judicial custody till April 15 following his arrest in the Delhi excise policy case. GST collection data released on Monday indicated an 11.5% rise to ₹1.78 lakh crore while the Election Commission received complaints about Rahul Gandhi and the Trinamool Congress. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court refused to stay Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque and the India Meteorological Department issued a major heatwave warning.

The Delhi Chief Minister has been placed in judicial detention after two weeks in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate. Reports quoting sources indicate the AAP supremo will be lodged in Jail Number 2 for the next two weeks. He was was arrested on March 21 as the ED probes a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy scam.

AAP workers have since gathered outside the Tihar Jail and raised slogans against the BJP-led Centre. “Gross Good and Services Tax (GST) revenue for March 2024 witnessed the second highest collection ever at ₹1.78 lakh crore, with a 11.5 per cent year-on-year growth. This surge was driven by a significant rise in GST collection from domestic transactions at 17.6 per cent," said a statement from the Finance Ministry on Monday.

The Supreme Court has ordered a ‘status quo’ on religious observances by both the Hindu and Muslim sides inside the mosque premises. A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud noted that both communities were presently conducting their religious observances “unhindered". The court was hearing a fresh plea by the Gyanvapi mosque management committee after the Allahabad High Court upheld a lower court's order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque.