In today’s edition: Latest on Pandora Papers probe; Samrat Choudhary at Idea Exchange; political churning in Jharkhand and Bihar; India vs England; and more Express Investigation Probes have been “initiated” by the Enforcement Directorate for almost all Indian owners of offshore firms named in the 2021 Pandora Papers investigation by The Indian Express. Anil Ambani to Sachin Tendulkar, Unitech promoters and Niira Radia; Gautam Singhania to Lalit Goyal and Malvinder Singh. Who all were named in the Pandora Papers and where does the investigation stand? Ritu Sarin brings you a status check. Only in Express The Indian Express caught up with the newly sworn-in Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Samrat Choudhary for the latest edition of Idea Exchange. From support to a caste census and countering the INDIA alliance in the Lok Sabha elections to Central funding for Bihar and Prashant Kishor entering politics, here's all that Choudhary said. From the Front Page On January 30, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) razed the Akhoondji mosque and a madrasa, describing them as “illegal structures” in Sanjay Van, a reserved forest area. The “Mosque of Akhondji”, however, was listed in a 1922 publication by an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India who recorded that while its construction date was “unknown”. Seeking protection from threats, extortion calls and hooliganism arising out of political rivalry, contractors and engineers engaged in various developmental projects have written a joint letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister and the two Deputy Chief Ministers, demanding a law to protect them at work sites. 40 MLAs of the Jharkhand's ruling alliance of JMM and Congress returned to Ranchi on Sunday night, ahead of the Assembly floor test set to take place today. In neighbouring Bihar, amid similar fears of an attempt to split the party ahead of the trust vote scheduled for February 12, the Congress has flown 16 of its 19 MLAs to Hyderabad. Must Read On Republic Day, the President’s horse-drawn ‘buggy’ returned for duty, carrying President Droupadi Murmu and French President Emmanuel Macron along the 1.8-km stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to Kartavya Path. Divya A chronicles the work that went into bringing back the tradition that was on a 40-year hiatus. More than 50 per cent of the world’s population is living in countries that will go to elections in 2024, and businesses have rarely confronted such a complex of potentially disruptive geopolitical uncertainties. Scenario planning offers a path to prepare for the challenges ahead, writes Vikram S Mehta in today’s Opinion section. The pandemic’s aftermath has led to the Centre and states accumulating a mountain of debt. Bringing it down will be a challenge for the next government. Harish Damodaran explains 3 ways of dealing with it. And Finally… The muted celebration when Shubman Gill got to his third Test century fitted his knock. Venkata Krishna B charts out how the 24-year-old batsman who is living on borrowed time, scored a hundred that could revive his career Delhi Confidential: The high-level committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, has had a busy schedule over the past few weeks. However, the panel is yet to meet the Election Commission of India, despite having suggested a date for the meeting last month, it is learnt. 🎧 In today's episode of the '3 Things' podcast, we speak about Hemant Soren's arrest, the emerging trend of acting Director Generals of Police, and the politics over Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Until tomorrow Sonal Gupta and Navmi Krishna
