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Newspaper Headlines: P Chidambaram In CBI Custody Till Monday; Hearing In Top Court Today

Today's front pages show former union minister P Chidambaram standing outside a special CBI court which sent him to four-day custody in INX Media case on Thursday.

  • The Times of India: A day after Congress leader P Chidambaram was arrested amid high drama from his Delhi home, a special court told him on Thursday that the custody sought by CBI for probe in INX Media case is justified as charges against him are "serious", the Times of India reports.
  • The Indian Express: P Chidambaram's petition seeking a stay on the Delhi High Court order dismissing his anticipatory bail petitions in the INX Media case will be heard in the top court today. Another important story in the daily is Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog, saying that the country has not faced that the country is facing an "unprecedented liquidity situation in 70 years".
  • Hindustan Times is also leading with P Chidambaram's hearing in the special CBI court on Thursday. It also carries the first pictures sent by the Chandrayaan 2 satellite of moon. Another important story on the front page is French President Emmanuel Macron saying: "India should get a bigger global role".
  • The Asian Age: The Congress has failed to turn opposition stir into a solidarity move against P Chidambaram's arrest, reports The Asian Age. On the front page, the daily also carries a story about another radical step by US President Donald Trump. He considering a federal order on abolishing automatic American citizenship for anyone born in the United States.
  • The Telegraph: While other newspapers are leading with P Chidambaram's hearing in the special court, after a high drama around his arrest on Wednesday, The Telegraph chose a different story about the arrest of a parking marshal. A parking marshal at Calcutta airport has been arrested after he clamped a car and allegedly shoved the driver who told him it was a VIP vehicle, the daily reports. For the P Chidambaram story, the newspaper chose the headline: "Rule of Law in Peril: Lawyers Liberty Cry At CJI Door"
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