From the Newsroom: Disha Ravi sent to 3-day judicial custody; Jharkhand HC rejects Lalu's bail plea

In your evening news brief, Disha Ravi sent to three-day judicial custody; Jharkhand High Court rejects RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail plea in the Dumka Treasury case and WhatsApp says it has conveyed to the Indian government that it remains committed to the protection of privacy of personal conversations across the country:

Here is the top news of February 19, 2021:

Climate activist Disha Ravi has been sent to three-day judicial custody by Delhi's Patiala House Court, according to news agency ANI.

Ravi has been arrested for alleged involvement in sharing a toolkit backing the ongoing farmers' protest.

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail plea in the Dumka Treasury case.

The Dumka treasury embezzlement case is an offshoot of the multi-crore rupees fodder scam. The former Bihar chief minister has already acquired bail in three cases related to the Rs 900 crore fodder scam and was expecting a favourable decision in the Dumka treasury case for release from jail.

Hours after announcing the decision to go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update, WhatsApp on Friday said it has conveyed to the Indian government that it remains committed to the protection of privacy of personal conversations across the country.

Last month, the messaging app had faced a volley of questions from the Indian government after it informed users that it was updating its privacy policy under which it could share limited user data with Facebook and its group firms.