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Fraud cannot be obfuscated by nationalism

US short-seller Hindenburg Research has dismissed charge that its report on Adani Group's malfeasance was a "calculated attack" on India, saying a "fraud" cannot be "obfuscated by nationalism or a bloated response that ignored key allegations."
30 January 2023, 14:48 PM

Mamata Banerjee hands over land documents to Amartya Sen

Amid allegations of land grabbing against Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen by Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today handed him documents relating to his house there and said "no one can question him" in future.
30 January 2023, 13:35 PM

Adani hits back at Hindenburg, says complies with local laws

India's Adani Group issued a detailed riposte on Sunday to a Hindenburg Research report that sparked a $48 billion rout in its stocks, saying it complies with all local laws and had made the necessary regulatory disclosures.
30 January 2023, 03:45 AM

‘Ideology of hate’ consuming India

India’s rising tide of Hindu nationalism is an affront to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, his great-grandson says, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the revered independence hero’s assassination.
29 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Real life ‘3 Idiots’ hero on a ‘Climate Fast', but why?

Sonam Wangchuk, an innovator and an engineer, whose personality inspired the fictional character of Phunsukh Wangdu in Aamir Khan's film '3 Idiots', is on a five-day "climate fast" demanding the government to protect Ladakh, where rapid expansion of industries threatening its unique ecosystem.
29 January 2023, 17:59 PM

Odisha minister shot dead by rogue cop

The Health Minister of eastern Indian state of Odisha, Naba Kishor Das, tonight succumbed to the bullet injuries he sustained when a policeman assigned to protect him fired at him in the state’s Jharsuguda district, officials said.
29 January 2023, 16:03 PM

Odisha health minister shot by cop tasked with protecting him

The health minister of the Indian state of Odisha was shot and injured by a police official assigned to protect him in Jharsuguda district today, officials said.
29 January 2023, 10:17 AM

75-yr independence of India: Mughal Gardens to be named 'Amrit Udyan'

The gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of India's President Droupadi Murmu, will get a "common name" as "Amrit Udyan" on the occasion of 75 years of India's independence, after being long known popularly as Mughal Gardens.
28 January 2023, 18:29 PM

Adani slips from world’s 3rd richest to 7th in Forbes list

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's net worth continues to decline as he falls from being the third richest person in the world to seventh in the Forbes Real Time Billionaires' list.
28 January 2023, 08:03 AM

2 Indian fighter jets crash in Madhya Pradesh, 1 pilot dead

At least one pilot was killed in an accident involving two fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force near Gwalior in the central state of Madhya Pradesh today, the IAF said.
28 January 2023, 07:29 AM

India’s Adani Group: Fraud claims wipe $45b off stocks

Shares in the business empire of Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani nosedived yesterday, extending this week’s losses to $45 billion, days after a US investment firm claimed it had committed “brazen” corporate fraud.
27 January 2023, 18:00 PM

India expects more clashes with China in Himalayas

A security assessment by Indian police in the Himalayan region of Ladakh says there could be more clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along their contested frontier there as Beijing ramps up military infrastructure in the region.
27 January 2023, 18:00 PM

India expects more clashes with Chinese troops in Himalayas: document

A security assessment by Indian police in the Himalayan region of Ladakh says there could be more clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along their contested frontier there as Beijing ramps up military infrastructure in the region.
27 January 2023, 07:39 AM

Adani shares fall after fraud claims, record sale begins

Shares of India's Adani Enterprises (ADEL.NS) sank 20% on Friday as a scathing report by a US short seller triggered a rout in the conglomerate's listed firms, casting doubts on how investors will respond to the company's record $2.45 billion secondary offer.
27 January 2023, 06:48 AM

India showcases military might and diversity

India showcased its military and its cultural diversity in a colourful parade yesterday at the revamped colonial avenue in New Delhi to mark Republic Day, the anniversary of the day the country’s secular Constitution came into effect in 1950.
26 January 2023, 18:00 PM

World's first intranasal Covid vaccine launched in Delhi

The world's first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine was launched in India's New Delhi today.
26 January 2023, 12:22 PM

BBC Docu on Modi: Defiant Indian students to hold more screenings

Indian students said they would show again a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the government has dismissed as propaganda after a Tuesday campus screening was disrupted by a power cut and intimidation by opponents.
25 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Adani stocks fall in India on fraud, stock manipulation claims

Asia's richest man Gautam Adani saw his net worth drop six billion dollars on Wednesday after a US investment firm accused him of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud".
25 January 2023, 17:16 PM

Power cut reported in JNU ahead of Modi documentary screening

A top Indian university cut off power and internet supply on campus on Tuesday before a screening by its students' union of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India has dismissed as propaganda, broadcaster NDTV reported.
25 January 2023, 03:34 AM

12 rescued after building collapses in Lucknow

Rescue workers pulled 12 people, including two children, out of the rubble after a residential apartment block collapsed in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, but more were feared trapped inside, a local police official has said.
25 January 2023, 02:53 AM