Indian National Congress yesterday asked the country’s government if Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “put pressure on his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina to accept terms that were extremely favourable to Adani Power and unfavourable to Bangladesh” in the agreement for power purchase from a plant in Godda, Jharkhand.

Indian tax authorities raided the BBC’s New Delhi and Mumbai offices yesterday, weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s actions during deadly sectarian riots in 2002.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has “nothing to hide or be afraid of” on the controversy over Adani group, the home minister said yesterday, responding to opposition allegations of favouring the conglomerate attacked by a US short seller.

The Indian income tax officials' raid at BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai for alleged tax evasion today sparked a war of words between ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which accused the media of "spewing anti-India venom" and the opposition which attacked the government alleging "intimidation" of the media

The BBC said it was "fully cooperating" with Indian tax authorities raiding its New Delhi and Mumbai offices on Tuesday, weeks after it aired a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The BBC should not "spew venom" while operating in India, a ruling-party spokesman said Tuesday, after tax raids on the British broadcaster's local offices.

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has said it would not be appropriate for him to comment on the opposition's allegations against the BJP-led government over the Adani-Hindenburg issue, and that there is "nothing for the BJP to hide or be afraid of".."The Supreme Court has taken cognizance of

Officials of India's income tax department is carrying out a "survey" at the premises of BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion

Adani Group sought to reassure investors yesterday, saying it had strong cashflows and its business plans were fully funded, as an Indian regulator confirmed it was investigating a critical report by a short-seller that has battered the group’s stocks.

India's market regulator is set to brief the federal government on its investigation into Adani group's shelved share sale, two sources said, thrusting the watchdog into the limelight in a week when its laws also face scrutiny by the nation's top court

India's embattled Adani group has hired a top US legal firm to fight back against allegations levelled by US short-seller Hindenburg Research, according to the Financial Times of London and the Indian media.

India’s market regulator is investigating Adani Group’s links to some of the investors in the conglomerate’s aborted $2.5 billion share sale, two sources said, amid growing concern in New Delhi about a US short-seller’s allegations against one of the country’s top industrial groups.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s enormous popularity remains intact despite the biggest political attack on him in years as rivals accuse his government of giving undue favours to the Adani Group, approval ratings showed yesterday.

The rocket, which is a small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV), lifted from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh this morning and injected an earth observation satellite of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and two other payloads into a 450km circular orbit during its 15-minute flight.

Justice Khanna said "this is totally misconceived. How can this be argued? You want us to put complete censorship? What is this?".

A report by the short seller in January accused Adani Group of stock manipulation, accounting fraud

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday defended his record after criticism of his close association with tycoon Gautam Adani, whose business empire has been rocked by corporate fraud allegations.

"People know Modi has come to their help in times of crisis, how will they agree with your abuses and allegations?" Modi said.

The state-owned company yesterday cancelled the bid citing "unavoidable reasons" although the Adani Group had emerged as the lowest bidder among four private firms.

India's Adani Group today said shares related to some group companies will be released following the pre-payment of $1.11 billion of loans ahead of their maturity in 2024 while denying media reports that said the conglomerate was planning to cut back its capital spending.