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Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay K Mishra, released from jail after Supreme Court granted him bail in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: Official.
Delhi Police on Friday detained 24 students from the Delhi University's Arts Faculty for planning to screen the controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Godhra riots, a senior police official said.
The action comes days after a similar ruckus at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia over the documentary's screening.
Delhi Police on Friday imposed Section 144 (banning large gatherings) at the Faculty of the Arts at Delhi University in wake of a call by NSUI-KSU for the screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A large number of security personnel have also been deployed outside the Faculty of Arts.
Indian rupee rose marginally against the dollar on Friday, but ended the week lower due to suspected intervention by the central bank.
The rupee inched up to 81.5225 to the dollar from 811.59 in the previous session. For the week, the local currency was down 0.5%.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he had to cancel his Bharat Jodo Yatra for the day because police arrangements unfortunately "completely collapsed".
Police personnel who were supposed to manage the crowd were nowhere to be seen, the former Congress president told reporters
National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said that his party never raised questions on surgical strikes.
"I don't have any say in this. This is an internal matter of Congress. We never questioned surgical strikes and we will never do this,' Omar Abdullah said while speaking to mediapersons in Banihal.
N C leader Omar Abdullah Friday joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra , saying that the Rahul Gandhi-led march is not being carried out for the image makeover of the Congress leader, but rather to change the situation and atmosphere of the country
French rugby chief Bernard Laporte quits role after corruption conviction
PM Modi has said that 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' is his exam too and crores of students in the country are taking his test.
"'Pariksha Pe Charcha' is my exam too and crores of students of the country are taking my test...I enjoy giving this test," said PM Modi while interacting with students, teachers, and parents during the 6th edition of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' 2023 in Delhi.
People in India spend an average of 6 hours on screen. This is a matter of concern. Why be a slave of gadgets when God has given us an independent existence and individuality with immense potential?: PM Modi to students in 'Pariksha Pe Charcha'
A 1,262-page chargesheet filed in the 2022 Gujarat's Morbi suspension bridge collapse case. The incident claimed 134 lives. The name of Jaysukh Patel of Oreva group as an accused has been included in the chargesheet.
I urge the parents not to pressurize their children. But at the same time, students should also not underestimate their capabilities, says PM
‘To excel in exam you need time management and micro management, so that you can distribute time intelligently,’ says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
PM Modi interacts with students, teachers and parents during the 6th edition of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' 2023 in Delhi
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi to soon begin interaction with over 200 students at Pariksha Pe Charcha event shortly. Click here to watch
More than 200 students and teachers attending the "Pariksha pe Charcha" programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi this year will also witness the Republic Day parade and the Beating Retreat ceremony, Ministry of Education (MoE) officials said on Wednesday.
They will be seated in enclosure 18 at the Kartavya Path during the 74th Republic Day parade on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with students, teachers, and parents in the yearly 'Pariksha Par Charcha' program today.
The program will start at 11.00 am.
"Pariksha Pe Charcha is among the most exciting programs, giving an opportunity to discuss ways to make exams stress-free and support our Exam Warriors. I look forward to the program on the 27th of this month and urge you all to take part in this unique interaction," PM Modi said in a tweet earlier.
PM Modi ahead of Pariksha Pe Charcha event has launched masterclass for exam warriors. The videos are available at the official website — narendramodi.in/parikshapecharcha.
Billionaire U.S. investor Bill Ackman has called short-seller Hindenburg Research's report on India's Adani Group "highly credible and extremely well researched."
Shares in seven listed group companies of Adani lost $10.73 billion in market capitalization in India on Wednesday after the U.S. short-seller released the report, which accused the conglomerate of improper use of offshore tax havens.
"Adani's response to Hindenburg is the same as Herbalife's response to our original 350-page presentation. Herbalife remains a pyramid scheme. I found the Hindenburg report highly credible and extremely well researched," Pershing Square boss Ackman said in a tweet on Thursday.
"We are not invested long or short in any of the Adani companies or Herbalife, nor have we done our own independent research," he added.
India's Adani Enterprises began a record $2.45 billion secondary share sale for retail investors on Friday, days after the Adani conglomerate - controlled by one of the world's richest men - was attacked by a short seller.
Adani Group firms lost $11 billion in market capitalisation on Wednesday after New York-based Hindenburg Research flagged concerns in a report about debt levels and the use of tax havens. Adani Group dismissed the report as baseless.
Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of a conglomerate led by world's fourth-richest man, Gautam Adani, aims to use the share sale proceeds for capital expenditure and to pay debt. The anchor portion of the sale saw participation from investors including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on Wednesday.
After eroding investor wealth on Wednesday, the selling pressure in stocks of Adani Group companies increased on the second trading session on Friday and lost up to 20% on claims made in Hindenburg report.
While all 10 Adani stocks were trading in the red zone, shares of Adani Total Gas NSE -15.86 % were the worst affected as they lost up to 19.6% of their market capitalisation, with the stock price hitting . Adani Enterprises is down 2%, Adani green is trading with nearly 9% losses
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