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The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday refused to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the allegations levelled by American short-seller Hindenburg against the Adani Group. It, however, asked SEBI to complete its probe into the pending two cases against the Gautam Adani-led conglomerate within three months. A bench, headed by CJI DY Chandrachud, said the court cannot regulate the market regulator's power of investigation and that it had completed its probe in 22 out of 24 cases linked to Hindenburg's allegations. Dig deeper
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Supreme Court says no ground to doubt SEBI probe, it won't interfere
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took a sharp dig at Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal for not appearing before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and skipping the summons for the third time saying that he is absconding like a criminal as there is something to hide. Party's national spokesperson, Shehzad Poonawalla dubbed him as a criminal and said that Kejriwal is playing the victim card despite the courts establishing that there is a money trail. Dig deeper
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Adani Group firms log 18% share price surge, market cap crosses ₹15 trillion after Hindenburg verdict Dig deeper
Mahayuti aims to win more than 45 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra: State BJP chief Dig deeper
India News
The Central government is ready with the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 rules and is likely to implement them "much before" the Lok Sabha elections slated to take place this year Dig deeper
A dense layer of fog engulfed parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan amid the prevailing cold wave conditions in North India on Wednesday Dig deeper
Global Matters
India expands visa services in Canada, adds 3 new centres Dig deeper
Indian-origin family's death mystery solved, husband shot dead his wife and daughter Dig deeper
Sports Goings
When the ODI series got over, India, with about 50 frontline cricketers in South Africa, would never have imagined that their final frontier dreams would be dashed in a little over two and a half days. With the majority of the first-XI players either resting or injured, a young Indian side under Suryakumar Yadav (in T20Is) and KL Rahul (in ODIs) did quite well in the white-ball leg of the South Africa tour. Dig deeper
Entertainment Focus
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 12th Fail has been receiving acclaim. Actor Vikrant Massey is also getting praise for his performance as Manoj Kumar Sharma, who overcame poverty to become an IPS officer. Now, the actor has responded to a person on X (formerly Twitter), who shared a screenshot of real-life IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and his wife, IRS officer Shraddha Joshi, in the background of a scene. Dig deeper
Lifestyle and Health
As a fresh spate of Covid JN.1 cases raise concerns across the country, it's important to take steps to strengthen your immune system and put your best foot forward as far as your well-being is concerned. Your immune system is the best defence to fight diseases and infections, and boosting it with the right mix of nutrients as well as healthy lifestyle measures like sufficient sleep, exercise and low stress can be effective against avoiding illnesses. Dig deeper
