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  • Will businesses probe ‘cash laundering’ via Vinod Adani’s offshore shell companies, asks Congress

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani has a “central position” within the Adani Team and requested whether or not India’s “omnipotent businesses” will examine allegations of “round-tripping and money-laundering” via offshore shell corporations hooked up to their circle of relatives.

    Posing a collection of 3 inquiries to High Minister Narendra Modi as a part of the birthday celebration’s “Hum Adani ke Hain Kaun” sequence, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated in its January 29 reaction to “critical allegations” towards Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani, the Adani Team had attempted to distance itself pointing out that he does now not grasp any managerial place in any Adani indexed entities or their subsidiaries and has no position of their daily affairs.

    “But increasingly more revelations are popping out about Vinod Adani’s central position within the Adani Team,” Ramesh stated, including that this has led the Congress to additionally get started a sub-series at the allegations towards Adani — “Dikh Raha Hai Vinod”.

    प्रधानमंत्री ने कांग्रेस के ख़िलाफ़ जो अपमानजनक बातें कही हैं, उन्हें वह भले ही दोहराते रह सकते हैं, लेकिन अडानी महाघोटाले में अपनी भूमिका पर हमारे सवालों से नहीं बच सकते हैं। ये हैं “HAHK – हम अडानी के हैं कौन श्रृंखला” के 18वें दिन के 3 सवाल

    चुप्पी तोड़िए प्रधानमंत्री जी। percent.twitter.com/WQdyhhOrNm

    — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 28, 2023

    “The PM (high minister) can stay recycling all his previous abuses towards the Congress however he can not break out getting 3 pointed questions day-to-day on his position within the Adani Maha Mega Rip-off,” Ramesh tweeted and posted his inquiries to the high minister.

    Lately, Adani Team shares had taken a beating at the bourses after US-based quick supplier Hindenburg Analysis made a litany of allegations, together with fraudulent transactions and share-price manipulation, towards the industry conglomerate whose chairman is Gautam Adani.

    The crowd has pushed aside the fees as lies, pronouncing it complies with all regulations and disclosure necessities.

    In a commentary, Ramesh stated the Adani Team had filed more than a few memoranda with inventory exchanges pointing out that the crowd way “S B Adani Circle of relatives Consider, Adani Houses Personal Restricted, Adani Tradeline LLP, Gautam Adani, Rajesh Adani, Vinod S Adani. Now we be informed {that a} March 18, 2020 letter from the Adani Team to the Registrar of Corporations in Ahmedabad stated that: ‘Mr Vinod S. Adani, Promoter of the Corporate, has knowledgeable alternate (sic) in vital recommended hobby,” Ramesh alleged within the commentary posted on Twitter.

    OPINION | Hindenburg impact on the way forward for Adani shares: Section I

    OPINION | Hindenburg impact on long term of Adani Companies: Section II

    This letter was once signed via the Adani Enterprises Corporate secretary and joint president (prison) Jatin Jalundhwala and obviously displays Vinod Adani to be a key participant in Adani Team affairs, he claimed.

    “Will this difficult proof after all lead India’s omnipotent businesses to investigative allegations of round-tripping and cash laundering via Vinod Adani’s offshore shell corporations? Or will you proceed to offer protection to your shut pal and settle for his laughable fig leaf of a defence,” Ramesh requested the high minister.

    5 funding finances connected to Vinod Adani’s shut affiliate Jayechand Jingree accounted for 11.3 in keeping with cent of anchor investor subscriptions within the Rs 20,000-crore Adani Observe-On Public Be offering (FPO) that in the long run failed, Ramesh alleged.

    ALSO READ | Will proceed to invite questions on Adani until reality is out: Rahul at Congress plenary

    “Like Vinod Adani, Jingree is a former director on the Mauritius-based Adani World, a subsidiary of Adani Exports that was once renamed Adani Enterprises in 2006. He’s additionally reported to have connections with fugitive stockbrokers Ketan Parekh and Dharmesh Doshi,” the Congress chief claimed.

    Like some decided on FPO traders, had been those finances additionally illegally forewarned that the FPO could be cancelled and that their investments had been being made most effective to avoid wasting the Adani Team’s face, Ramesh requested.

    Are those seeming manipulations via similar events now not worthy of great investigation, he requested.

    “A 6th Mauritius-based fund, The Nice Global Tusker Fund, that invested within the anchor investor around, has administrators who’re co-directors in different companies with Vinod Adani and Subir Mittra who heads the Adani Circle of relatives Place of business.

    There are information experiences that SEBI is investigating a few of these finances, however we’re involved that they are going to pass the similar approach as earlier investigations into Adani Team wrongdoing have long gone i.e.’ nowhere,” Ramesh stated.

    Can the high minister guarantee Indian traders and voters that the Securities and Change Board of India (SEBI) “will take concrete steps this time somewhat than interact in a token investigation to hide up to your buddies”, he requested.

    Ramesh known as on High Minister Modi to wreck his “silence” at the factor.

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani has a “central position” within the Adani Team and requested whether or not India’s “omnipotent businesses” will examine allegations of “round-tripping and money-laundering” via offshore shell corporations hooked up to their circle of relatives.

    Posing a collection of 3 inquiries to High Minister Narendra Modi as a part of the birthday celebration’s “Hum Adani ke Hain Kaun” sequence, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated in its January 29 reaction to “critical allegations” towards Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani, the Adani Team had attempted to distance itself pointing out that he does now not grasp any managerial place in any Adani indexed entities or their subsidiaries and has no position of their daily affairs.

    “But increasingly more revelations are popping out about Vinod Adani’s central position within the Adani Team,” Ramesh stated, including that this has led the Congress to additionally get started a sub-series at the allegations towards Adani — “Dikh Raha Hai Vinod”.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    प्रधानमंत्री ने कांग्रेस के ख़िलाफ़ जो अपमानजनक बातें कही हैं, उन्हें वह भले ही दोहराते रह सकते हैं, लेकिन अडानी महाघोटाले में अपनी भूमिका पर हमारे सवालों से नहीं बच सकते हैं। ये हैं “HAHK – हम अडानी के हैं कौन श्रृंखला” के 18वें दिन के 3 सवाल
    चुप्पी तोड़िए प्रधानमंत्री जी। percent.twitter.com/WQdyhhOrNm
    — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 28, 2023
    “The PM (high minister) can stay recycling all his previous abuses towards the Congress however he can not break out getting 3 pointed questions day-to-day on his position within the Adani Maha Mega Rip-off,” Ramesh tweeted and posted his inquiries to the high minister.

    Lately, Adani Team shares had taken a beating at the bourses after US-based quick supplier Hindenburg Analysis made a litany of allegations, together with fraudulent transactions and share-price manipulation, towards the industry conglomerate whose chairman is Gautam Adani.

    The crowd has pushed aside the fees as lies, pronouncing it complies with all regulations and disclosure necessities.

    In a commentary, Ramesh stated the Adani Team had filed more than a few memoranda with inventory exchanges pointing out that the crowd way “S B Adani Circle of relatives Consider, Adani Houses Personal Restricted, Adani Tradeline LLP, Gautam Adani, Rajesh Adani, Vinod S Adani. Now we be informed {that a} March 18, 2020 letter from the Adani Team to the Registrar of Corporations in Ahmedabad stated that: ‘Mr Vinod S. Adani, Promoter of the Corporate, has knowledgeable alternate (sic) in vital recommended hobby,” Ramesh alleged within the commentary posted on Twitter.

    OPINION | Hindenburg impact on the way forward for Adani shares: Section I

    OPINION | Hindenburg impact on long term of Adani Companies: Section II

    This letter was once signed via the Adani Enterprises Corporate secretary and joint president (prison) Jatin Jalundhwala and obviously displays Vinod Adani to be a key participant in Adani Team affairs, he claimed.

    “Will this difficult proof after all lead India’s omnipotent businesses to investigative allegations of round-tripping and cash laundering via Vinod Adani’s offshore shell corporations? Or will you proceed to offer protection to your shut pal and settle for his laughable fig leaf of a defence,” Ramesh requested the high minister.

    5 funding finances connected to Vinod Adani’s shut affiliate Jayechand Jingree accounted for 11.3 in keeping with cent of anchor investor subscriptions within the Rs 20,000-crore Adani Observe-On Public Be offering (FPO) that in the long run failed, Ramesh alleged.

    ALSO READ | Will proceed to invite questions on Adani until reality is out: Rahul at Congress plenary

    “Like Vinod Adani, Jingree is a former director on the Mauritius-based Adani World, a subsidiary of Adani Exports that was once renamed Adani Enterprises in 2006. He’s additionally reported to have connections with fugitive stockbrokers Ketan Parekh and Dharmesh Doshi,” the Congress chief claimed.

    Like some decided on FPO traders, had been those finances additionally illegally forewarned that the FPO could be cancelled and that their investments had been being made most effective to avoid wasting the Adani Team’s face, Ramesh requested.

    Are those seeming manipulations via similar events now not worthy of great investigation, he requested.

    “A 6th Mauritius-based fund, The Nice Global Tusker Fund, that invested within the anchor investor around, has administrators who’re co-directors in different companies with Vinod Adani and Subir Mittra who heads the Adani Circle of relatives Place of business.

    There are information experiences that SEBI is investigating a few of these finances, however we’re involved that they are going to pass the similar approach as earlier investigations into Adani Team wrongdoing have long gone i.e.’ nowhere,” Ramesh stated.

    Can the high minister guarantee Indian traders and voters that the Securities and Change Board of India (SEBI) “will take concrete steps this time somewhat than interact in a token investigation to hide up to your buddies”, he requested.

    Ramesh known as on High Minister Modi to wreck his “silence” at the factor.

  • Finances 2023-24 strengthens India’s schooling gadget’ basis: PM Modi

    By way of Specific Information Provider

    NEW DELHI: Top Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mentioned this yr’s finances has bolstered the rules of the schooling gadget by means of making it more effective and trade orientated.

    Lamenting the loss of flexibility within the schooling gadget through the years, he mentioned equivalent emphasis has been given to each schooling and skilling as a part of the New Schooling Coverage.

    Addressing a post-budget webinar on Harnessing Adolescence Energy-skilling and schooling, he mentioned, “Futuristic steps like Digital Labs and Nationwide Virtual Library are going to switch all the area of our schooling, talents and knowledge-science.”

    Noting the reviews right through the Covid pandemic, the high minister mentioned that the brand new expertise helps create new forms of study rooms.

    He famous that the federal government is focussing on equipment that make sure ‘any place get entry to to data’ and gave the instance of SWAYAM, an e-learning platform with 3 crore individuals.

    He additionally discussed the chance to check in native languages thru DTH channels and mentioned that many such virtual and technology-based tasks are occurring within the nation which is able to get extra power from the Nationwide Virtual College.

    “Such futuristic steps are going to switch all the area of our schooling, talents and knowledge-science”, the Top Minister mentioned, “Now the function of our lecturers is probably not restricted best to the study room.”

    He discussed that extra number of instructing subject material might be to be had for our tutorial establishments from in every single place the rustic which is able to open new doorways of alternatives for the academics whilst filling the space between village and town faculties.

    Throwing mild on ‘on-the-job studying’ the high minister famous the particular emphasis by means of a number of international locations and highlighted the efforts of the central executive in offering targeted internships and apprenticeships to offer ‘out of doors the study room publicity’ to its formative years.

    “Lately there are about 75,000 employers at the Nationwide Internship Portal the place necessities for 25 lakh internships were posted to this point,” he mentioned, and recommended the trade and academic establishments to make most use of this portal and additional increase the tradition of internship within the nation.

    Modi mentioned apprenticeships will make our formative years future-ready and highlighted the efforts of the federal government in selling apprenticeships in India.

    Throwing mild in this yr’s finances, he highlighted the supply of a stipend that has been made to be had for roughly 50 lakh formative years underneath the Nationwide Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme.

    The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 will capability, re-skill and upskill lakhs of kids within the coming years, he mentioned.

    Tailored programmes are being made in keeping with the wishes of tribals, differently-abled folks and ladies thru this scheme.

    “The focal point is on growing a talented body of workers for trade 4.0 sectors, equivalent to AI (synthetic intelligence), robotics, IoT and drones, thereby making it more straightforward for world traders to scout skill, with no need to spend a lot power and assets on re-skilling,” he mentioned.

    NEW DELHI: Top Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mentioned this yr’s finances has bolstered the rules of the schooling gadget by means of making it more effective and trade orientated.

    Lamenting the loss of flexibility within the schooling gadget through the years, he mentioned equivalent emphasis has been given to each schooling and skilling as a part of the New Schooling Coverage.

    Addressing a post-budget webinar on Harnessing Adolescence Energy-skilling and schooling, he mentioned, “Futuristic steps like Digital Labs and Nationwide Virtual Library are going to switch all the area of our schooling, talents and knowledge-science.”

    Noting the reviews right through the Covid pandemic, the high minister mentioned that the brand new expertise helps create new forms of study rooms.

    He famous that the federal government is focussing on equipment that make sure ‘any place get entry to to data’ and gave the instance of SWAYAM, an e-learning platform with 3 crore individuals.

    He additionally discussed the chance to check in native languages thru DTH channels and mentioned that many such virtual and technology-based tasks are occurring within the nation which is able to get extra power from the Nationwide Virtual College.

    “Such futuristic steps are going to switch all the area of our schooling, talents and knowledge-science”, the Top Minister mentioned, “Now the function of our lecturers is probably not restricted best to the study room.”

    He discussed that extra number of instructing subject material might be to be had for our tutorial establishments from in every single place the rustic which is able to open new doorways of alternatives for the academics whilst filling the space between village and town faculties.

    Throwing mild on ‘on-the-job studying’ the high minister famous the particular emphasis by means of a number of international locations and highlighted the efforts of the central executive in offering targeted internships and apprenticeships to offer ‘out of doors the study room publicity’ to its formative years.

    “Lately there are about 75,000 employers at the Nationwide Internship Portal the place necessities for 25 lakh internships were posted to this point,” he mentioned, and recommended the trade and academic establishments to make most use of this portal and additional increase the tradition of internship within the nation.

    Modi mentioned apprenticeships will make our formative years future-ready and highlighted the efforts of the federal government in selling apprenticeships in India.

    Throwing mild in this yr’s finances, he highlighted the supply of a stipend that has been made to be had for roughly 50 lakh formative years underneath the Nationwide Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme.

    The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 will capability, re-skill and upskill lakhs of kids within the coming years, he mentioned.

    Tailored programmes are being made in keeping with the wishes of tribals, differently-abled folks and ladies thru this scheme.

    “The focal point is on growing a talented body of workers for trade 4.0 sectors, equivalent to AI (synthetic intelligence), robotics, IoT and drones, thereby making it more straightforward for world traders to scout skill, with no need to spend a lot power and assets on re-skilling,” he mentioned.

  • Police detains Pawan Khera at airport after his deplaning from Raipur flight

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Pawan Khera used to be detained by means of police on Thursday after being deplaned from a flight to Raipur in connection together with his alleged remarks in opposition to High Minister Narendra Modi, the birthday party stated.

    Khera, in opposition to whom a case has been registered in Assam, used to be requested by means of the Delhi Police to deplane.

    Congress leaders sat on dharna on the tarmac in protest and didn’t permit him to be taken away with out an arrest warrant.

    Senior Delhi Police officers later passed over a report from Assam Police in quest of their lend a hand within the detention of Khera.

    Congress chief Randeep Surjewala accompanied Khera to a police station on the airport the place there used to be an enormous deployment of CISF. A case has been registered at Haflong police station in Assam in opposition to Khera below more than a few sections of the IPC for his alleged remarks in opposition to the high minister.

    “We’re all at the @IndiGo6E flight 6E 204 to Raipur and abruptly my colleague @Pawankhera has been requested to deplane

    What kind of excessive handedness is that this? Is there any rule of legislation? On what grounds is that this being accomplished and below whose order?” @SupriyaShrinate percent.twitter.com/piARzbE5Aw

    — INC TV (@INC_Television) February 23, 2023

    Previous a number of birthday party leaders were given off the aircraft after Khera used to be deboarded and staged a dharna at the tarmac.

    Khera used to be on his option to Raipur for the Congress plenary. As drama escalated at terminal one of the vital home airport right here, flight workforce instructed Congress leaders there used to be confusion with Khera’s luggage.

    They stated police used to be on its manner and would give an explanation for the explanation to him.

    “We’re all at the @IndiGo6E flight 6E 204 to Raipur and abruptly my colleague @Pawankhera has been requested to deplane,” Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, who used to be additionally at the flight, stated on Twitter. “What kind of high-handedness is that this? Is there any rule of legislation? On what grounds is that this being accomplished and below whose order?” she stated.

    The flight used to be not on time.

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Pawan Khera used to be detained by means of police on Thursday after being deplaned from a flight to Raipur in connection together with his alleged remarks in opposition to High Minister Narendra Modi, the birthday party stated.

    Khera, in opposition to whom a case has been registered in Assam, used to be requested by means of the Delhi Police to deplane.

    Congress leaders sat on dharna on the tarmac in protest and didn’t permit him to be taken away with out an arrest warrant.

    Senior Delhi Police officers later passed over a report from Assam Police in quest of their lend a hand within the detention of Khera.

    Congress chief Randeep Surjewala accompanied Khera to a police station on the airport the place there used to be an enormous deployment of CISF. A case has been registered at Haflong police station in Assam in opposition to Khera below more than a few sections of the IPC for his alleged remarks in opposition to the high minister.

    “We’re all at the @IndiGo6E flight 6E 204 to Raipur and abruptly my colleague @Pawankhera has been requested to deplane
    What kind of excessive handedness is that this? Is there any rule of legislation? On what grounds is that this being accomplished and below whose order?” @SupriyaShrinate percent.twitter.com/piARzbE5Aw
    — INC TV (@INC_Television) February 23, 2023
    Previous a number of birthday party leaders were given off the aircraft after Khera used to be deboarded and staged a dharna at the tarmac.

    Khera used to be on his option to Raipur for the Congress plenary. As drama escalated at terminal one of the vital home airport right here, flight workforce instructed Congress leaders there used to be confusion with Khera’s luggage.

    They stated police used to be on its manner and would give an explanation for the explanation to him.

    “We’re all at the @IndiGo6E flight 6E 204 to Raipur and abruptly my colleague @Pawankhera has been requested to deplane,” Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, who used to be additionally at the flight, stated on Twitter. “What kind of high-handedness is that this? Is there any rule of legislation? On what grounds is that this being accomplished and below whose order?” she stated.

    The flight used to be not on time.

  • Police detain Pawan Khera at Delhi airport after his deplaning from Raipur flight

    Via Specific Information Provider

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Pawan Khera used to be detained via police on Thursday after being deplaned from a flight to Raipur in connection along with his alleged remarks in opposition to Top Minister Narendra Modi, the celebration mentioned.

    Khera is reportedly arrested via the Assam Police, who arrived on the airport with a First Knowledge Document (FIR). 

    The arrest is made after Khera, in a up to date press convention, whilst tough a joint parliamentary probe into the Adani-Hindenburg row, blended the names of Top Minister Narendra Modi and Gautam Adani, the promoter of embattled Adani Crew. Whilst it seemed that Khera had fumbled when he mentioned “Narendra Gautam Das Modi,” BJP believes it used to be planned and used to be in search of Khera’s arrest. 

    “A passenger used to be deplaned via the police on the Delhi airport from Raipur-bound flight 6E 204. Any other passengers have additionally determined to deboard on their very own accord. We’re following the recommendation of the involved government. The flight is behind schedule as of now and we feel sorry about the inconvenience led to to different passengers,” mentioned IndiGo in a commentary. 

    Following this, about 50 Congress leaders and Celebration participants staged a protest at the tarmac, refusing the flight to take off.

    “We’re all at the @IndiGo6E flight 6E 204 to Raipur and hastily my colleague @Pawankhera has been requested to deplane

    What kind of top handedness is that this? Is there any rule of regulation? On what grounds is that this being completed and beneath whose order?” @SupriyaShrinate percent.twitter.com/piARzbE5Aw

    — INC TV (@INC_Television) February 23, 2023

    After he used to be deplaned, Khera mentioned that he used to be first advised that there used to be hassle along with his luggage whilst he used to be wearing best hand luggage. “The body of workers advised me you’ll be able to’t fly. Then they mentioned the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) will meet you. I’ve been ready for a very long time. There’s no signal of regulation and order,” he had mentioned prior to the arrest. 

    Senior Congress chief KC Venugopal tweeted, “Modi executive is appearing like a host of goons via deplaning Pawan Khera from the Delhi-Raipur flight and combating him from becoming a member of the AICC Plenary. The use of a flimsy FIR to limit his motion and silence him is a shameful, unacceptable act. All of the celebration stands with Pawan ji.”

    Following the discharge of Hindenburg Analysis file on January 24, the Congress celebration has grew to become competitive in attacking Top Minister Modi as they imagine he has shut ties with billionaire Gautam Adani. The USA-based short-seller has accused the port-to-power conglomerate of pulling the “biggest con in company historical past” via attractive in “brazen inventory manipulation and accounting fraud” over the process 20 years. The Adanis have referred to as the Hindenburg file “maliciously mischievous and unresearched”. 

    Following the file, Adani Crew stocks have crashed as much as 80% and the Crew has misplaced about Rs 12 lakh crore in marketplace capitalisation. 

    Khera used to be on his strategy to Raipur for the Congress plenary. As drama escalated at terminal one of the crucial home airport right here, flight body of workers advised Congress leaders there used to be confusion with Khera’s baggage. The flight used to be behind schedule.

    NEW DELHI: Congress chief Pawan Khera used to be detained via police on Thursday after being deplaned from a flight to Raipur in connection along with his alleged remarks in opposition to Top Minister Narendra Modi, the celebration mentioned.

    Khera is reportedly arrested via the Assam Police, who arrived on the airport with a First Knowledge Document (FIR). 

    The arrest is made after Khera, in a up to date press convention, whilst tough a joint parliamentary probe into the Adani-Hindenburg row, blended the names of Top Minister Narendra Modi and Gautam Adani, the promoter of embattled Adani Crew. Whilst it seemed that Khera had fumbled when he mentioned “Narendra Gautam Das Modi,” BJP believes it used to be planned and used to be in search of Khera’s arrest. 

    “A passenger used to be deplaned via the police on the Delhi airport from Raipur-bound flight 6E 204. Any other passengers have additionally determined to deboard on their very own accord. We’re following the recommendation of the involved government. The flight is behind schedule as of now and we feel sorry about the inconvenience led to to different passengers,” mentioned IndiGo in a commentary. 

    Following this, about 50 Congress leaders and Celebration participants staged a protest at the tarmac, refusing the flight to take off.

    “We’re all at the @IndiGo6E flight 6E 204 to Raipur and hastily my colleague @Pawankhera has been requested to deplane
    What kind of top handedness is that this? Is there any rule of regulation? On what grounds is that this being completed and beneath whose order?” @SupriyaShrinate percent.twitter.com/piARzbE5Aw

    — INC TV (@INC_Television) February 23, 2023
    After he used to be deplaned, Khera mentioned that he used to be first advised that there used to be hassle along with his luggage whilst he used to be wearing best hand luggage. “The body of workers advised me you’ll be able to’t fly. Then they mentioned the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) will meet you. I’ve been ready for a very long time. There’s no signal of regulation and order,” he had mentioned prior to the arrest. 

    Senior Congress chief KC Venugopal tweeted, “Modi executive is appearing like a host of goons via deplaning Pawan Khera from the Delhi-Raipur flight and combating him from becoming a member of the AICC Plenary. The use of a flimsy FIR to limit his motion and silence him is a shameful, unacceptable act. All of the celebration stands with Pawan ji.”

    Following the discharge of Hindenburg Analysis file on January 24, the Congress celebration has grew to become competitive in attacking Top Minister Modi as they imagine he has shut ties with billionaire Gautam Adani. The USA-based short-seller has accused the port-to-power conglomerate of pulling the “biggest con in company historical past” via attractive in “brazen inventory manipulation and accounting fraud” over the process 20 years. The Adanis have referred to as the Hindenburg file “maliciously mischievous and unresearched”. 

    Following the file, Adani Crew stocks have crashed as much as 80% and the Crew has misplaced about Rs 12 lakh crore in marketplace capitalisation. 

    Khera used to be on his strategy to Raipur for the Congress plenary. As drama escalated at terminal one of the crucial home airport right here, flight body of workers advised Congress leaders there used to be confusion with Khera’s baggage. The flight used to be behind schedule.

  • PM Modi’s reward to German chancellor sparks call for for hand-engraved vessels of Moradabad

    Top Minister Modi talented to the German chancellor a nickel-coated hand-engraved brass vessel from Moradabad, sometimes called “Peetal Nagari” or brass town of Uttar Pradesh.

  • BBC tax raids put India’s press freedom in highlight

    By means of AFP

    NEW DELHI: Simply weeks after the BBC aired a documentary inspecting Indian High Minister Narendra Modi’s position in fatal 2002 sectarian riots, tax inspectors descended at the broadcaster’s places of work.

    Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Celebration says the 2 aren’t hooked up, however rights teams say the BBC raids this week display the parlous state of press freedom on the planet’s greatest democracy.

    Information shops that put up adverse reporting to find themselves centered with prison motion, whilst newshounds vital of the federal government are pressured or even imprisoned.

    The 3-day lockdown of the BBC’s places of work in New Delhi and Mumbai is the most recent of a number of equivalent “seek and survey” operations in opposition to media homes.

    “Sadly, that is turning into a pattern, there’s no shying clear of that,” Kunal Majumdar of the Committee to Give protection to Newshounds advised AFP.

    A minimum of 4 Indian shops that had severely reported at the executive had been raided via tax officials or monetary crimes investigators previously two years, he stated. As with the BBC, the ones shops stated officers confiscated telephones and accessed computer systems utilized by newshounds.

    “If you have government looking to undergo your subject matter, undergo your paintings, that is intimidation,” Majumdar added. “The world group must get up and get started taking this topic critically.”

    India has fallen 10 spots to a hundred and fiftieth at the Global Press Freedom Index, compiled via Journalists With out Borders, since Modi took place of business in 2014.

    Newshounds have lengthy confronted harassment, prison threats and intimidation for his or her paintings in India however extra legal instances are being lodged in opposition to journalists than ever, consistent with the Unfastened Speech Collective.

    Legal proceedings had been issued in opposition to a file 67 newshounds in 2020, the most recent 12 months for which figures are to be had, the native civil society staff reported.

    Ten newshounds had been in the back of bars in India in the beginning of the 12 months, consistent with Journalists With out Borders.

    As soon as arrested, journalists can spend months and even years looking forward to the instances in opposition to them to continue in the course of the courts.

    ‘Why be afraid?’
    The BBC documentary explored Modi’s time as leader minister of Gujarat state all through non secular riots that killed no less than 1,000 folks, maximum of them minority Muslims.

    The programme cited a British international ministry record claiming that Modi met senior cops and “ordered them to not intrude” in anti-Muslim violence via right-wing Hindu teams.

    The 2-part collection featured a BBC interview with Modi in a while after the riots, by which he used to be requested whether or not he can have treated the topic another way.

    Modi spoke back that his primary weak point used to be no longer realizing “methods to take care of the media”.

    “That is been one thing he has been taking good care of since,” Hartosh Singh Bal, the political editor of India’s Caravan mag, advised AFP.

    “That sums up his angle.”

    The BBC documentary didn’t air in India however provoked a livid reaction from the federal government, which brushed aside its contents as “adverse propaganda”.

    Government used knowledge generation regulations to prohibit the sharing of hyperlinks to the programme so as to prevent its unfold on social media.

    Gaurav Bhatia, a BJP spokesman, stated this week’s raids at the BBC places of work had been lawful and the timing had not anything to do with the documentary’s broadcast.

    “When you’ve got been following the regulation of the rustic, you probably have not anything to cover, why be fearful of an motion this is consistent with the regulation,” he advised journalists.

    ‘Misogynistic and sectarian assaults’
    Unfavorable reporting in India can steered no longer handiest prison threats from the federal government, however a daunting backlash from participants of the general public.

    “Indian newshounds who’re too vital of the federal government are subjected to all-out harassment and assault campaigns via Modi devotees,” Journalists With out Borders stated closing 12 months.

    Washington Publish columnist Rana Ayyub has been a continual goal of Modi supporters since engaging in an undercover investigation that alleged executive officers had been implicated within the 2002 Gujarat riots.

    She has been subjected to a web based disinformation barrage, together with doctored tweets suggesting she had defended kid rapists and a record falsely pronouncing her arrest for cash laundering.

    UN-appointed mavens singled out her case closing 12 months and stated she had persisted “relentless misogynistic and sectarian assaults”.

    Additionally they stated Ayyub were centered via Indian government with more than a few sorts of harassment, together with the freezing of her financial institution accounts over tax fraud and cash laundering allegations.

    “I’m witnessing a depravity day-to-day that I had no longer witnessed earlier than,” Ayyub advised AFP.

    Burnt copies of a e-book she authored were despatched to her house in Mumbai and any person threatened to gang-rape her in entrance of her circle of relatives, she stated.

    “They’re emboldened,” she added, “realizing that no person will take motion in opposition to them.”

    NEW DELHI: Simply weeks after the BBC aired a documentary inspecting Indian High Minister Narendra Modi’s position in fatal 2002 sectarian riots, tax inspectors descended at the broadcaster’s places of work.

    Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Celebration says the 2 aren’t hooked up, however rights teams say the BBC raids this week display the parlous state of press freedom on the planet’s greatest democracy.

    Information shops that put up adverse reporting to find themselves centered with prison motion, whilst newshounds vital of the federal government are pressured or even imprisoned.

    The 3-day lockdown of the BBC’s places of work in New Delhi and Mumbai is the most recent of a number of equivalent “seek and survey” operations in opposition to media homes.

    “Sadly, that is turning into a pattern, there’s no shying clear of that,” Kunal Majumdar of the Committee to Give protection to Newshounds advised AFP.

    A minimum of 4 Indian shops that had severely reported at the executive had been raided via tax officials or monetary crimes investigators previously two years, he stated. As with the BBC, the ones shops stated officers confiscated telephones and accessed computer systems utilized by newshounds.

    “If you have government looking to undergo your subject matter, undergo your paintings, that is intimidation,” Majumdar added. “The world group must get up and get started taking this topic critically.”

    India has fallen 10 spots to a hundred and fiftieth at the Global Press Freedom Index, compiled via Journalists With out Borders, since Modi took place of business in 2014.

    Newshounds have lengthy confronted harassment, prison threats and intimidation for his or her paintings in India however extra legal instances are being lodged in opposition to journalists than ever, consistent with the Unfastened Speech Collective.

    Legal proceedings had been issued in opposition to a file 67 newshounds in 2020, the most recent 12 months for which figures are to be had, the native civil society staff reported.

    Ten newshounds had been in the back of bars in India in the beginning of the 12 months, consistent with Journalists With out Borders.

    As soon as arrested, journalists can spend months and even years looking forward to the instances in opposition to them to continue in the course of the courts.

    ‘Why be afraid?’
    The BBC documentary explored Modi’s time as leader minister of Gujarat state all through non secular riots that killed no less than 1,000 folks, maximum of them minority Muslims.

    The programme cited a British international ministry record claiming that Modi met senior cops and “ordered them to not intrude” in anti-Muslim violence via right-wing Hindu teams.

    The 2-part collection featured a BBC interview with Modi in a while after the riots, by which he used to be requested whether or not he can have treated the topic another way.

    Modi spoke back that his primary weak point used to be no longer realizing “methods to take care of the media”.

    “That is been one thing he has been taking good care of since,” Hartosh Singh Bal, the political editor of India’s Caravan mag, advised AFP.

    “That sums up his angle.”

    The BBC documentary didn’t air in India however provoked a livid reaction from the federal government, which brushed aside its contents as “adverse propaganda”.

    Government used knowledge generation regulations to prohibit the sharing of hyperlinks to the programme so as to prevent its unfold on social media.

    Gaurav Bhatia, a BJP spokesman, stated this week’s raids at the BBC places of work had been lawful and the timing had not anything to do with the documentary’s broadcast.

    “When you’ve got been following the regulation of the rustic, you probably have not anything to cover, why be fearful of an motion this is consistent with the regulation,” he advised journalists.

    ‘Misogynistic and sectarian assaults’
    Unfavorable reporting in India can steered no longer handiest prison threats from the federal government, however a daunting backlash from participants of the general public.

    “Indian newshounds who’re too vital of the federal government are subjected to all-out harassment and assault campaigns via Modi devotees,” Journalists With out Borders stated closing 12 months.

    Washington Publish columnist Rana Ayyub has been a continual goal of Modi supporters since engaging in an undercover investigation that alleged executive officers had been implicated within the 2002 Gujarat riots.

    She has been subjected to a web based disinformation barrage, together with doctored tweets suggesting she had defended kid rapists and a record falsely pronouncing her arrest for cash laundering.

    UN-appointed mavens singled out her case closing 12 months and stated she had persisted “relentless misogynistic and sectarian assaults”.

    Additionally they stated Ayyub were centered via Indian government with more than a few sorts of harassment, together with the freezing of her financial institution accounts over tax fraud and cash laundering allegations.

    “I’m witnessing a depravity day-to-day that I had no longer witnessed earlier than,” Ayyub advised AFP.

    Burnt copies of a e-book she authored were despatched to her house in Mumbai and any person threatened to gang-rape her in entrance of her circle of relatives, she stated.

    “They’re emboldened,” she added, “realizing that no person will take motion in opposition to them.”

  • Remarks on PM-Adani hyperlinks: Rahul replies to breach of privilege realize

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    NEW DELHI:  Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday submitted a respond to the breach of privilege realize moved via BJP MPs within the Lok Sabha.

    On February 7, all the way through his speech following the Movement of Thank you at the President’s deal with within the Decrease Space of the Parliament, Rahul attacked PM Modi and raised questions about his hyperlinks with the Adani Workforce. The Centre has been within the eye of a hurricane over a US-based short-seller file at the conglomerate.

    It’s been learnt that Rahul submitted an in depth respond to the Lok Sabha secretariat on privilege movement moved via BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi. In his letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Dubey demanded motion towards Rahul Gandhi alleging that he made ‘unverified, incriminatory and defamatory’ statements towards PM Modi. Supporting Dubey, Joshi additionally demanded breach of privilege towards the Congress chief and his feedback be expunged from data. Dubey additionally stated that Rahul hasn’t submitted any authenticated report supporting his claims within the Decrease Space.

    In his letter, Dubey wrote, “Those statements are deceptive, derogatory, indecent, unparliamentary, undignified and incriminatory in nature to the honour of the Space and the Top Minister being a Member of the Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi, in spite of creating a commentary within the Space that he would supply documentary proof, has now not submitted any duly authenticated report for supporting his statements,” he stated.

    Birla has expunged 18 remarks from the speech made via Gandhi, which evoked robust protests from Congress leaders. Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to Birla final week to revive the speech via the Congress MP.

    NEW DELHI:  Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday submitted a respond to the breach of privilege realize moved via BJP MPs within the Lok Sabha.

    On February 7, all the way through his speech following the Movement of Thank you at the President’s deal with within the Decrease Space of the Parliament, Rahul attacked PM Modi and raised questions about his hyperlinks with the Adani Workforce. The Centre has been within the eye of a hurricane over a US-based short-seller file at the conglomerate.

    It’s been learnt that Rahul submitted an in depth respond to the Lok Sabha secretariat on privilege movement moved via BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi. In his letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Dubey demanded motion towards Rahul Gandhi alleging that he made ‘unverified, incriminatory and defamatory’ statements towards PM Modi. Supporting Dubey, Joshi additionally demanded breach of privilege towards the Congress chief and his feedback be expunged from data. Dubey additionally stated that Rahul hasn’t submitted any authenticated report supporting his claims within the Decrease Space.

    In his letter, Dubey wrote, “Those statements are deceptive, derogatory, indecent, unparliamentary, undignified and incriminatory in nature to the honour of the Space and the Top Minister being a Member of the Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi, in spite of creating a commentary within the Space that he would supply documentary proof, has now not submitted any duly authenticated report for supporting his statements,” he stated.

    Birla has expunged 18 remarks from the speech made via Gandhi, which evoked robust protests from Congress leaders. Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to Birla final week to revive the speech via the Congress MP.

  • Congress MP Rajani Ashokrao Patil suspended for rest of Finances Consultation

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday suspended Congress MP Rajani Ashokrao Patil for the rest of the present Finances Consultation for filming Area complaints.

    Dhankhar, who had previous within the day indicated that motion can be taken towards those that had filmed a ruckus all over High Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Thursday, requested leaders of political events to specific their perspectives at the factor.

    Thereafter, a movement used to be followed to droop Patil for the rest of the Finances Consultation, pending a record from the parliamentary privileges committee at the factor.

    NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday suspended Congress MP Rajani Ashokrao Patil for the rest of the present Finances Consultation for filming Area complaints.

    Dhankhar, who had previous within the day indicated that motion can be taken towards those that had filmed a ruckus all over High Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on Thursday, requested leaders of political events to specific their perspectives at the factor.

    Thereafter, a movement used to be followed to droop Patil for the rest of the Finances Consultation, pending a record from the parliamentary privileges committee at the factor.

  • BJP MPs felicitate Modi, Sitharaman for ‘pro-poor’ Price range

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    NEW DELHI:   Congratulating itself at the Union Price range, the BJP in its parliamentary birthday celebration assembly on Tuesday felicitated PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The PM described the Price range 23-24 as “pro-poor” and “inclusive” whilst Sitharaman stated the proposals took care of the center elegance whilst conserving the point of interest at the nation’s deficient.

    Specifically designed garlands have been introduced to the 2 amid thunderous applause. Celebration leader JP Nadda credited the PM with conceptualizing the “pro-poor finances.” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi showered reward on Sitharaman for bringing out a “well-balanced and all-inclusive finances.”

    “It’s an all-inclusive Price range that touches each phase of our society, particularly the deficient and the disadvantaged sections”, the PM stated. The PM, then again, saved up the political pitch. He instructed his birthday celebration MPs to achieve out to their respective constituencies and speak about what the Price range has for them. The PM informed the MPs that on every occasion the Price range is gifted, there are a couple of individuals who talk negatively. “This yr’s Price range has been hailed as pro-people even by way of those that are antagonistic to the BJP ideology,” he stated.

    He brushed aside the Opposition fees that the Price range proposals have been caused by way of a very powerful polls in 9 states this yr after which the Lok Sabha polls early subsequent yr. “It’s not a poll-driven finances however the cheap centered at the betterment of the deficient. It’s an all-inclusive finances.” The PM informed the birthday celebration MPs that in the event that they sought after to get re-elected, they must at all times be in discussion with the folk, particularly the ones belonging to the deficient and center elegance of their constituencies.

    He stated if the birthday celebration MPs engage with the folk without delay, there will likely be no anti-incumbency. “I believe all folks must cross to our constituencies and keep hooked up with the folk,” he stated. Sharing main points of the assembly with the media later, Joshi stated that the PM additionally directed the MPs to arrange “MP sports activities competitions” (Saansad Khel Spardha) of their respective constituencies.

    NEW DELHI:   Congratulating itself at the Union Price range, the BJP in its parliamentary birthday celebration assembly on Tuesday felicitated PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The PM described the Price range 23-24 as “pro-poor” and “inclusive” whilst Sitharaman stated the proposals took care of the center elegance whilst conserving the point of interest at the nation’s deficient.

    Specifically designed garlands have been introduced to the 2 amid thunderous applause. Celebration leader JP Nadda credited the PM with conceptualizing the “pro-poor finances.” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi showered reward on Sitharaman for bringing out a “well-balanced and all-inclusive finances.”

    “It’s an all-inclusive Price range that touches each phase of our society, particularly the deficient and the disadvantaged sections”, the PM stated. The PM, then again, saved up the political pitch. He instructed his birthday celebration MPs to achieve out to their respective constituencies and speak about what the Price range has for them. The PM informed the MPs that on every occasion the Price range is gifted, there are a couple of individuals who talk negatively. “This yr’s Price range has been hailed as pro-people even by way of those that are antagonistic to the BJP ideology,” he stated.

    He brushed aside the Opposition fees that the Price range proposals have been caused by way of a very powerful polls in 9 states this yr after which the Lok Sabha polls early subsequent yr. “It’s not a poll-driven finances however the cheap centered at the betterment of the deficient. It’s an all-inclusive finances.” The PM informed the birthday celebration MPs that in the event that they sought after to get re-elected, they must at all times be in discussion with the folk, particularly the ones belonging to the deficient and center elegance of their constituencies.

    He stated if the birthday celebration MPs engage with the folk without delay, there will likely be no anti-incumbency. “I believe all folks must cross to our constituencies and keep hooked up with the folk,” he stated. Sharing main points of the assembly with the media later, Joshi stated that the PM additionally directed the MPs to arrange “MP sports activities competitions” (Saansad Khel Spardha) of their respective constituencies.

  • India stands in harmony with Turkish other folks: PM Modi on earthquake in Turkey

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    NEW DELHI: High Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the lack of lives within the earthquake in Turkey, and stated India is able to be offering all imaginable help to lend a hand it take care of this tragedy.

    An impressive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday.

    A minimum of 195 other folks have been killed in each nations, loads have been injured and the toll was once anticipated to upward thrust, in step with media reviews.

    “Anguished through the lack of lives and harm of assets because of the Earthquake in Turkey. Condolences to the bereaved households. Would possibly the injured recuperate quickly,” Modi stated in a tweet.

    “India stands in harmony with the folk of Turkey and is able to be offering all imaginable help to deal with this tragedy,” the top minister stated tagging a tweet through Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the quake.

    Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar additionally condoled the lack of lives within the earthquake.

    “Deeply distressed through the lack of lives and harm within the earthquake in Türkiye. Have conveyed to FM @MevlutCavusoglu our condolences and fortify at this hard time,” Jaishankar stated in a tweet.

    NEW DELHI: High Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the lack of lives within the earthquake in Turkey, and stated India is able to be offering all imaginable help to lend a hand it take care of this tragedy.

    An impressive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday.

    A minimum of 195 other folks have been killed in each nations, loads have been injured and the toll was once anticipated to upward thrust, in step with media reviews.

    “Anguished through the lack of lives and harm of assets because of the Earthquake in Turkey. Condolences to the bereaved households. Would possibly the injured recuperate quickly,” Modi stated in a tweet.

    “India stands in harmony with the folk of Turkey and is able to be offering all imaginable help to deal with this tragedy,” the top minister stated tagging a tweet through Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the quake.

    Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar additionally condoled the lack of lives within the earthquake.

    “Deeply distressed through the lack of lives and harm within the earthquake in Türkiye. Have conveyed to FM @MevlutCavusoglu our condolences and fortify at this hard time,” Jaishankar stated in a tweet.