Police deployed water cannons on Wednesday to stop Congress protesters from marching to the Raj Bhawan here. The protest was organized to demonstrate against the NDA government's stance on industrialist Gautam Adani and the ongoing violence in Manipur.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said his government was ready to pass a resolution in the Assembly seeking an investigation by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the Adani row if the BRS extends support.
Lok Sabha MP PappuYadav in conversation with The StatesmanTalk,’ questions the government over the privatization of various sectors.
The duo ranked among India’s wealthiest and some of Asia’s richest individuals, and have been dropped due to various business challenges.
Putting at rest speculation about his reported meeting with Adani Group founder Gautam Adani, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday denied having ever met the business tycoon and reiterated the INDIA Bloc’s demand for a Joint-Parliamentary Probe into the alleged irregularities of the conglomerate.
The development comes after a report by the London-based Financial Times, citing documents from George Soros-backed Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), alluded to a fraud by the Adani Group by selling low-grade coal as high-value fuel in 2013.
Adani Group's market capitalization continued to gain for the ninth consecutive day on Wednesday. The group's market capitalization crossed Rs 16.5 lakh crore on Wednesday, gaining 10.6 per cent in the past nine trading sessions.
The business tycoon retained his position as both India's and Asia's richest person and as the ninth richest person in the world.
The Adani family, the promoter of the Ambuja Cements, has infused Rs 6,661 crore into the cement company raising their stake in the company by 3.6% to 66.7%.
It will create 2,000 direct and 5,000 indirect employment opportunities.
