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11:05 AM

Sebi to update FM Sitharaman on Adani probe this week, says report

India's market regulator will provide an update on its investigations into the Adani Group's withdrawn follow-on public issue this week, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.

The board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is scheduled to meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Feb. 15, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity as they are not allowed to speak to the media.

SEBI's board will brief the finance minister on surveillance measures taken by the regulator during the recent rout in Adani group stocks, the sources said.

10:50 AM

India reports 82 new Covid cases, 3 deaths; active tally decline to 1,837

India reported 82 new coronavirus infections while active cases declined to 1,837, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

The death toll rose by three to 5,30,753 with Uttar Pradesh reporting two fatalities and West Bengal recording one, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The total number of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,84,200).

The daily positivity was recorded at 0.14 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.09 per cent.

10:36 AM

To make India greatest global power in future, Karnataka to be among greatest contributors: Bommai

To make India the greatest global power in the future, Karnataka will be one of the greatest contributors in terms of economy, social order & defence, says Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai

10:30 AM

Our successes today are proof of India's potential; Tejas aircraft is example of it: PM Modi

Our successes today are proof of India's potential; Tejas aircraft is example of it: PM Modi after inaugurating Aero India.

10:10 AM

Power does not remain with anyone forever, says NCP leader Ajit Pawar

National Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar claimed on Sunday that Maharashtra government could fall again as court verdicts on pleas with regard to the politcal crisis in the state last year were pending.

The deputy chief minister in the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, Pawar said power has a way of changing hands as the status doesn't remain the same forever.

Pawar made remarks while addressing a campaign event for the Kasba Assembly bye-election in Pune.

10:01 AM

PM Modi inaugurates five-day event Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the 14th edition of Asia's largest aero show -- Aero India 2023 - in Bengaluru.

Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari lead the Gurukul formation during the flypast at the inaugural ceremony of the mega air show.

The five-day event will focus on displaying indigenous equipment/technologies and forging partnerships with foreign companies.

According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the theme of Aero India 2023 is "The Runway to a Billion Opportunities".

9:43 AM

Congress MP Manish Tewari moves adjournment notice in Lok Sabha on China transgression issue

Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday moved an adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the China transgressions issue.

In the notice, he stated, "Since April 2020, China has engaged in what can only be described as a steady land grab. Till 16 January 2023, 17 rounds of Commander level talks have taken place between India and China with little success. All the while China continues to build significant infrastructure, including bridges, roads and accommodation for its troops. China is attempting to unilaterally change the status quo.

9:14 AM

Pakistan, US to hold defence talks in Washington to boost security ties

Pakistan and the US are set to hold defence talks in Washington on Monday to explore various options for ramping up bilateral military and security ties, the foreign office here has announced.

The talks that would last from Monday to Thursday will be the second round of the Pakistan-US Mid-Level Defence Dialogue after the first round was held in Pakistan in January 2021, it said in a statement on Sunday.

"Pakistan's inter-agency delegation, led by the chief of general staff, will comprise senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Joint Staff Headquarters and three services headquarters. The US multi-agency team will be represented by the office of the undersecretary of defence, it said.

8:47 AM

Fire breaks out at factory in Delhi's Karampura, rescue operation underway

A fire broke out at a factory near the Moti Nagar Police Station in Karampura on Sunday night, officials informed.

As many as 27 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and were carrying out the firefighting operations at the time of filing this report.

Further details are awaited on the incident.

8:37 AM

Israel's president urges Netanyahu to delay legal overhaul, seek compromise

Israel's president on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay a contentious plan to overhaul the country's judicial system and instead seek a compromise with his political opponents.

President Isaac Herzog issued the appeal in a prime-time nationwide address a day before Netanyahu's coalition is to take its first steps toward implementing the plan in a parliamentary vote.

The proposed reforms have triggered mass demonstrations, opposition from wide swaths of Israeli society and even drawn a veiled warning from President Joe Biden.

8:18 AM

Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad on Monday

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck 135 km south-southeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan at 6.47 am on Monday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS)

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 13-02-2023, 06:47:53 IST, Lat: 36.51 & Long: 71.40, Depth: 135 Km, Location: 100km SE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan," NCS tweeted on Monday.

This is the second quake to have rocked the country within a month.

8:07 AM

US shoots down 4th mysterious object over Lake Huron near Canadian border

US military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert.
 

It was the fourth flying object to be shot down over North America by a U.S. missile in a little more than a week.
 

U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck, who is tasked with safeguarding U.S. airspace, told reporters that the military has not been able to identify what the three most recent objects are, how they stay aloft, or where they are coming from.

8:06 AM

Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Sikkim's Yuksom on Monday morning

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale hit the Yuksom town of Sikkim on Monday early morning, National Center for Seismology informed.

The earthquake took place at around 4.15 am at a depth of 10 kilometres from 70 km north-west of Yuksom.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 13-02-2023, 04:15:04 IST, Lat: 27.81 & Long: 87.71, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 70 km NW of Yuksom, Sikkim, India," the NCS informed in a tweet.

8:04 AM

We're calling them objects, not balloons, for a reason: Pentagon officials

Pentagon officials on Sunday (local time) said they have been scrutinizing radar more closely since the sightings of unidentified objects and have not been able to identify what the most recent objects are, or how long they are staying aloft.

In a press briefing, Air Force General Glen VanHerck, who safeguards US airspace as head of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Northern Command, said, "We're calling them objects, not balloons, for a reason."