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9:56 AM

Sebi finds Adani offshore investors in disclosure rules violation

Markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), found that twelve offshore funds invested in Adani group companies had breached disclosure rules and exceeded investment limits. Sebi was also probing the Adani Group's relationship with one of the funds to determine if there was potential coordination with the conglomerate's primary shareholders, an allegation previously denied by Adani.

9:35 AM

Hanuman Janmotsav news update: Delhi Police issues traffic advisory

The Delhi Police on Monday issued an advisory on traffic diversions for the Hanuman Janmotsav celebrations scheduled for Tuesday. Religious groups have plans to mark the festival with processions throughout Delhi. Additionally, the Hanuman Mandir Committee, situated near Connaught Place on Baba Kharak Singh Marg, will host mega celebrations. Read here for more details.

 

9:33 AM

Our govt focusing on research, innovation in big way, says PM Modi as QS chief praise Indian universities

Indian universities showed the highest performance improvement among all the G20 nations this year, a significant 14 per cent year-on-year improvement in their average ranking, Quacquarelli said in a social media post. Tagging his post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X, "This is encouraging to see! Our Government is focussing on research, learning and innovation in a big way. In the coming times, this emphasis will deepen even further, thus benefitting our Yuva Shakti." Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was the highest ranked university in India in the coveted rankings announced earlier this month by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the London-based higher education analytics firm.

9:26 AM

Significant human rights abuses in Manipur after ethnic violence: US State Department report

The US State Department on Monday stated in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices that there were significant human rights abuses in Manipur after the outbreak of ethnic conflict. In the annual report of the State Department, which is mandated by the US Congress, it also refers to the raids by tax authorities on the office of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the conviction and sentencing to two years of prison to Rahul Gandhi by a court in Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the incident as shameful and urged action on the case, it said.

 

9:21 AM

Taiwan struck by dozens of aftershock, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude

Dozens of aftershocks affected Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien late on Monday and early on Tuesday.  No casualties and major damage was reported. 

9:16 AM

Naima Khatoon appointed as Aligarh Muslim University’s first woman vice chancellor

Naima Khatoon Gulrez, the principal of Aligarh Muslim University’s Women’s College since 2014, has been appointed as the university’s first woman Vice-Chancellor. Gulrez is learnt to have taken charge as the new V-C Monday evening. AMU did not have a full-time vice chancellor since April 2023 when her predecessor Tariq Mansoor’s term ended.

 

8:38 AM

FSSAI to test samples of MDH, Everest spice mixes after Hong Kong, Singapore ban

The country's apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards of Authority India (FSSAI) has asked all states to collect samples of different brands of powdered spices and do random testing, The Indian Express reported today. This comes after Hong Kong and Singapore withdrew four spice mixes from  MDH and Everest, after finding high levels of ethylene oxide in them.