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Dhankhar says adjournment notices being weaponised as mechanism of disruption

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said adjournment notices under Rule 267 of the House are being “weaponised” as a mechanism of disruption before adjourning the proceedings till Monday amid Opposition parties protest over corruption allegations against the Adani Group, and other issues. Like the previous three sittings of the ongoing Winter Session, the House could not take up scheduled business on Friday as well and the House proceedings were adjourned within minutes of the assembly. Opposition MPs started the protest soon after the chairman announced that he had accepted their 17 notices for

Trial court not to proceed with mosque survey matter, maintain peace in Sambhal: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Sambhal trial court not to pass any order related to the survey of a Mughal-era mosque while directing the Uttar Pradesh government to maintain peace and harmony in the violence-hit town. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar ordered the Allahabad High Court to take up the plea of the Muslim side within three working days of its filing. “We hope and trust that the trial court will not proceed with the matter till the high court takes up and passes any order in the

Hemant Soren takes oath as CM of Jharkhand for 4th time; Rahul, Kharge, Mamata attend event

Ranchi, Nov 28 (PTI) JMM leader Hemant Soren was sworn in as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony here on Thursday in the presence of a host of INDIA bloc leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. The 49-year-old tribal leader was sworn in by Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar. Soren reaffirmed his commitment to working for the welfare of all sections, particularly the poor, deprived, and exploited. “This Jharkhand government will work day and night for all sections of people of Jharkhand including the poor, deprived and exploited…Abua government,” Soren said shortly after taking

Indian banks review Adani exposure in wake of US bribery allegations

Nov 28 (Reuters) – Indian banks are reviewing their Adani exposure and whether they need to tighten due diligence, eight bankers said on Thursday, after the group’s billionaire founder Gautam Adani was indicted by U.S. authorities over an alleged $265 million bribery scheme. Adani Group’s listed stocks, which at one point saw as much as $34 billion wiped off their market value, meanwhile recovered ground as some partners and investors rallied behind it. State Bank of India will not stop lending to ongoing Adani projects that are nearing completion, two sources told Reuters, but will exercise caution when disbursing loans

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