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Vedanta's Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. «We are clear that we won't allow you to restart (operations) now,» SC said. The proposed expert committee could look into any compensation, if due, for non-compliance. However, the Tamil Nadu government and others said that certain things cannot be compensated. They further alleged that Vedanta has persistently violated the High Court's orders.

It turns out there are actually a lot of sharp elbows in the plush toy business

Shares of JetBlue are up more than 18% in Tuesday afternoon trading as activist investor Carl Icahn took an almost 10% stake in the airline

A man who managed two forestry projects in Guatemala for a New Hampshire-based investment company has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing $10 million from the business

Indian Express. This came a few days after the Supreme Court declared that Masih, the designated council member, must appear before the top court on February 19 and it would not permit the destruction of democracy. The BJP unveiled the updated list of office-bearers late on Sunday night.

PM Modi to inaugurate Swaminarayan sect’s BAPS temple in Abu Dhabi, UAE: Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate UAE's historic BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Abu Dhabi on February 14, marking a significant moment for the city's Hindu community. Public access begins March 1st. PM Modi to visit Doha, bilateral meeting with Emir of Qatar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday after concluding his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said at a press conference on Monday.

Amazon.com. The consumer protection agency filed the long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on September 26, accusing the online retailer of operating an illegal monopoly, in part by fighting efforts by sellers on its online marketplace to offer products more cheaply on other platforms.

Jeff Bezos didn’t wait long to start cashing in on Amazon.com Inc.’s rally to start the year. Less than two weeks after disclosing a plan to dispose of as many as 50 million shares of the company he founded, Bezos has offloaded 24 million shares, worth more than $4 billion. The sales, revealed in regulatory filings, took place over just four trading days. The world’s second-richest person previously hadn’t sold stock since 2021.

An Alberta front-line RCMP officer has been arrested and charged in what the police force calls a national security investigation involving allegations of aiding a foreign actor.

Hinduja Group is in discussions to borrow ₹4,000 crore from non-banking financial company 360 One Prime (formerly IIFL Wealth Prime) to part-finance its acquisition of Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital under the bankruptcy code, two people aware of the negotiations said. IndusInd International Holdings (IIHL), the holding company of Hinduja Group, is looking to borrow a total of ₹8,000 crore for the deal, but it has been facing pricing challenges with various credit funds demanding rates on the higher side. While 360 One Prime has offered to lend ₹4,000 crore at 14-15%, other private credit funds, including Ares SSG, too, have expressed interest in lending, albeit at higher interest rates and with better covenants, one of the people cited above told ET.

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has dismissed a lawsuit demanding an investigation into the affairs of Indiabulls Housing Finance that was brought to court by Supertech Realtors. Supertech Realtors alleged that Indiabulls Housing Finance had illegally deducted excess sums of money from its loan account. In its lawsuit, the real estate firm alleged that the total sum accrued to it was ₹5,873 crore but Indiabulls Housing Finance deducted ₹6,150 crore from its loan account. It alleged that this was a fraudulent act which had public interest ramifications because it would impinge on its ability to deliver flats to customers.

Supreme Court reserved judgment on whether a state government is empowered to make sub-classification in SC/ST quotas for deprived and weaker castes in these groups in admissions and public jobs. The issue before the top court was whether the Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act 2006 — which provided Balmikis and Mazhabi Sikhs with 'first preference' reservation over 50% of the total seats reserved for SCs — is valid.

Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday upgraded the outlook on four Adani Group companies to stable from negative, while maintaining the stable outlook on four others. The four companies which have seen their rating outlook changed to stable from negative are Adani Green Energy Limited, Adani Green Energy Restricted Group 1, Adani Transmission Step-One Limited and Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited.

Calcutta High Court set aside the declaration of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in North 24 Parganas district's Sandeshkhali on Tuesday. The HC, in another case, today took suo motu cognisance of allegations of sexual assault on women “at gunpoint” and transfer of tribal land at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal. Justice Joy Sengupta of Calcutta High Court today rejected the imposition of Section 144 in the entire Sandeshkhali. However, the court observed state has liberty to impose Section 144 in certain pockets after judicial review, people in the know said. Sandeshkhali has witnessed violent protests by women in the last one week and over allegations of atrocities on women and land grabbing by miscreants close to absconding Trinamool leader Shahjahan Sheikh. Additional forces of eight platoons will be deployed in Sandeshkhali, including deployment of the women forces, the court observed. Altogether 16 FIRs have been lodged in connection with Sandeshkhali, people in the know said.

₹9,350 crore ($1.125 billion) to the promoters of the company. Moody's maintained stable outlook ratings for Adani Green Energy Restricted Group (AGEL RG-2), comprising Wardha Solar (Maharashtra) Pvt.

Nokia Technologies and Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that they want to withdraw their suits including the patent infringement filed by the former, as they have resolved their disputes and reached a confidential litigation settlement last month. Dismissing the suits as withdrawn, Justice Pratibha M Singh said that the parties would be bound by the terms and conditions of the global settlement. The HC also allowed refund of pro-tem security with interest deposited by Oppo during the proceedings within two weeks. It also directed that the confidential documents furnished by the companies in sealed covers or otherwise shall be returned to them and even ordered deletion of their electronic records in the HC.

Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to inform it whether a prosecution has been carried out ever under the provision of mandatory capital punishment to an individual who fabricates false evidence against an innocent member of a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, who has sought striking down of the mandatory death penalty provision under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Section 3 (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 stipulates mandatory death sentence in a case where an innocent member of a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe is convicted and is executed in consequence of a false and fabricated evidence given by the concerned accused. As the hearing commenced, Venkataramani submitted that it is important to have some data as to whether offences under this provision have occurred at all.

NIA court here on Tuesday framed charges, including under the anti-terror law UAPA, against nine people accused in the murder case of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal. Kanhaiya Lal was hacked to death at his shop in the busy Hathipole area of Udaipur on June 28, 2022 by two cleaver wielding men for allegedly supporting a social media post against Islam. The two accused, Mohammad Riyaz and Mohammad Gause, had also made a video of the act and posted it online, which sent shockwaves across the country. The case is being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

NEW DELHI : The Adani-Hindenburg saga returned to the Supreme Court on Tuesday with a petitioner seeking a review of the apex court’s decision to dismiss a plea for a separate investigation into allegations against the Adani group. According to the petition filed by lawyer Anamika Jaiswal, which Mint has seen, there are apparent errors in the court’s 3 January judgment.

Indian Air Force (IAF) met with an accident during a training sortie on Tuesday in West Bengal. Both the pilots ejected safely, according to the IAF. The plane crashed in civilian area near the Kalaikunda Air Force Station between 4 pm and 5 pm while returning from the training sortie. There was no loss of life or damage to civilian property in the accident. A Court of Inquiry has been constituted to find out the cause of the mishap.

NEW DELHI : The Union government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it is prepared to engage with the Kerala government on the limits the Centre imposed on the state’s borrowing powers. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Kerala government, told the court that a state delegation would fly to New Delhi on Wednesday for a dialogue with the Centre.