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Arvind Kejriwal can continue as Delhi chief minister post his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy-linked money laundering case with legal experts on Friday saying there is no bar under the law which prohibits an arrested person from holding the post. Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on Thursday hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from any coercive action by the central probe agency. While senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan said there is no bar in law on a person continuing as chief minister once arrested, senior advocate Vikas Singh said though legally there is no bar, administratively it will be next to impossible. Kejriwal has not tender his resignation from the post of the chief minister. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said he will continue as the chief minister of Delhi and if need be, he will run the government from jail.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in Civil Lines to meet his family on Friday, a day after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate. AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak said, «We have come here to meet his family. They are not being allowed to meet anyone. They have been placed under house arrest. Nobody knows what state they are in.» AAP MLAs, including Jarnail Singh and Raaj Kumar Anand, and Delhi mayor Shelly Oberoi were among those present outside Kejriwal's residence. The AAP leaders raised slogans of 'tyranny won't last' and 'house arrest bandh karo'.

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Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at the residence of West Bengal minister Chandranath Sinha in Bolpur in Birbhum district on Friday in connection with its investigation into the alleged school recruitment scam, officials said. Accompanied by a huge contingent of central forces, the ED team reached the residence of Sinha, who holds the MSME and Textiles portfolios, in the morning and began the search, they said. «The search is in connection with the investigation of the alleged irregularities in the school recruitment scam. The minister is not present at his residence, we are talking to his family,» an officer said. Sinha was at his ancestral house in Murarai, around 90 km away, at that time.

Adani Group Founder Gautam Adani has welcomed the partnership with The Science Museum in the UK that had resulted in a new gallery, The Adani Green Energy Gallery. In a post on social media platform X on Friday, Adani said," Delighted to see the new 'Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery' becoming a reality in partnership with the Science Museum in London. This landmark gallery will showcase the scientific vision of a sustainable future, powered by renewables and low carbon technologies. #SustainableFuture #GreenEnergy." According to the website of the UK Science Museum, 'Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery' uses both recognisable and surprising objects plus interactive exhibits to highlight how we can journey to a more sustainable future--and our role in achieving that low carbon world.

Info Edge (India) Ltd. traded at Rs 5246.6 on BSE at 02:10PM (IST) on Friday, down 1.09 per cent from previous close. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 3461.3 and a high of Rs 5536.8.

Sunil Jakhar on Friday said a party delegation will approach the Election Commission and seek an ED probe into the state's excise policy, which he claimed was tailored in lines with the one in Delhi. «For the (Delhi) excise policy which Kejriwal had to see this day, the same model has been replicated by their government in Punjab,» Jakhar told reporters here. Kejriwal, AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case in Delhi, triggering massive protests by party workers in the national capital and a few states. Jakhar said a high-powered delegation of BJP will go and meet authorities of the Election Commission on Saturday to demand a ED probe.

markets opened mixed Friday following divergence across major Asian indices, as traders assessed the outlook for interest rates in a week dominated by central bank policy. London's FTSE 100 index won 0.1 percent to 7,892.47 points, having closed up almost two percent Thursday as the Bank of England signalled it could start cutting interest rates in the coming months.

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. traded 0.12 per cent up at Rs 269.3 at around 01:50PM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 269.65 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 154.94 points higher at 72796.13 around the same time.

MphasiS Ltd. traded 2.14 per cent up at Rs 2386.45 at around 02:00PM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 2438.65 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 117.08 points higher at 72758.27 around the same time.

Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. slipped 0.53 per cent to Rs 563.0 in Friday's trade as of 01:04PM (IST). It hit a high of Rs 568.9 and low of Rs 562.2 during the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 813.0 and a low of Rs 548.15. The return on equity for the stock stood at 13.06 per cent. About 44,892 shares have changed hands on the counter so far.

ACC Ltd. traded 0.04 per cent up at Rs 2439.2 at around 01:14PM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 2438.0 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 208.99 points higher at 72850.18 around the same time.

stocks witnessed a build of fresh short positions. Lets first understand how this conclusion is reached that whether the stock has seen a buildup of fresh short position or not. To understand it we have to look at what “ short selling” means. When a trader is expecting the stock prices to fall, he may sell the stock without owning that and buy at a lower price, for example, stock XYZ is trading at 100, a trader sells the stocks at Rs 100 and buys it back at Rs 90. He made a profit of Rs 10. Selling the stocks without owing the underlying stock is called short selling.

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. traded at Rs 451.35 on BSE at 12:53PM (IST) on Friday, up 0.18 per cent from previous close. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 420.35 and a high of Rs 586.35.

Tube Investments of India Ltd. rose 0.79 per cent to Rs 3741.1 in Friday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 3748.0 and low of Rs 3676.45, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 4120.8 and low of Rs 2432.0.

West Bengal could also witness a scene similar to the national capital, state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said on Friday, referring to the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Hitting back, the TMC said that such a statement reflected the «BJP's fear of losing» the Lok Sabha elections. Kejriwal, the national convenor of the AAP, was arrested by the ED on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case. «Last month, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemmant Soren was arrested. Now, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested. It only shows that being a chief minister doesn't grant you any sort of impunity if you are involved in corruption. Similar allegations of corruption have emerged in West Bengal in recent years. So, the state could also witness similar scenes like New Delhi,» Majumdar said.

Tata Elxsi Ltd. traded 0.54 per cent down at Rs 7652.0 at 12:48PM (IST) on Friday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 187.23 points to 72828.42. The stock had closed at Rs 7693.9 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 9191.1 and 52-week low of Rs 5883.05, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 12:48PM (IST) stood at 1924 shares with a turnover of Rs 1.47 crore.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has withdrawn his plea from Supreme Court, a day after he was arrested in the Delhi Excise Policy case. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appearing for Kejriwal told the SC that Kejriwal was withdrawing the petition in the Supreme Court as it is clashing with the remand. Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on Thursday evening, and was taken to the agency's headquarters in New Delhi.

arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Anna Hazare on Friday expressed his grief over the Aam Aadmi Party convenor's involvement in formulating liquor policies, and said he was arrested because of his own deeds. «I am very upset that Arvind Kejriwal, who used to work with me, raise his voice against liquor, is now making liquor policies. His arrest is because of his own deeds,» social activist Hazare said in Ahmednagar.

Marico Ltd. traded 0.31 per cent down in Friday's trade at 12:38PM (IST). Around 8,433 shares changed hands on the counter. The stock opened at Rs 500.85 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 504.0 and Rs 495.0, respectively, in the session so far. The stock of Marico Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 595.0 and a 52-week low of Rs 462.95.

Holi, which falls on March 25, 2024, will commence from 2:30 PM, announced officials on Friday. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) stated that no services will be available until 2:30 PM on all lines, including the Rapid Metro/Airport Express Line, but will resume thereafter as usual.