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EC bans exit polls
30 Jan 2017
Modi may visit US this year as Trump calls, swaps invites
25 Jan 2017
During the US election campaign, when Trump often used negative rhetoric against foreign nations, he was largely positive about India, saying it was the only other nation besides Israel that he wanted to strengthen ties with
Writer Taslima Nasreen calls for uniform civil code
24 Jan 2017
Living in exile in India, Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Monday spoke out for a uniform civil code, saying that the measure was "urgently" needed to empower people with their rights
Kejriwal could face criminal charges, claims ex-LG Najeeb Jung
12 Jan 2017
Jung said as LG he acted against Kejriwal’s “tendencies” to play with the constitution and interpret it in a manner which he thought was correct, even as their personal relations were extremely cordial
Modi hints at more measures against corruption, black money
07 Jan 2017
Government plans to cross check pre- and post-demonetisation savings accounts to trace black money held by citizens
Immobilisation of black money should not harm poor: President
05 Jan 2017
Addressing state governors and Lt governors on the New Year, President Pranab Mukherjee said demonetisation, while immobilising black money and fighting corruption, may lead to temporary slowdown of the economy
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation