https://ift.tt/zu6An9Q Houses of Parliament stalled over Adani controversy, joint opposition demands probe

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned without transacting any business on Thursday over the Adani controversy with a combined Opposition seeking a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) or an SC-monitored panel into the massive slide in the company’s stocks in the wake of allegations of fraud. The parties accused the government of forcing LIC, SBI and other public institutions to invest in the Adani group “which has endangered the savings of crores of Indians”.

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https://ift.tt/NUeR5W6 seeks to raise Adani issue; Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm

Members of almost all opposition parties rushed to the Well of the House raising slogans on the tanking of Adani Group scrips on the stock exchange and sought a probe into the business practices of the corporate giant. Ahead of the proceedings, leaders of several opposition parties met to evolve a joint strategy to take on the Central government during the Budget Session and decided to seek a discussion on the Adani issue.

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https://ift.tt/hOJTmjB venue of Sidharth Malhotra-Kiara Advani

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https://ift.tt/z6h5vwL Modi holds meeting with Union ministers to discuss govt strategy in Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Union Ministers to discuss government strategy in Parliament on Thursday. The opposition like-minded parties also held a meeting in the Parliament to chalk out their strategy for the day. The first part of the session will conclude on February 13. Parliament will reconvene on March 12 for the second part of the Budget Session.

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https://ift.tt/8mE2DuN No talk of inequalities in ‘callous’ Budget

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https://ift.tt/yd1w8BY privacy policy pledge: Supreme Court to WhatsApp

Refuting allegations that it is sharing personal and sensitive information of users with others, including its parent company Meta (earlier Facebook), WhatsApp on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that all messages on its platform are encrypted, which can’t be seen even by it, and assured that it would not remove any user from using the social media platform for not consenting to its controversial privacy policy which has been challenged in court.

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https://ift.tt/qgRTBjE may let GE make jet engines in India

The invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a state visit to the US comes amid efforts to achieve a quantum leap in bilateral ties, with India’s national security adviser, Ajit Doval, and his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan, tasked with launching a Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) initiative that officials suggest will top anything the two countries, long prone to mutual distrust, have achieved so far, including the civilian nuclear agreement of 2005.

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