DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA INVESTIGATE SHORT SELLERS, INCLUDING HINDENBURG: CJI BENCH SCrejectspleasforcourt-monitoredCBI probeintoallegationsagainstAdanifirms Truthhasprevailed,contributionto growthstorywillcontinue,saysAdani ANANTHAKRISHNAN G NEW DELHI, JANUARY 3 EXPRESS NETWORK SOMETIMES, EXILE HAPPENS WHEN A CORONATION SEEMS IMMINENT: SHIVRAJ MINING CASE: ED RAIDS JHARKHAND CM’S PRESS ADVISOR PAGES 5, 3 THE SUPREME COURT on Wednesday rejected demands for a court-monitored probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or a Special InvestigationTeam(SIT)intoallegations raised against the Adani Group companies by US-based shortsellerHindenburgResearch in a January 2023 report. The Court also asked the Centre to probe “the loss which has been sustained by Indian investors as a result of the volatility caused by the short positions taken by Hindenburg Research and any other entities acting in concert with Hindenburg Research” and “enquire into whether there was any infraction of law by the entities, which engaged in short-selling on this occasion”. Disposing a batch of four petitions filed in the wake of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 What Sebi is probing: 12 foreign portfolio investors, short sellers ANANTHAKRISHNAN G NEW DELHI, JANUARY 3 THE TWO aspects of the Hindenburg Research allegations against the Adani Group which market regulator SecuritiesandExchange Board of India is still probing are: ownership of 12 Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) whoholdstakeinthecompanies of the group; and short sellers in Adani shares during January 18-31 last year (around the time of the release of the Hindenburg report). Refusingtohandover theprobeintoallegations oftheHindenburgreport on Adani Group to a SIT, ● theSupremeCourtasked SEBI to continue with its investigations and complete the E Tiger zinda hai: Big cat’s return brings hope in Bengal reserve KOLKATA, JANUARY 3 Alipurduar Kaljani river INDIA KUNO CHEETAH GIVES BIRTH TO THREE CUBS PAGE 6 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PM: Modi’s guarantee got women quota law, triple talaq freedom In Kerala, slams Opp for ‘hurting faith’ SHAJU PHILIP THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JANUARY 3 UNDERLINING THAT “Nari Shakti”isthe“biggestguarantee” for Viksit Bharat though “there is a lot of discussion in the country on Modi’s guarantee”, Prime MinisterNarendraModilaunched afrontalattackWednesdayonthe Congress and Left parties, major constituentsoftheOppositionIN- NAYONIKA BOSE & ZEESHAN SHAIKH KALYAN, JANUARY 3 Assam arenowhopefulthatthetigerhas returned for good, and what could follow is relocation of villages from inside the core area. Experts say an increase in its Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Thrissur, Kerala. PTI DIA bloc, claiming they had delayedthewomen’sreservationBill anditwastheBJPthatensuredits passage in Parliament to empower women. Addressing a massive gatheringofwomeninThrissurinKerala – the event was called the Sthree Shakthi Modikkoppam Mahila Sangamam (women power with Modi) – the Prime Minister also attackedtheOppositionblocover matters of faith. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Dargah at centre of new row has had a Hindu trustee for 14 generations TIGER RESERVE ENTRY POINT Caught on camera trap on December 28 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SCDENIESINTERIM RELIEFTOMAHUA, NEXTHEARING IN MARCH PAGE 5 BHUTAN West Bengal probe within three months. LastAugust,SEBI had told the Supreme Court that it is gathering details pertaining to “economic interest shareholders” of 12 FPIs which are public shareholdersof theAdaniGroupcompanies. This investigation is being conductedbytheregulatortofind outiftherehasbeenaviolationof Section 19A of the Securities INSIDE BUXA TIGER RESERVE RAVIK BHATTACHARYA TWO YEARS ago, a fleeting glimpseof atigergavewaytodisappointment in West Bengal’s BuxaNationalPark,asthebigcat was not to be seen again. Then,onDecember28,forest officials got an early New Year’s gift as one of the camera traps in thenationalparkcapturedatiger crossingadryriverbed.Andthree days later, on December 31, the tiger was captured at night, on a different camera. The previous sighting, on December 12, 2021, was after 23 yearsof thebigcatgoingmissing from the tiger reserve. Experts `6.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 EXPLAINED BY UNNY POSTAL REGN. NO. JAIPUR CITY/014/2021-23 JOURNALISM OF COURAGE THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024, JAIPUR, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES BUSINESS AS USUAL ● DEMOLITION MAN Mohammed Siraj’s 6/15 helped India bowl out South Africa for 55 in the first innings of the Cape Town Test. After India managed 153, South Africa were 62/3 at stumps. Reuters REPORT,PAGE13 A DAY after Maharashtra Chief MinisterEknathShindesaidthat he is committed to the “liberation” of the centuries-old Haji Malang Dargah, which rightwing groups claim is a temple, the off-grid shrine in Thane dis- The Haji Malang Dargah in Thane district. Deepak Joshi trict was on Wednesday abuzz with activity – but not because of the storm building around it. Located on the lowest plateau of Malanggad, a hill fort 3,000 feet above sea level on the Matheranhillranges,thedargah is preparing for the death anniversary of Haji Abd-ulRahman, a 12th century Sufi saintfrom Yemen who is known CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Apni khushiyon ko roz thoda samay dena hai zindagi ki SIP Zindagi ke liye SIP Adhik jaankari ke liye apne MFD/RIA se sampark karein ya scan karein SIP ke fayde Market ki timing se azadi Nivesh raashi chunne ki azadi An Investor Education and Awareness Initiative SIP - Systematic Investment Plan. 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