HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 5 pm:
    
     TOP STORIES
    
     FGN64 US-ADANI-5THLD CHARGED
     * Gautam Adani charged with paying USD 265 mn bribe to Indian officials
     New York/New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly being part of a scheme to pay USD 265 million (about Rs 2,200 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange of favourable terms for solar power contracts.
    
     DEL39 BIZ-ADANI-ALLEGATIONS
     * Adani group denies bribery charge, says they are baseless
     New Delhi: Adani group on Thursday denied charges of paying bribe to secure favourable terms for solar power contracts, saying the allegations by US prosecutors are baseless and the conglomerate is compliant with all laws.*

    
     NATION
    
     DEL48 ADANI-CONG-LD RAHUL
     * Rahul Gandhi seeks Adani's immediate arrest, probe against SEBI chief
     New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded the immediate arrest of Gautam Adani after the billionaire industrialist was charged in the US for alleged bribery and fraud.*
    
     DEL49 ADANI-BJP-RAHUL
     * Rahul, Congress tried since 2002 to target Modi's image, PM's credibility remains high: BJP
     New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday dubbed Rahul Gandhi's attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the US prosecutors' indictment of Gautam Adani on alleged bribery and fraud charges as part of his long-running efforts to target its leader, and noted that none of the four states named in American courts had a BJP government.*
    
     DEL59 DL-POLLS-AAP-2ND LD CANDIDATES
     * Delhi polls: AAP releases 1st list of 11 candidates, fields BJP, Cong turncoats
     New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced its first list of 11 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, dropping three sitting MLAs and fielding six leaders who switched over from the BJP and the Congress recently.*
    
     DEL60 PAR-LD WAQF
     * Opposition members demand more time for Waqf panel to submit report
     New Delhi: Opposition members on Thursday demanded extension of the tenure of the Joint Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill, contending that they need more time to study the changes to the draft legislation.*

     CAL7 MN-CM
     * Centre sanctions Rs 104.66 cr for providing health care facilities in Manipur's hill districts
     Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 104.66 crore for providing health care facilities in the hill districts of the state.*
    
     BOM9 MH-POLLS-FADNAVIS
     * Pro-incumbency led to rise in Maharashtra voter turnout; Mahayuti will form govt: Fadnavis
     Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday attributed the rise in the voting percentage in the state assembly polls to "pro-incumbency" and the feeling of "affinity" the voters had towards the Mahayuti government.*
    
    
     BUSINESS

     DEL57 BIZ-STOCKS-CLOSE
     * Sensex, Nifty tumble amid broad-based selloff; Adani group stocks nosedive
     Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Thursday amid a sharp fall in Adani group stocks after billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani was charged in the US for alleged bribery and fraud.*
    
     DEL24 BIZ-ADANI-BOND-SCRAP
     * Adani Green scraps USD 600 mn bond sale after promoter charged in alleged bribery case in US
     New Delhi: Adani Green Energy Ltd, the renewable energy arm of billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate, on Thursday scrapped a USD 600 million bond issue after its promoter was charged in an alleged bribery case in the US.*
    
    
     LEGAL
    
    LGD8 DL-HC-KEJRIWAL
     * Excise Policy case: Delhi HC refuses to stay trial against former CM Arvind Kejriwal
     New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay for now the trial proceedings against former Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal who is an accused in a case of irregularities linked to the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.*
    
     LGD4 SC-YASIN MALIK
     * 'Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial': SC remarks in Yasin Malik case
     New Delhi: Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country, the Supreme Court on Thursday remarked and indicated it may set up a courtroom inside Tihar Jail for the trial of J&K separatist leader Yasin Malik in a kidnapping case.*
    
     BOM11 MH-HC-SHIVAJI STATUE-BAIL
     * Shivaji statue collapse case: HC grants bail to consultant Chetan Patil
     Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to consultant Chetan Patil arrested in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj''s statue at Rajkot fort in Malvan in August.*



    FOREIGN

    FGN48 PM-LD BILATERALS
     * PM Modi meets top Caribbean leaders, discusses bilateral ties, partnerships for stronger Global South
     Georgetown (Guyana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the cream of Caribbean leaders on the margins of the India-CARICOM Summit here and discussed strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing cooperation across several key areas towards the empowerment of the Global South.*
    
     FGN58 RUSSIA-UKRAINE-LD WAR
     * Ukraine says Russia launched intercontinental missile in attack for first time in war
     Kyiv: Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, which, if confirmed, would be the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war. AP*
    
     FGN60 UK-INDIAN-WOMAN-DEATH
     * UK Deputy PM describes Harshita Brella’s murder as 'horrifying, barbaric'
     London: The circumstances surrounding the murder of Harshita Brella, whose body was discovered in the boot of a car in east London, were described as “horrifying” and "barbaric" in the UK Parliament in London as an inquest opened into the 24-year-old Indian-origin victim’s death. By Aditi Khanna**
    

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