Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s enormous popularity remains intact despite the biggest political attack on him in years as rivals accuse his government of giving undue favours to the Adani Group, approval ratings showed yesterday.

The rocket, which is a small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV), lifted from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh this morning and injected an earth observation satellite of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and two other payloads into a 450km circular orbit during its 15-minute flight.

Justice Khanna said "this is totally misconceived. How can this be argued? You want us to put complete censorship? What is this?".

A report by the short seller in January accused Adani Group of stock manipulation, accounting fraud

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday defended his record after criticism of his close association with tycoon Gautam Adani, whose business empire has been rocked by corporate fraud allegations.

"People know Modi has come to their help in times of crisis, how will they agree with your abuses and allegations?" Modi said.

The state-owned company yesterday cancelled the bid citing "unavoidable reasons" although the Adani Group had emerged as the lowest bidder among four private firms.

India's Adani Group today said shares related to some group companies will be released following the pre-payment of $1.11 billion of loans ahead of their maturity in 2024 while denying media reports that said the conglomerate was planning to cut back its capital spending.

The crisis engulfing the Adani group intensified on Monday as dozens of members India's main opposition party were detained by police during protests, and parliament was suspended again due to disruptions over the saga.

India's opposition lawmakers held a protest on the premises of parliament demanding joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the sharp fall in values of stocks of billionaire tycoon Gautam Adani-led Adani Enterprises.

India's Adani Group plans to trim its capital spending plans, newspaper Mint reported today citing people close to the development, days after the conglomerate's flagship firm called off a $2.5 billion share sale.

Adani Enterprises Ltd has shelved a plan to raise as much as 10 billion Indian rupees ($121.65 million), Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.

Police in Assam have arrested more than 1,800 men for marrying or arranging marriages to underage girls, launching what the eastern Indian state’s chief minister said yesterday was the start of a sustained crackdown on the practice.

The Indian government yesterday termed the stock market turmoil sparked by a sharp fall in the values of Adani Group a "storm in a teacup" as a ruckus over the issue disrupted the proceedings of both Houses of the Indian parliament for the second successive day.

Police in Assam have arrested more than 1,800 men for marrying or arranging marriages to underage girls, launching what the eastern Indian state's chief minister said on Friday was the start of a sustained crackdown on the practice.

Beleaguered Indian tycoon Gautam Adani denied today that his rise to become Asia's richest man -- a title he has lost in a phenomenal stock rout -- was due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as shares in his conglomerate slumped again.

An Indian journalist held in custody for more than two years without trial walked free yesterday after being granted bail in a money laundering case.

The business empire of Gautam Adani is in mayhem, losing more than $100 billion in value and sending the Indian tycoon tumbling down the global rich list after allegations of major accounting fraud.

India today made it clear that it was not involved in any agreement between the Bangladesh government and Adani Power for procurement of electricity from the Indian conglomerate's plant in Jharkhand.

An Indian journalist held in custody for more than two years without trial walked free on Thursday after being granted bail in a money laundering case.