The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to a medical practitioner, who also claimed to be a whistleblower in the sensational Vyapam scam, in a case of alleged violence during a protest in Madhya Pradesh. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha took note of the submissions made by senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Vivek Tankha that accused Anand Rai, an ophthalmologist, is in jail for the last 60 days in connection with a criminal case lodged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. "This man is an ophthalmologist. He says he is also the whistleblower in the Vyapam scam. The allegation is that he was part of a mob which attacked the (district) collector. How long will you keep him in jail?" the bench asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared in the matter on behalf of the Madhya Pradesh government. It also took note of the fact that the chargesheet has not been
A fresh round of selling is possible if the Nifty slips below the crucial support level of 17,800 and the index can slide to 17,650-17,600, Amol Athawale of Kotak Securities said
According to the survey from Deloitte, among the industry sectors, chemicals (72 per cent), capital goods (70 per cent), and energy (67 per cent) expressed confidence in growth being high.
Outside of the budget, the finance ministry and SEBI should consider some issues. To better align with international markets, market timing should be increased.
