As votes are counted, follow this blog for the latest updates on Jharkhand, Maharashtra and seats across the country that underwent bypolls.

The electoral battle is primarily between the ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Most exit polls – which have been known to go sideways in the last few polls – have predicted a victory for the Mahayuti alliance.

J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said if the allegations are found to be true, the army officials involved in the torture must be court-martialled.

The latest official communique also was issued after India dismissed the Globe and Mail report as ‘ludicrous’.

Essentially, the bribes were allegedly paid to government officials so that state power distribution companies agreed to buy solar energy through SECI for rates higher than the market norm.

Ruto also instructed the ministries to ‘immediately commence the process of onboarding alternate partners because these are important projects’.

The Financial Express has reported the news with the headline 'Adani caught in US solar storm', with a wordplay on the initiative at the centre of it all – solar power.

'There is no direct agreement between AP DISCOMs and any other entities including those belonging to the Adani group. Therefore, the allegations made on the State Government, in the light of the indictment are incorrect," the party wrote in a statement on X. 

'What we believe and we're confident about is that we'll continue to navigate this issue as we have with other issues that may have come up...'

'SEBI (Security and Exchange Board of India) was complicit in this and Madhabi Puri Buch (SEBI chairperson) was complicit in this and they have lied and committed perjury to the Supreme Court of India,' TMC MP Mahua Moitra said.

Since 2022, at least 15 media outlets have modified or retracted their reports a result of the notices sent by Khare or the Association of Appin Training Centers.

Bond markets also suffered, with foreign investors offloading Rs 10,400 crore worth of bonds in November.

The ministry claimed that there were significant discrepancies in the data interpretation and methodology used by the report’s authors.

The US Attorney's Office statement says Adani is accused of personally being involved in the scheme, and Reuters reports that a court has issued an arrest warrant against him. The Adani Group has denied the charges.

The JNUTA criticised the ideological misuse of academic spaces and slammed Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit for getting involved in the seminar.

"We appeal to the president of India to impose president’s rule in Manipur immediately, if necessary, and dismiss the government of Biren Singh," LoP in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia said.

LoP Rahul Gandhi said the SEC’s actions cast poor light on the manner in which its Indian counterpart, namely SEBI has gone about investigating violations of securities and other laws by the Adani Group. 

There is a swirl of controversy over the actions of the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jaganmohan Reddy who was at the helm of affairs in the state in the duration of the purported scandal involving bribes having been paid to Indians.

In a letter addressed to CM Ramesh, MP and chairperson of the standing committee on railways, Prasad expressed his dismay upon receiving a 1-gram gold coin and a 100-gram silver block as gifts from RITES and RVNL, respectively.