In a major victory for the Tata group, the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday ruled in favour of the Tatas in their battle with the Mistry group by setting aside the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order which had re-instated Mistry on Tata Sons' board and had termed current Chairman N Chandrasekaran’s appointment as ''illegal". The country's apex court also rejected Mistry group’s plea against the conversion of Tata Sons into a private company.

The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside a single judge order directing the Centre to extend till 2030 its production sharing contract (PSC) with Vedanta Ltd and ONGC to produce oil from the Barmer oil field in Rajasthan.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh allowed the central government's appeal against the single judge's order of May 31, 2018 order in favour of Vedanta, formerly Cairn India.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with CNB Logitech of Rs 100 crore per annum to monitor, track and optimise the movement of 50 lakh containers in EXIM trade.

Both entities said the signing of MoU will help to achieve India's maritime vision of 2030 by enhancing efficiencies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bangladesh on Friday to take part in the country's 50th Independence Day celebrations, his first foreign visit since the COVID-19 outbreak.

He was welcomed by his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the airport.

Prime Minister Modi departed for Dhaka at 07:45 am. Following his arrival, he will attend an event at the National Martyr's Memorial at 10:50 am.

Tamil Nadu Minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader D Jayakumar said that expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala will not be re-inducted in the party and asserted that no opinion poll can affect party's victory.

Jayakumar, who was campaigning in the Royapuram area in Tamil Nadu on Thursday said, AIADMK stands with the people of Tamil Nadu in all aspects. No opinion poll can affect our victory.

Even the Congress, Left parties and Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers will feel safe if the Bharatiya Janata Party forms the government in West Bengal, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday.

Addressing a campaign rally in Taldangra on the last day of campaigning ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls, the Union Minister launched a veiled attack on the ruling TMC government, saying that one cannot ensure development till safety and security are also provided.

India is seeing a second wave of Covid-19 infections since February 15, which may last for 100 days, said State Bank of India’s (SBI) research in a report. The rise in cases is leading to a decline in the Business Activity Index, it said, but warned against fresh lockdowns.

Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE began testing their COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12, with hopes of expanding vaccination to that age range by early 2022, the U.S. drugmaker said on Thursday.

The first volunteers in the early-stage trial were given their first injections on Wednesday, Pfizer spokesperson Sharon Castillo said.

To mark the completion of four months of their protest against the government's farm laws, farmers are observing 'Bharat Bandh' on Friday. The shutdown, called by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), will be observed till 6 pm.

Traffic movement is likely to be affected as all trains and roads will be blocked and all services except ambulance and other essential services will remain suspended.

In a tragic incident, at least two people were killed after a fire broke out at a mall in Mumbai that also houses a private COVID-19 hospital.

The massive fire broke out at Dream Mall in Bhandup, Mumbai on Thursday night. On the third floor of the mall is Sunrise Hospital and the fire rapidly spread to it as well. More than 20 fire brigade vehicles arrived on the spot to douse the flames as soon as the news of the fire is received.

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