Morning Digest | Mud-slinging will help lotus grow, says PM Modi in Rajya Sabha; Collegium recommends five new Chief Justices for High Courts, and more

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Mud-slinging will only help the lotus to grow: Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha

Striking a combative note in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, saying that he was ready to take on any allegations made against him and his government. “ Ek akela kitno par bhari padh raha hai (One person is proving to be more than equal to them all),” he said. Opposition members crowded the well of the Rajya Sabha, shouting slogans about Adani throughout the PM’s reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks for President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint session of Parliament.

Will meet Adani Group soon to seek clarification on crisis: LIC Chairman

The LIC management will soon meet the top management of the crisis-ridden Adani Group and seek clarification on the crisis being faced by the diversified conglomerate, chairman M.R. Kumar said here on Thursday. "We'll be calling them in sometime soon to know how are they managing the whole crisis," Mr. Kumar said. LIC, which is the nation's largest institutional investor, is the second largest shareholder in most of the listed Adani group companies, with a cumulative investment of ₹36,474.78 crore as of January 27.

Rescuers push to find survivors of ‘disaster of the century’ as toll nears 21,000 in Turkey and Syria

Rescue workers made a final push Thursday to find survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria that rendered many communities unrecognizable to their inhabitants and led the Turkish president to declare it “the disaster of the century.” The death toll topped 20,000. The scene from the air showed the scope of devastation, with entire neighborhoods of high-rises reduced to twisted metal, pulverized concrete and exposed wires.

Supreme Court Collegium recommends five new Chief Justices for High Courts