Hindenburg Research, the US-based short seller that had targeted several business entities including the Adani Group, is going to be disbanded, founder Nate Anderson has said.

“I have made the decision to disband Hindenburg Research. The plan has been to wind up after we finished the pipeline of ideas we were working on,” he said in a note on the Hindenburg website. Anderson has clarified there has been no particular threat or personal issue behind this decision to wind up.

Hindenburg targeted the Adani Group in 2022 with what the group said was “nothing but a lie” and were “calculated attacks on India“. In August 2024, the short-seller launched another attack on the energy-to ports conglomerate, which snubbed the charges as “recycled claims” that had earlier been discarded.

Speaking about the short seller hit jobs a month later, Gautam Adani, the chairman of Adani Group, had said it taught him the “most profound lesson”.

“Our leadership spirit was never more visible than during the financial market attack in January last year. It was a short-selling attack initiated from abroad. This was not a typical financial strike. It was a dual assault targeting our financial stability and pulling us into a political storm. It was a calculated move,” he had said.

The short seller had also targeted Indian markets regulator chief Madhavi Puri Buch and her husband in the past, who had called it an “attempt at character assassination”.

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Overnight rainfall in Delhi-National Capital Region brought a slight improvement in the air quality and also a rise in temperature. So far, there are no reports of flooding and water logging.

 The air quality in the national capital dropped down to the ‘very poor’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the AQI was recorded at 356 in Delhi on Thursday.

The Commission for Air Quality Management on Wednesday reimposed stricter pollution curbs in the capital and surrounding areas, including the NCR, under GRAP-3 and GRAP-4.

According to the official order, “The AQI of Delhi for 14.01.2025 which reported as 275, exhibited a sharp increasing trend on 15.01.2025 and logging the AQI of 386 owing to dense foggy conditions and low temperatures leading to extremely low mixing height & ventilation coefficient for dispersion of pollutants.”

“The Sub-Committee further analysed the air quality scenario and noted that AQI has increased to 393 at 5:00 PM and 396 at 6:00 PM respectively owing to sharply increasing trend of pollutant concentrations due to unfavorable conditions. AQI is further likely to breach the 400 mark as predicted by IMD/ IITM.,” the order further reads.

Following this, the Directorate of Education, Delhi government issued orders to conduct classes in hybrid mode for students up to Class IX and XI.

Meanwhile, Delhi is experiencing cold waves, which are contributing to elevated levels of air pollution.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was injured after an unknown intruder broke into his Bandra flat around 2am and attacked him with a knife. Khan suffered six stab wounds, including one near the spine, and is currently undergoing treatment. Police are investigating how the intruder bypassed security and are reviewing CCTV footage.