Sebi has warned investors about fraudulent practices by promoters of SMEs, who artificially inflate stock prices through misleading information and corporate actions, then sell their holdings at high prices, leaving investors with worthless shares. The regulator highlighted recent actions against Debock Industries for such activities, urging caution in the SME space.

Over 3,000 people living in low-lying areas in and around Vadodara were shifted to safer places by teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and its state counterpart SDRF in wake of the flash floods.

The interim protection from arrest for Puja Khedkar was extended by the Delhi High Court until September 5.