Sensex, Nifty pause after strong rally; Vodafone Idea shares slide 15%

Indian shares fell on Thursday after two straight days of strong gains, as banking shares retreated, while troubled Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea tumbled 15% after its non-executive chairman stepped down. By 9:18 am, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was mostly unchanged at 16,270 and the benchmark S&P BSE…