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Ola Electric wins 40% share in Dec, offers to stay

The company offered discounts nearing 18% or ₹20,000 on the S1 X+ electric scooter, its cheapest offering in the market, as it moved to grab a larger share of the e-two-wheeler market ahead of a potential public listing early this year.

Pulses imports up 40% in 2023 as output falls

India, which accounts for nearly half of the world's pulses consumption, imported 2.9 million tonnes (mt) of masur, tur (pigeon pea) and urad (black gram) in calendar year 2023, marking a 39.7% increase from the 2 mt imported in the year earlier, a senior government official said.

OVL, Venezuela work on oil-fordividend deal

ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) is in talks with its Venezuelan partner to secure oil cargoes in lieu of unpaid dividends totalling $600 million, two people aware of the development said. This follows the US easing sanctions on Venezuela, where India's overseas explorer has partnered state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA) for the San Cristobal project.

Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles, drones

Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv on Tuesday, killing at least five civilians, wounding dozens and causing widespread damage, officials said.

Hamas says Israeli drone strike kills its deputy chief in Lebanon

Israel's war against Palestinian militants reached into the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, where an Israeli drone strike killed Hamas's deputy leader, the group and security officials in Lebanon said.

Plane catches fire on runway after collision, 5 killed

All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously escaped from a fire following a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday, but five of the six crew of the coast guard plane were killed.

Kin of four killed in Manipur firing refuse to accept bodies

The family of four men shot dead by militants in Manipur's Thoubal district on Monday refused to take the bodies on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to the state government with a list of demands, people aware of the development said.

over Shringla entering LS election fray from Darjeeling Buzz grows

Could former foreign secretary and G20 coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla be a potential Lok Sabha candidate in 2024 from Darjeeling? Posters that emerged all over this West Bengal hill town over the New Year weekend have generated some buzz to the effect.

SC notice to Centre, UP and Guj over sacking of a trans teacher

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought replies from the Centre, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat on a petition moved by a transgender woman, who said she was sacked by two private schools in the two states after her gender identity was revealed.

YS Sharmila set to join Congress on January 4

YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister, YS Sharmila, is set to merge her party with the Congress on January 4, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

BJP drafts plan to offer Ram temple pilgrimages

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun to draft plans for organising pilgrimages to Ayodhya from across the country and host programmes to celebrate the January 22 inauguration of the Ram temple, an event that was on the party's election manifesto for decades, and will be used to burnish its ideological commitment, leaders aware of the details said on Tuesday.

CAA rules may be notified before LS poll announcement

The Union home ministry will notify rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) before the announcement of Lok Sabha elections, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday.

'India-China ties must be based on realism'

India should deal with China on the basis of \"realism\" and bilateral relations should be based on mutual understandings in respect, sensitivity and interest, external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said in an assessment of New Delhi's approach to engage with Beijing.

Districts restrict fuel purchase per vehicle, bus services halted

Deputy commissioners of Shimla and Mandi districts in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday issued orders to ration fuel with a maximum of 10 litres per vehicle, as an ongoing truckers' protest triggered panic-buying of fuel over fears of stock shortage. Emergency vehicles, however, were exempted from this restriction.

Police vehicle set on fire, stones pelted as protests turn violent

Truck drivers in Maharashtra, Bihar, and Rajasthan held violent demonstrations against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run road accidents on Tuesday, as they attacked police personnel, resorted to stone pelting, and set ablaze tyres and a police vehicle, prompting security forces to step up vigilance in the affected areas.

Long queues at pumps amid fuel supply crunch

Long queues of vehicles were seen at fuel stations across Punjab since Tuesday morning, amid panic buying of petrol and diesel on the second day of the strike by drivers of oil tankers, hitting supply.

Cong holds rally in Nuh against BJP-JJP combine

The Congress said in a rally in Nuh on Tuesday that it will bring back the old pension scheme, give people free electricity and other benefits such as minimum support price (MSP) to farmers, if it is voted back to power in Haryana.

Digital demarcation of deemed forests begins

The Delhi government has identified and is in the process of digitally demarcating over 2,000 hectares of land and over 450km of roads and drains as deemed forests, the state forest department said in an affidavit submitted to the Delhi high court last month.

CM nod to 32 more 24x7 establishments

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday granted permission for 32 more shops and commercial establishments engaged in retail trade and other businesses in the city to operate 24 hours.

Nominations open for 3 RS seats from Delhi

The Election Commission announced on Tuesday the schedule for legislators to elect three Rajya Sabha members from Delhi, setting the polling date for January 19.

LG directs DMs to spend a night at Delhi's villages

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Tuesday directed all district magistrates in Delhi to spend the night at villages in the Capital to get a firsthand account of the problems faced by the residents there.

SC junks Delhi Police plea for construction along Yamuna

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Union government for seeking approval for the construction of accommodation for Delhi Police trainees in the floodplains of the Yamuna, recalling that when the river was in spate in July 2023, floodwaters had reached the entrance of the top court, but the Centre was still \"toying with the wrong idea\".

Five deaths every month due to fire in 2023: Data

In 2023, around five people died every month in fire-related cases in the Capital, according to Delhi Fire Services (DFS) data released on Tuesday - a drop from the seven deaths per month recorded the previous year.

MCD finalising road network plans for three illegal colonies

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is in the process of finalising the road network plans for three unauthorised colonies in the Capital, officials aware of the matter have said. These road network plans, the officials said, will be the first step in regularising the approximately 1,800 unauthorised colonies in Delhi.

Truckers' strike: No shortages yet, but prolonged stir may hurt

Several wholesale vegetable and fruit vendors at Delhi's Azadpur mandi said supplies on Tuesday were normal but could be disrupted on Wednesday as vehicles carrying vegetables from Maharashtra, Kolkata and Karnataka have been stopped at various locations due to the strike called by truck drivers.

Delhi shivers, parts of city record 'cold day'

Fog hovering above Delhi at high altitudes and icy winds from the north led to the Capital recording a maximum temperature below 20 degrees Celsius (°C) for a third day in a row, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Tuesday.

In ULFA deal, a long and complicated quest for closure

Last Friday, 16 senior leaders of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) stood beaming in a gleaming wood panelled government room, the traditional red-and-white scarf draped around their necks. They formed a single file behind Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Ruling may reignite tensions amid war

Israel's Supreme Court struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul on Monday, delivering a landmark decision that could reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country's ongoing conflict with Hamas.

Data from caste surveys should be made public, says apex court

Data from caste surveys should be made public to let people mount legal challenges to the decisions taken by the governments based on such data, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday.

UNCERTAINTY ON WHETHER DELHI CM WILL APPEAR BEFORE ED TODAY

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday in connection with its investigation into a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, but uncertainty prevailed till late on Tuesday whether or not Kejriwal would appear before the central probe agency.