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Vedanta gets 20-40% ayes for bond plan, needs 67% by today

Vedanta Resources, the London-based parent of India's Vedanta Ltd, has received between 20% and 40% investor votes in favour of its $3.8 billion bond restructuring exercise as of December 29, people aware of the matter said.

Theobroma owners, ICICI Venture tap banks for stake sale

Promoters and investors of Theobroma Foods have begun talks with merchant bankers for a stake sale in the 20-year-old patisserie chain, people aware of the development said.

SUV allure lifts PV sales beyond 4 mn

Costlier models and pricier inputs push up average passenger vehicle prices by 10%

Kim: Military should 'thoroughly annihilate' US, S Korea if provoked

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his military should \"thoroughly annihilate\" the United States and South Korea if provoked, state media reported on Monday, after he vowed to boost national defence to cope with what he called an unprecedented US-led confrontation.

South and North Korea, Russia issue alerts after Japan quake

A powerful quake struck central Japan, killing one person, destroying buildings and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes

Rlys stresses stricter compliance with RTI laws

Replies to all RTI applications need to be approved by the general manager of the zone or divisional railway manager of the division and responses to appeals also need their clearance, the Railways said in a recent notification, stressing on stricter compliance with the provisions of the law.

DGCA issued record 1,622 commercial pilot licences in 2023

At least 1,622 pilots got licences to fly commercial aircraft in 2023, the highest in a decade, India's civil aviation regulator said on Monday.

CBI files charge sheet against 15 in paper leak

THE 15 ACCUSED INCLUDE A FORMER ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR OF J&K POLICE, TWO FORMER CRPF CONSTABLES, A FORMER SOLDIER AND A TEACHER

K'taka sculptor's idol selected for Ram temple, says ex-CM; trust denies claim

Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said that an idol of Ram Lalla carved by a sculptor from the state has been shortlisted for consecration at the Ram Temple set for inauguration in Ayodhya on January 22.

India, Pak exchange lists of nuclear facilities, prisoners

India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged lists of nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in the event of hostilities, maintaining a tradition dating back to 1992 despite relations between the two neighbours being at an all-time low.

UP, Gujarat likely to be focus of Rahul's Bharat Nyay Yatra

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's upcoming Bharat Nyay Yatra, which would start from January 14 in Manipur's Imphal, is likely to accord added importance to some of the 14 states in its route, which includes Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.

BJP chalks out goals for cadres as it steps up prep for LS polls

The BJP leadership has mapped targets for the party cadre, such as enrolling new members, enlisting the support of self-help groups and non-government organisations that work for women and children, and organising conferences or \"jan sabhas\" for professionals and caste groups, as it begins preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Dalit girl from Odisha gang-raped in Vizag; Il arrested, say police

A 17-year-old Dalit girl from Kalahandi district of Odisha was allegedly gang-raped by 10 people, in separate incidents, for several days in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam last month, the city police said on Monday, adding that ll people were later arrested in connection with the case.

90% of suspended MPs set to return to House

Ninety percent of the 146 Opposition lawmakers suspended during the tumultuous winter session of Parliament will be eligible to attend the last session, the budget one, before the Lok Sabha polls, but the remaining 10%, or 14 members of Parliament will continue to remain suspended as they face breach of privilege investigations.

Plan to launch at least 12 missions this year: Isro

After a spectacular 2023 that saw the country land a spacecraft on the Moon and launch another to study the Sun, the Indian Space Research Organisation will carry out at least 12 launches this year, surpassing previous records, chairman S Somanath said on Monday.

Truckers protest stringent penalties in accident cases

Truckers, taxi and bus operators went on a strike in several states to oppose a provision that imposes a 27 lakh penalty and up to 10-year jail term for hit-and-run cases under the newly cleared Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita criminal code, on the grounds that the law could lead to undue harassment.

Gurugram gets new officials in Hry govt reshuffle

The Haryana government on Monday began a state-wide bureaucratic reshuffle of 18 IAS officers, including several powerful officials in Gurugram, people aware of the matter said.

Only 20% of projects submitting biannual compliance report

Only 20% of all recent projects, which were awarded environmental clearances in Delhi till March last year, have managed to submit a sixmonthly compliance report, Delhi's State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has observed in its latest meeting.

NDMC to give 9,000 tablets to its schools

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) announced its action plan for 2024 for the education sector on Monday.

Ggm engineer, laid off 2 weeks ago, kills wife; dies by suicide

A 30-year-old man murdered his wife, 23, at their Gurugram flat, locked the house, travelled to Ghaziabad by the Delhi Metro, and then died by suicide by jumping off the elevated Kaushambi Metro station on Monday morning, police officers aware of the matter said, adding that the accused also critically injured his toddler son before leaving his house.

As pollution levels improve, Grap stage-3 curbs revoked

Private four wheelers that operate on emission norms BS-III petrol or BS-IV diesel are now allowed to ply in Delhi and parts of National Capital Region (NCR) again, after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR lifted all restrictions under stage-3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Monday.

Chilly start to 2024, max mercury levels off at 17°C

Delhi's peak daytime temperature rose slightly on Monday to 17°C, up from the 15.9°C a day earlier, as some sunshine helped break the grey days that marked the end of 2023, although strong winds meant the outdoors still felt fairly frosty.

360 fined for drunken driving on NYE: Police

The Delhi Traffic Police issued 360 challans to drivers for drunken driving on New Year's Eve, officers aware of the matter said on Monday.

Traffic snarls in Capital as Delhi ushers in 2024

Heavy, bumper-to-bumper traffic plagued the residents of Delhi on Monday as revellers celebrating the new year thronged India Gate and famous temples across the city, such as Akshardham Temple and Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.

Jewel thief in Bihar jail behind spate of heists?

What started as a routine investigation into the robbery at a Reliance Jewellery story in Dehradun on November 9- it was solved promptly with arrests the same month has pointed to the existence of a gang that focuses almost exclusively on gold and jewellery thefts, and which is run from the Beur jail in Bihar.

Nobel laureate Yunus sentenced to 6 months in jail

A labour court in Dhaka on Monday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country's labour laws, a verdict that was termed as \"politically motivated\" by his supporters ahead of the January 7 general elections.

COP WHO WON ARJUNA AWARD FOUND DEAD IN JALANDHAR

Arjuna awardee Dalbir Singh Deol, 54, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Punjab, was shot dead by unknown assailants in the early hours of Monday near Jalandhar, officials said.

'Important part of the life of a judge is to never associate yourself with a cause': CJI

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday defended the collegium system to appoint judges, and said if the credibility of the Supreme Court is to be protected, allocation of cases to benches cannot be driven by lawyers.

2023 2nd warmest year in India after 2016: Jan forecast 'normal'

Last year was the second-warmest on record for India since 1901, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday, and predicted the month of January will unlikely have very harsh winter conditions for most parts of the country.

Gangster Goldy Brar declared a terrorist

The Union home ministry on Monday designated Satwinder Singh, alias Goldy Brar - a close aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi who allegedly indulges in anti-India activities with pro-Khalistan extremist outfits in Canada - a \"terrorist\" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA, according to an official notification.