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7:04 PM

Ganga Vilas cruise gets stuck on third day in Bihar due to ‘shallow water’

Days after it was flagged off remotely by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ganga Vilas cruise got stuck on the third day of its 51-day journey due to shallow water in Bihar’s Chhapra, news agency ANI quoted officials as saying on Monday.

The flagship cruise, which set sail on January 13, was supposed to dock near Chirand Saran, a historically significant area 11 km southeast of Chhapra. However, ‘shallow water’ near the Doriganj district impeded its journey.

6:54 PM

Irregularities in Covid-19 centre contracts: ED records Chahal's statement

Mumbai civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal said jumbo COVID-19 care centres were set up on the Maharashtra government's orders as he recorded his statement with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in connection with alleged irregularities in award of contracts for health facilities during the pandemic.

Talking to reporters after emerging out of the ED office, where he recorded his statement for more than four hours, Chahal said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was extending all cooperation to the central agency.

6:53 PM

Rijiju writes to CJI on collegium system, suggests restructuring of MoP; Oppn hits out

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has written to the Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud for the inclusion of government nominees in the collegium system on appointments to the higher judiciary and defended it as a "precise follow-up action" suggested by the apex court while striking down the NJAC Act.

Rijiju's early January letter to the CJI and the remarks on Monday come amid a tug-of-war between the government and the judiciary over the process of appointments of judges to the Supreme Court and high courts

6:35 PM

Allow shopkeepers affected by Bhagirath Palace fire rebuild their businesses: BJP leader to Delhi LG

Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Kapoor on Monday wrote to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Monday and urged him to allow shopkeepers affected by the fire in Bhagirath Palace rebuild their businesses.

Around 200 shops were damaged in a massive fire at Bhagirath Palace in Chandni Chowk late November last year. Most of the shops gutted in the fire in the wholesale market dealt with electronic appliances.

5:58 PM

Maharashtra CM Shinde to sign MoUs worth Rs 1.4 trn at Davos, eyes 66.5k new jobs

Seeking to present Maharashtra as a key investment destination, state chief minister Eknath Shinde plans to sign MoUs worth Rs 1.4 trillion ($17 billion) here on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.

As many as 21 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are being lined up to be signed with leading foreign investors and global companies during Shinde's two-day visit beginning Monday, officials said.

5:14 PM

Delhi: Yamuna's pollution load has doubled since 2014, shows report

Pollution load of the Yamuna river in Delhi has doubled in the last eight years of the Arvind Kejriwal government, sources in the LG office said on Monday citing data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).

The DPCC and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) gave a presentation to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on pollution in the river on Saturday.

5:10 PM

EOW files supplementary charge sheet in Rs 200 Cr extortion case involving Sukesh Chandrasekhar

The Delhi Police on Monday filed a supplementary charge sheet in connection with the Rs 200 crore extortion case involving alleged fraudster Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

Chandrasekhar has been accused of impersonating top government officials in order to extort about Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh, the wife of Shivinder Mohan Singh, the former owner of pharma major Ranbaxy. The alleged conman was claimed to have scammed Aditi Singh with the promise of securing the release of her husband who was in jail in a money laundering case.

4:50 PM

3 dead & several injured after vehicle carrying pilgrims collides with a truck on NH-37 in Assam

The pilgrims were returning after taking a holy dip in the Lohit river on Makar Sankranti. Injured have been admitted to the hospital: SHO

4:39 PM

Tata Motors, Kia, Hyundai expect sales momentum to continue in 2023

Tata Motors, Kia India and Hyundai are expecting sales momentum to continue this year as well after witnessing robust growth in dispatches to dealers in the last year while pressure remains of a high base effect, inflation and higher interest costs.

Tata Motors, which crossed five lakh cumulative wholesale mark in 2022, is hopeful of robust performance this year on the back of new launches as well as better traction for its internal combustion engine models, electric vehicles and CNG trims.

4:22 PM

PM Modi holds roadshow as BJP national executive begins in Delhi

Enthused BJP workers and supporters lined the roads to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his roadshow here as the party's two-day national executive began in Delhi on Monday.

In an atmosphere enlivened by music and the cheering crowd, the roadshow started from Patel Chowk and continued till the NDMC convention centre. People showered Modi with flower petals and chanted slogans in his support.

4:15 PM

SC grants Centre 4 weeks to respond to plea against age restriction for conducting pre-natal diagnostic tests

The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Centre four weeks to file its response to a plea on the age restriction of 35 years on women for conducting pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic tests.

The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices S K Kaul and A S Oka. The counsel appearing for the Centre requested for some time to file the response confined to the aspect on which the court had issued notice on October 17 last year.

4:00 PM

PM Modi arrives at NDMC Convention Center for BJP's national executive meeting

3:46 PM

Reliance suspends gas auction after change in marketing rules

Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp plc on Monday suspended a planned auction for the sale of natural gas from their eastern offshore KG-D6 block after the government altered marketing rules to cap margins.

In a notice, Reliance and its partner BP Exploration (Alpha) Ltd (BPEAL) said the auction has been suspended indefinitely.

3:34 PM

Cong promises monthly Rs 2,000 to each housewife if voted to power: Priyanka

The Congress in Karnataka on Monday promised to give Rs 2,000 a month to a housewife in every household if voted to power, said party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a convention here.

This is the guarantee given by the AICC general secretary to every woman in Karnataka, it was announced in the "Na Nayaki" event organised by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) at Palace Grounds here.

3:24 PM

Union Minister Piyush Goyal pitches for startup database in country

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday called for making a strong database of all startups in the country as it would belp both public and private sectors.

He said the database can help the government in its procurement of goods and services. Goyal added that there must be a number of startups having different levels of success and are not there in any database.