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Speaking at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 in New Delhi, PM Modi asks industry to pursue R&D to use locally available raw materials for making batteries. "India is on move and moving fast. It is all set to become third largest economy in coming years," said PM Modi. He further added, "Today's India is moving forward with aim of becoming developed by 2047."

Tata Motors, the country's most valuable carmaker, reported a more than two-fold increase in third-quarter profit on Friday, driven by strong sales in its British luxury car unit, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Consolidated net profit rose to Rs 7,025 crore ($847.7 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31 from a year earlier.

IndiGo operator Interglobe Aviation on Friday reported more than twofold growth in third-quarter profit on the back of air travel demand in a seasonally strong period. The company reported a standalone profit of Rs 2,998 crore ($362 million) for the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared to Rs 1,418 crore in the year-ago period.

On Friday, actor Vijay said ,"We are not going to contest the 2024 elections and we are not going to support any party."

JMM leader Hemant Soren was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case related to the alleged land scam on 31st January.

JMM Vice-President Champai Soren took oath as the chief minister of Jharkhand today at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi.

On ex-Jharkhand chief minister's petition challenging his arrest, the Supreme Court said that it will not interfere in the proceedings and that Soren should first approach the high court.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that he will skip the summons by the Enforcement Directorate for the fifth time in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. Kejriwal had been asked to appear before the probe agency at its Delhi headquarters today.

After Governor C P Radhakrishnan nominated Champai Soren for the post of chief minister, JMM legislative party leader Champai Soren is set to take oath today. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to beheld around 12:15 pm at the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan here. Champai Soren had urged the governor to accept his claim to form the government at the earliest as there was "confusion" in the state which was without a chief minister since the resignation of Hemant Soren on Wednesday. The JMM leader has been given 10 days to prove his government's majority, said state Congress chief Rajesh Thakur whose party is a part of the alliance. "We stand united. Our alliance is very strong. No one can break it," Champai Soren had stated earlier.

Challenging a Varanasi court order that has allowed Hindu prayers before idols in a cellar of the mosque, the Gyanvapi management committee moved the Allahabad High Court on Thursday. The counsel for the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, S F A Naqvi, told reporters that they have asked for an urgent hearing in the matter. The mosque committee moved the Allahabad High Court within hours of the topourt refusing to hear its plea against the Varanasi district court's order and asking it to approach the Allahabad High Court. It has been pleaded that the Hindu side's suit itself is barred by order 7 rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code, Naqvi said.

Cops in the United States are looking into the death of an Indian-American student in the state of Ohio, the fourth such case within a month in the country.No foul play is suspected at this stage in the death of Shreyas Reddy Benigeri, a student of the Lindner School of Business, Cincinnati, The Consulate General of India in New York stated on Thursday.

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UCC panel submits voluminous report to Uttarakhand CM, Dhami says 'long-awaited moment has arrived'

A government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Friday submitted a voluminous document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who said the "long-awaited moment has arrived". The draft will be examined, studied and discussed before it is tabled in the assembly, he said. A special four-day session of the assembly has already been convened from February 5-8 to pass a legislation on the UCC. The draft in four volumes containing 740 pages was handed over to Dhami by the five-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.

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Congress's Sharmila protests in Delhi for special category status, bifurcation promises to Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y S Sharmila on Friday undertook a protest at Andhra Bhavan in Delhi to protest the non-conferment of special category status to Andhra Pradesh and the failure to fulfill bifurcation promises. Sharmila protested before the B R Ambedkar statue at Andhra Bhavan, accompanied by Manickam Thakore and other senior APCC leaders. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi told at a meeting in Tirupati that special category status will be conferred to Andhra Pradesh for 10 years but why haven't the bifurcation promises fulfilled yet," said Sharmila in a post on X.

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AAP, BJP hold protests against each other in Delhi; road diversions, heavy barricading chokes traffic

The AAP and the BJP staged counter-protests within a few hundred metres of each other as the Delhi Police deployed a large number of personnel and multiple layers of barricading to keep order, turning central Delhi into a fortress that caused traffic jams at several places. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had planned its demonstration in front of the BJP headquarters here against the alleged "cheating" in the Chandigarh mayoral elections, while the BJP's protest was before the AAP office over alleged "corruption" in the Arvind Kejriwal government.

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Crime Branch team of Delhi Police arrived at residence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to serve notice

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France: UPI launched at Eiffel Tower, Indian Embassy termed it as part of PM's 'vision of taking UPI global.'

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been formally launched at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Indian Embassy in France said on Friday and termed it as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "vision of taking UPI global." The UPI was formally launched at the Republic Day reception held in France. In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in France stated, "UPI formally launched at the iconic Eiffel Tower at the huge Republic Day Reception. Implementing PM @narendramodi's announcement & the vision of taking UPI global."

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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren participates in Congress Yatra in Pakur

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'I doubt if Congress will win 40, I was offering 2 seats But they wanted more, says Mamata Banerjee

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India certain to become 3rd largest economy in our third term

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is moving fast and will become the world's third largest economy in the third term of his government. The general elections are due in April-May this year.Addressing the Bharat Mobility Global Expo here, the prime minister also announced that 1,000 modern rest houses in Phase-1 will be constructed along national highways for truck and taxi drivers. "India is certain to become the third largest economy in the world in the third term of our government," he said.

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Only Cong has kept country united: Karnataka dty CM DK Shivakumar on his brother's 'separate' country remark

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PM Modi addresses gathering at Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 in New Delhi

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PM Narendra Modi attends Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 in New Delhi

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Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code: Received UCC draft; it will be examined, then implemented, says CM Dhami

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Tata Motors Q3 results: Profit rises over two-fold to Rs 7,025 crore on strong JLR sales growth

India's Tata Motors , the country's most valuable carmaker, reported a more than two-fold increase in third-quarter profit on Friday, smashing estimates, as it saw strong sales in its British luxury car unit, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Consolidated net profit rose to Rs 7,025 crore ($847.7 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31 from a year earlier. Analysts, on average, expected a profit of Rs 4,451 crore per LSEG data. Pricier and margin-boosting JLR cars account for roughly two-thirds of Tata Motors' revenue. The segment caters to an affluent global demographic that is largely unaffected by high inflation. JLR sales rose 27% in the October to December period, the group said earlier this month. This drove Tata Motors' total quarterly revenue 25% higher to Rs 1.11 trillion, beating analysts' expectations, the Reuters reported.

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