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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 31 places in Haryana and Rajasthan in connection with the murder of Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi. The raids are still underway at the locations of suspects linked to the case which the Central agency registered last month following orders of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Multiple NIA teams carried out these searches in close coordination with the state Police forces. The move comes days after the NIA takes over the case from Rajasthan Police considering the involvement of high-profile gangsters in the murder. The Karni Sena chief was shot dead on December 5 at his residence in Jaipur, Rajasthan, by three shooters. Soon after the murder, gangster Rohit Godara, associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed responsibility for Gogamedi's murder. The two shooters, Rohit Rathore and Nitin Fauji, were arrested on December 9 in Chandigarh.

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ANI, there were no reported casualties or injuries. Delhi Fire Service Department officials received a call about the fire at approximately 1:40 a.m.

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massive fire broke out at a factory in Delhi's Bawana industrial area in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said. No casualties or injuries to anyone were reported.

A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is available for the 2024-2025 school year, but only on a limited basis as the U.S. Department of Education works on a redesign meant to make it easier to apply

AFP. A high-level security official told the agency that the leader was killed along with his bodyguards in the strike by Israel, which vowed to destroy Hamas after the movement's unprecedented October 7 attacks on Israel. Israel has previously announced the killing in Gaza of Hamas commanders and officials during the war, but Aruri is the most high-profile figure to be killed, and his death came in the first strike on the Lebanese capital since hostilities began.

Catch all the LIVE updates on Adani Hindenburg Case Verdict hereThe Hindenburg Research said that the seven listed companies of the Adani group, have an 85% downside on a fundamental basis due to sky-high valuations, Hindenburg said in the report.The report pointed out the debt on the company. "Key listed Adani companies have also taken on substantial debt, including pledging shares of their inflated stock for loans, putting the entire group on precarious financial footing.

Nirmala Sitharaman will rise in the Parliament to present the Interim Budget for fiscal year 2024-25 on February 1. Till a few years back, the budget was presented every year at the end of February. But why the parliamentary tradition was changed in 2017, and the Union Budget presented on February 1 instead of the month's end? In 2017, then Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the Union Budget would no longer be tabled on the last working day of February as it used to be in the colonial era.

Vodafone Idea on Tuesday denied a media report of talks with Elon Musk-owned Starlink for a stake sale, sending the telecom operator's shares down by 5.65%. The shares had hit a 52-week high intraday Monday, gaining nearly 40% in two trading sessions after the report emerged on the Starlink talks. «In this regard, we would like to submit that the company is not in any such discussion with the named party,» the cash-strapped company said in a regulatory filing, adding: «We are not aware of the basis of the said news item.» Vodafone Idea said it would keep stock exchanges informed about all price-sensitive information under the listing regulations. On Tuesday, these shares rose to as high as ₹17.78 on the BSE before giving up the gains and closing at ₹16.03.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. closed the year with substantial, multimillion-dollar penalties against two prominent firms, LPL Financial and Interactive Brokers.

Montreal police issued an Amber Alert for a missing a baby girl who authorities believe was allegedly abducted by her 18-year-old mother on Tuesday.

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The numbers represent both an opportunity and a challenge: India has 63 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), contributing almost a third of the country’s GDP and half of its exports, with an equal spread between rural and urban areas, that are mostly short of credit. Given the tailwinds behind India’s economy, the MSME sector will keep growing in size, especially as it is formalized. However, for the sector to reach its true potential, qualitative growth is important.

Bharat Nyay Yatra' on January 14, the Congress has called a meeting of its General Secretaries, State Incharges, state unit presidents and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leaders on Thursday (January 4, 2024), news agency ANI reported. The meeting presided over by party president Mallikarjun Kharge will not only finalise the route of the 'Bharat Nyay Yatra' but also contemplate the preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections during the meeting, the news agency reported citing party functionaries. The 'Bharat Nyay Yatra' will start on January 14 in Imphal, Manipur and is expected to conclude on March 20 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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BJP has formed committees for handling various aspects of next Lok Sabha elections. Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupender Yadav and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are on those panels, sources said. BJP president JP Nadda held meeting with party leaders and Union ministers at the extension building of the party headquarters regarding 2024 polls. The BJP has formed panels for managing next Lok Sabha polls and for vetting and facilitating new joinings ahead of next Lok Sabha polls, sources said. These panels include Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhupender Yadav, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Anurag Thakur and Mansukh Mandaviya.

BARC), India's sole TV viewership measurement body, has increased its meter count used for measuring viewership of Indian TV audiences to 59,000 and is on course to touch 65,000 in the near term, say sources privy to the development. BARC has set a target of installing 65,000 bar-o-meters which are used to collect TV viewership data, and is adding new meters every month to achieve its target, one of the sources said. The council had installed 55,000 bar-o-meters as of December 2022, in accordance with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's (MIB) policy guidelines for TV rating agencies in India. The increase in meter count comes amid calls from various sections of the industry to increase the BARC panel size to capture precise TV viewership data from India's urban and rural areas. Meterology Data, in which BARC owns 51% and TAM Media owns the remaining 49%, deploys and maintains the bar-o-meters. It also has 2500 OOH meters to collect representative data from India's urban and rural areas. The bar-o-meters are used to collect real-time data beamed through GSM networks, which are supported by a network of field personnel, electronic equipment, and a strong IT backbone. BARC is promoted by the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF), the Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA), and the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI). The IBDF holds a 60% stake in BARC, with the ISA and AAAI owning 20% each.

during the meeting on Tuesday that new laws not implemented yet and if they have concerns, the government will consider them with “open heart". Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said on behalf of the Centre that the new rule has not been implemented yet. "We all want to say that before implementing Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 106/2, we will have a discussion with All India Motor Transport Congress representatives and then only we will take a decision," he added.