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Despite losing around $2 billion to crypto thefts, 2023 saw a slight decline in hacking incidents targeting the cryptocurrency industry. 

Pakistan in Samba and Poonch even as cordon and search operations continued for the seventh straight day on Wednesday to track the terrorists involved in last week's ambush that killed four soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has flown to Rajouri to visit ground zero on Wednesday along with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Army chief Manoj Pande to review the security situation following the terror attack. «Security forces are continuing the cordon and search operation to track down the terrorists involved in the ambush on Army vehicles,» a senior official told PTI. The operation includes sniffer dogs, surveillance equipment and aerial mechanisms. Additional forces have been deployed to plug seven infiltration routes amid area domination operations in the area. Mobile internet services will remain suspended in Rajouri and Poonch for the fifth day in a row. Security forces and special operation groups have launched search operations at three places along the International Border (IB) in Samba district since this morning, officials said. They said that this has been done as a precautionary measure due to the intense fog along the borderline, they said. Security forces have also launched fresh search operations along the LoC in Kirni sector in Poonch following reports of suspicious movement in the area, they said.

GAIL (India) Ltd. dropped 1.1 per cent to Rs 152.3 at 01:55PM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 155.5 and low of Rs 150.75 so far during the session.

SRF Ltd. dropped 0.87 per cent to Rs 2469.0 at 02:00PM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The counter has hit a high of Rs 2512.0 and low of Rs 2461.1 so far during the session.

Varun Beverages Ltd. dropped 0.81 per cent to Rs 1240.0 at 02:10PM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The counter has hit a high of Rs 1250.7 and low of Rs 1235.5 so far during the session.

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. 0.0 per cent to Rs 300.1 in Wednesday's trade as of 02:05PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 302.2 and low of Rs 297.5 during the session.

Ram Temple in Ayodhya next month. As per an ANI report, Secretary Champat Rai shared that a meticulous selection process involving three designs of a 51-inch tall idol is underway.

Dish TV clarified that Ravi Bhushan Puri will not receive any additional remuneration for the aforementioned appointment. He will continue to be compensated in his existing role as 'Corporate Head of Broadcasting' within the company. Also Read | Entire Dish TV board ousted in shareholder coup It is noteworthy that Dish TV India had previously faced fines exceeding ₹10 lakh from both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) due to violations related to board composition.

IT sector, which has seen a contraction in hiring amid global economic slowdown and funding winter, is likely to witness a positive turnaround with 8-10% increase in hiring in 2024, suggests a new report rom talent solution company NLB Services. Overall, the hiring in the IT sector is expected to surge by 12-15% in CY 2024, especially due to the surge in global capabilities centres (GCCs) and global economy settling down comparatively, according to the report.

Ram temple in Ayodhya is set to be inaugurated, the city of Hyderabad earns a place of honor with its name etched on the intricately designed wooden doors that adorn the sacred structure. Anuradha Timbers, a century-old firm based in Hyderabad, has been entrusted with the task of crafting these doors, many of which will be adorned with gold plating, a TOI report stated.

Salman began his career in 1988 with 'Biwi Ho Toh Aisi' and since then there has been no turning back for him. In addition to films, the actor is also a film producer, and host on the television reality show Bigg Boss. Born to Salim Khan and Salma Khan, he has two brothers Arbaz Khan and Sohail Khan and 2 sisters Alvira Khan Agnihotri and Arpita Khan.

Ashish Garg, MD, Happy Forgings, says “exports have risen from around Rs 50 crore in FY21 to almost Rs 300 crore this financial year. It has grown almost 6x and it was 3.7% last year in H1 we have clocked almost 21% as direct exports. So, we will be closing at about 20% direct exports this year. And going forward, we are looking between 27% and 28% going forward in the next financial year.” Happy Forgings has seen substantial growth over the last few years. Could you help us understand in terms of what worked well for the company and what is the sustainable growth trend that you are expecting? Ashish Garg: The company is able to perform at a CAGR growth of almost 25% in terms of EBITDA. So, it is not just the three years performance, if you look at the performance for the last 10 years, it has been very stable and in terms of numbers, we are improving our EBITDA margins and EBITDA per tonne on quarter on quarter basis because of the machining content in the business. Today almost 85% of the revenues are coming from complete machine products, not only the forged products which is the highest amongst our listed peers and also the value addition in the industrial business and the exports picking up is helping us.

Economic Times reported. While there is no official notification in this regard yet. Mint could not independently verify this development.

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) announced on Wednesday that it had finalised its 1,050-megawatt joint venture (JV) with TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies has invested about $300 million in the AGEL subsidiary, acquiring a 50% stake in the JV’s projects. In a regulatory filing, Adani Green wrote: "Further to the execution of the joint venture agreement, the company and TotalEnergies owns a 50:50 stake in ARE9L.

Hashed, South Korea’s largest crypto venture, has invested 36.8 billion won ($28.44 million) in blockchain projects this year. 

COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 were recorded, with the tally of cases of the new variant across the country till December 26 rising to 109, official sources said on Wednesday. Thirty-six cases were detected from Gujarat, 34 from Karnataka, 14 from Goa, nine from Maharashtra, six from Kerala, four each from Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, and two from Telangana, they said.

BSE-listed firms is now near ₹361.3 lakh crore. Also read: Market momentum may continue in 2024; FPI money will continue to pour into India, says Ajit Banerjee Here are the five factors that experts believe have boosted market sentiment: As the US inflation has been cooling of late, market participants are buying stocks aggressively, expecting the US Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates as early as March next year. "Market pricing now shows a more than 80 per cent chance the Fed is likely to begin cutting rates next March, according to the CME FedWatch tool, with over 150 basis points of easing priced in for all of 2024," reported Reuters.

I-T department and, if necessary, revise their returns already filed or to file the return if not filed, so far, it added. "Taxpayers are requested to respond to the communication on priority," the I-T department said.

₹887.95 apiece on the BSE. Emkay Global Financial Services has initiated coverage on Tejas Networks with a ‘Buy’ recommendation and DCF-based target price of ₹1,050 per share, implying 14.3x P/E (Dec-24E).

Rajya Sabha heavyweights to take the field, according to a report published by The Times of India. Sources stated that this will lead to open doors for others in Rajya Sabha, however, no final decision has been taken yet. They stated a few prominent faces may also be asked to contest the polls.

BSE and NSE after flat listing. The mainboard issue listed on NSE at ₹282.35 apiece levels and went on to touch intraday low of ₹261.60 per share within few minutes of share listing. However, stock price of the parent company of Mufti brand witnessed buying interest at lower levels and gave sharp upside move and touched intraday high of ₹321.90 apiece levels.