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₹3,000, will initially be available in Goa, and will subsequently be marketed in other states, the company backed by United Spirits, said. The company’s co-founder and chief executive, Anand Virmani told Mint that the decision to enter the rum category was driven by India’s status as the world’s leading sugarcane producer. Brown spirits dominate the Indian market, comprising 97% of the spirits segment, with rum contributing 12.5%.

COVID-19 cases were recorded in Uttarakhand over the weekend, officials said on Monday. A 77-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 at Max Hospital on Saturday and a 72-year-old woman tested positive at Doon Hospital on Sunday, Health Secretary Rajesh Kumar said.

woman infected with coronavirus died on Sunday, the first Covid death in the district in about six months, an official said. The woman, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for six days, was also suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and other health issues, he said.

Bhagwant Mann took a swipe at opposition INDIA bloc ally Congress, calling them the ‘shortest story’ in Delhi and Punjab. The swipe seemed to hint at yet another roadblock ahead of seat-sharing talks with Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Addressing the public in Chandigarh, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said, “...The shortest story a mother in Delhi or Punjab, can narrate to her child is 'Ek thi Congress'..." In September 2023, Punjab Congress leaders had vehemently opposed any move to forge a tie-up With AAP for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

Hyundai Motor India achieved the highest-ever domestic sales in the calendar year 2023, surpassing the six lakh sales milestone. The automaker recorded sales of 6,02,111 units, registering a 9 per cent increase over the previous year's 5,52,511 units. Additionally, Hyundai Motor India elevated its export performance by 10 per cent, shipping 1,63,675 units in 2023 compared to 1,48,300 units in the previous year. In December 2023, Hyundai Motor India achieved total sales of 56,450 units, comprising 42,750 units in domestic sales and 13,700 units in exports. «HMIL has not just kept pace but surpassed industry growth (estimated at around 8.2%), a testament to customers choosing brand Hyundai as their preferred mobility brand,» said Tarun Garg, Chief Operating Officer, Hyundai Motor India. «Also, in 2023, we proactively expanded our annual production capacity by 50,000 units to meet the increasing demand from our customers.» The automaker presently operates from 1,366 sales points and 1,548 service points across India. The model line-up consists of 13 car models across segments: Grand i10 NIOS, i20, i20 N-Line, AURA, EXTER, VENUE, VENUE N-Line, VERNA, CRETA, ALCAZAR, TUCSON, KONA Electric and all-electric SUV IONIQ 5. Its fully integrated, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Chennai boasts advanced production, quality, and testing capabilities.

Tesla Model X was recently spotted in Bengaluru's traffic, creating a buzz among social media users, who engaged in a guessing game as to whether the vehicle was privately owned or if the Elon Musk-led company was conducting test drives in Bengaluru. The ultra-red Tesla SUV was reportedly spotted in Bengaluru's Minsk Square area near the Cubbon Park metro station.

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Aditya-L1, which was launched on September 2, is poised for its final maneuver and is set to reach its designated L1 point on January 6, according to ISRO Chairman S Somanath. The spacecraft has successfully completed four earth-bound maneuvers and a Trans-Lagrangean Point 1 Insertion (TL1I) maneuver during its journey.

Reuters. While hosting senior military leaders on Sunday at the ruling Workers' Party (WPK) headquarters, Kim pointed out that hostile manoeuvres by the enemies pose the danger of an armed confrontation on the Korean peninsula. This situation makes it mandatory for the country to "sharpen the treasured sword" to protect itself, said Kim.

ISRO XPoSat launch LIVE 1. As reported by ANI, S Somnath said, “So 1, January 2024, yet another successful mission of PSLV has been accomplished." He further informed that Aditya-L1 is going to reach Lagrange Point on January 6 at 4 pm. 2.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, recognized as Europe's longest-serving monarch, declared her intention to abdicate on January 14. The throne will be inherited by her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik. “I have decided that now is the right time.

cricket tournament so far, reports claim there is a push underway to make it T20. Warner has scored 6,932 runs in 161 ODIs in his career at an average of 45.30. His strike rate is impressive at 97.26.

Read here)Indian government bond yields are expected to start 2024 with an uptick as a higher-than-expected borrowing schedule from states could weigh on sentiment.The 10-year benchmark bond yield is expected to move in the 7.15%-7.21% range on Monday after closing at 7.1754% in the last session of 2023, a trader with a private bank said.The benchmark yield ended lower for the second consecutive month in December and closed the year with a drop of 15 basis points (bps).NIFTY-50 has closed in a doji candle near all time high and we expect some minor pullback to test 21300-21,400 levels over the next few days.On the higher side 22,000 will be a resistance being the round number and the weekly pivot resistance from current levels.RSI is trending below the average line and pullback below to the lower range could be expected and other key technical indicators are overbought from current levels.Highest call OI has moved to 22,000 strike while on the downside the highest put OI has moved higher to 21,700 for the weekly expiry.A number of large and mid-sized banks raised term deposit rates in December, luring customers to park surplus money with them as the system liquidity deficit widened following tax outflows and tepid government spending.Some banks raised rates for deposits up to ₹2 crore; others raised rates for bigger deposits. Top lenders State Bank of India (SBI ) and Bank of Baroda (BoB) increased rates on fixed deposits by 25-50 basis points (bps) and 10-125 bps, respectively, for different tenors on 27 and 29 December.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, who has been in power for over 50 years, has surprisingly announced her decision to abdicate in 2024, as reported by CNN. In her annual New Year's Eve address televised in Denmark, the 83-year-old queen revealed her intention to pass on the crown to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. In illustrating her perspective on the future, Queen Margrethe II cited her personal experience with a back surgery she underwent in February 2023.

In the coming year, we will see not greater multipolarity, but greater bipolarity. China has replaced Russia as America’s main competitor in a new cold war that is less about ideology and more about markets and technology. The $18 trillion Chinese economy has already overtaken that of all 27 European Union countries combined, and China is the largest trading partner to more than 120 countries.

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY A big leap if BJP makes a hattrick of winning elections, a feat till now enjoyed by Congress under India’s first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru With Ram Mandir and Article 370 done, the ruling party will now push for third core issue of uniform civil code, which is currently being tested at the state level With core objectives of the ruling party nearly achieved, BJP will need new driving issues for the cadre Can the party breach the southern frontier in its quest to become a pan-India party INDIA BLOC PARTIES After a dismal round of state elections, Congress needs a great leap to be in the reckoning for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls Congress leader Rahul Gandhi requires leaps of rebranding to be a credible challenger to the ruling dispensation that looks strong Opposition requires their poll funding to grow by leaps and bounds to match BJP’s election blitz INDIA parties require faith in each other to stick together and fix issues, including seat-sharing Opposition parties want VVPATs across all polling stations, but that looks a distant dream BIJU JANATA DAL Can Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik win another term and become the longest-serving chief minister in the country With Patnaik’s close aide VK Pandian joining the party, can BJD take a generational leap Can the party continue to maintain equidistance from both BJP and the Opposition alliance YSR CONGRESS PARTY Can YS Jagan Mohan Reddy repeat the success of his father YSR Rajasekhara Reddy by winning two successive assembly elections at a time when his family members are distancing themselves from the Andhra chief minister Can YSRCP still be attractive to voters, especially after the loss of BRS in the neighbouring Telangana C

Parliament security breach has revealed that the accused people have been planning to storm the Lok Sabha since 2015, a year after they created a social media page, Bhagat Singh Fan Club, claimed officials in the know of the investigation. The main accused, Manoranjan D and Sagar Sharma who jumped into the Lok Sabha well, were the initial members of the group. Lalit Jha, Neelam Devi and Amol Shinde joined it later. Three others, who were also part of the online forum, are being questioned and one of them is said to be involved in arranging logistics for the meetings where they made the planning, the sources said. According to police, Jha disclosed that all the accused had met many times and executed the conspiracy.

(Reuters) -Reckitt Benckiser Group's Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is voluntarily recalling select batches of Nutramigen Powder from the U.S. market due to a possibility of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria in product sampled outside the United States, the Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday.

Ayodhya native Aarti religiously polishes a block of ornately carved stone weathered over the years as curious visitors walk around at a workshop running in the holy city for more than 30 years. «These stones will be sent to the site of construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. We feel good that we are contributing to it,» Aarti told PTI while working.

Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 131 fresh COVID-19 cases after testing 12,405 samples at a positivity rate of 1.05 per cent, the state health department said. No fatalities are reported. A day earlier, the state had logged 172 COVID-19 infections.

MKI fighter jets about two decades ago, the Indian Air Force is now planning to extend the service life of its Russian-origin combat aircraft by more than 20 years. The Indian Air Force has inducted 272 of the Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft operating in its fleet and the twin-engine planes are going to be the mainstay of the force for at least the next 15-20 years. «Indian Air Force is looking to extend the service life of the fighter jets by another 20 years or more. Indian Air Force carries out extensive tests on the airframe and other parts of the aircraft to extend their service life and has had earlier experience in doing so,» defence officials told ANI. «Service life extension would help the Indian Air Force to maintain the fleet of its mighty Su-30s around 2045-2050,» they said. Indian Air Force is also working on boosting the capabilities of the aircraft by equipping it with major upgrades in terms of indigenous advanced radars, avionics and weapon systems.