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Govt invites bids for privatisation of NMDC's Nagarnar Steel Plant

The government invited preliminary bids for strategic sale of NMDC's Nagarnar Steel Plant.

The last date for submitting bids for NMDC Steel Ltd is January 27, 2023, while the last date for submitting queries is December 29, 2022, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) said.

First phase polling: Gujarat Congress complains of booth capturing, bogus voting

The opposition Congress submitted six different complaints, one of them related to "booth capturing" in Surendranagar district, to election authorities after the first phase of voting on 89 Assembly seats ended in Gujarat.

In one of the complaints, the Congress alleged a polling booth situated in Samla village falling under the Limbdi Assembly seat of Surendranagar district was captured by some anti-social elements.

Other complaints included bogus voting by anti-social elements on some booths in Botad district, deliberately slowing down polling process by officials in Jamnagar and authorities allowing party symbols inside a booth in the Palsana area of Surat city.

Russia not bothered by oil price cap; will negotiate directly with partner countries: Lavrov

Russia said it was not bothered at a possible price cap on its crude oil proposed by the West, saying Moscow will negotiate directly with its partners like India and China as the price should be decided between the producers and consumers, and "not someone who just decided to punish someone."

Osama Bin Laden tested chemical weapons on my dogs, claims son   One of the sons of slain al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden has claimed that his father was training him to follow in his footsteps, making him fire guns as a child in Afghanistan and using his dogs to test chemical weapons.   In an interview with 'The Sun' newspaper while on a visit to Qatar, Bin Laden's fourth eldest son Omar claims he was a "victim" and has tried to forget the "bad times" with his father.   "I said goodbye and he said goodbye. I'd had enough of that world. He wasn't happy that I was leaving," he tells the newspaper. (PTI)

Mehrauli killing: Accused Aaftab Poonawala's narco test successful, officials say

Shraddha Walkar murder accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala underwent a narco analysis test for almost two hours at a hospital in Rohini on Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation in the case, officials said.

They said Poonawala's narco test was completely successful and his health condition absolutely fine. (PTI)

IndiGo launches digital e-logbook for pilots

IndiGo has launched digital e-logbook for pilots and the facility will allow transfer of pilots' flight data directly to aviation regulator DGCA.

In a release, IndiGo said it has become the first Indian airline to launch digital e-logbook for the pilots.

IndiGo launches digital e-logbook for pilots

IndiGo has launched digital e-logbook for pilots and the facility will allow transfer of pilots' flight data directly to aviation regulator DGCA.

In a release, IndiGo said it has become the first Indian airline to launch digital e-logbook for the pilots.

991 players sign up for for IPL 2023 auction

A total of 991 cricketers including 714 Indians have registered for the IPL 2023 Players' Auction to be held in Kochi on December 23.

Among the 14 overseas countries, Australia with 57 players have the most in the auction pool, followed by South Africa (52).

West Indies (33), England (31), New Zealand (27), Sri Lanka (23), Afghanistan (14) Ireland (8), Netherlands (7), Bangladesh (6), UAE (6), Zimbabwe (6), Namibia (5) and Scotland (2) are the other countries. "If every franchise were to have a maximum of 25 players in their squad, 87 players are available to be bought in the auction (of which up to 30 players can be overseas players)," said the statement issued by BCCI secretary Jay Shah. (PTI)

Anti-terrorist operations will not stop till last terrorist is eliminated: J&K LG

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha asserted that anti-terrorist operations will not be stopped until the last terrorist is eliminated in the Union Territory.

Sinha also said Jammu and Kashmir has marched a great distance in the last three years in ensuring that no section of society is left behind.

'Have courage to listen too': Congress to PM Modi over Kharge's 'Ravan' jibe

The Congress hit back at the BJP for attacking party chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his 'Ravan' remark and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "have the courage to listen too" as it cited several instances in the past when PM Modi had "insulted" Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.

Independent valuers give Rs 13,000 crore liquidation value for Reliance Capital

Independent valuers have given a liquidation value of up to Rs 13,000 crore for Reliance Capital, sources said.

The Reliance Capital administrator, in the Committee of Creditors (CoC) meeting held on Wednesday, presented the valuation reports of the independent valuers - Duff & Phelps and RBSA, to the lenders.

According to sources, Independent Valuers Dufff & Phelps and RBSA have given a liquidation value of around Rs 13,000 crore for Reliance Capital (RCAP).

In comparison, four bidders have quoted merely 30 to 40 per cent of the liquidation value in their bids. (PTI)