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Highlights: Sugar mills get nod to manufacture RS and ENA from sugarcane juice, B-Heavy Molasses

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Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) has given its nod to sugar mills and distilleries to manufacture Rectified Spirit (RS)/Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) from sugarcane juice and B-Heavy molasses. In a communique to sugar mills, DFPD said, “Directed to refer to this Directorate order No 3(2)/2023-SP 15.12.2023 regarding no use of sugarcane juice/ B-heavy molasses for manufacture of RS and ENA and to say that sugar mills and distilleries are allowed to manufacture RS and ENA from sugarcane juice and B-Heavy Molasses.”

India's market regulator, Sebi, on Friday dismissed charges of market violations against National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), the country's largest stock exchange, in a 2019 colocation case.

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been jailed for the last six months in the? excise policy case. The top court ruled that there is no impediment in arresting a person who is already in custody in another case for purposes of probe. A bench led by Justice Surya Kant and?Justice Ujjal Bhuyan announced the verdict today morning. A Delhi court on Wednesday had extended the judicial custody of Kejriwal till September 25 in the case corruption case related to the alleged excise scam, being probed by the CBI. The probe agency had filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kejriwal, Pathak, Vinod Chauhan, Ashish Mathur and Sarath Reddy a few weeks ago.?The run-up to this judgement has also seen the top court underscore the 'bail is the rule, jail is the exception' principle, laid down in 1977 by Justice Krishna Iyer, in connection with other cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, under which Kejriwal faces charges.

A Delhi court charged Congress leader Jagdish Tytler with murder and other offenses related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
Special Judge Rakesh Siyal ordered Tytler to stand trial after he entered a plea of not guilty to the charges. On August 30, the judge had determined there were adequate grounds to proceed with the case against the accused. The court mandated that charges be filed for multiple offenses, including unlawful assembly, rioting, inciting hostility between different groups, unlawful entry into a dwelling, and theft. Tytler today pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the killing of three men outside Delhi's Pul Bangash gurdwara during the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.

India's growth potential is 7.5 per cent or more,? Reserve Bank of India chief Shaktikanta Das said on Friday, which is a little above the bank's full-year forecast for 2024 of 7.2%. "I think India's potential growth today ... is about seven-and-a-half-percent-plus," Das said at the Bretton Woods Committee's annual Future of Finance Forum.

As the authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich continued their search for a sixth 'killer' wolf, two women in Mahasi village were injured in an attack allegedly by a wolf on Thursday night. The two injured have been identified as 28-year-old Gudiya, who is a resident of Singhia Nasirpur in Mahasi, and 50-year-old Mukima, who is a resident of Nasarpur in Mahasi.



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Two Army personnel injured in gunfight with terrorists succumbed to injuries in J-K's Kishtwar district, said officials.
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CM Kejriwal holds roadshow after walking out of Tihar jail

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a roadshow from the Chandgiram Akhara to his official residence after being released from the Tihar Jail, and said the country is going through a critical phase as some "anti-national forces" are trying to weaken it. A large number of party leaders and workers joined him in the roadshow which had a large convoy of vehicles.

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Tejashwi Yadav congratulates Arvind Kejriwal on bail, slams govt agencies for targeting opposition

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and INDIA bloc ally Tejashwi Yadav on Friday congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Arvind Kejriwal's family after the Supreme Court granted bail to the Delhi Chief Minister. Speaking to ANI, Yadav also criticized government agencies for "targeting" opposition leaders.

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AAP should not rush to celebrate Kejriwal's bail: BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shazia Ilmi said that the Aam Admi Party (AAP) should not rush to celebrate, hours after the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy case. Shazia Ilmi further said that the AAP supreme has not been acquitted of charges of corruption and the trial will start soon.
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2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits ten men of rioting, arson charges

A court here has acquitted 10 men of various charges, including for unlawful assembly and arson, in a case regarding the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying it was not safe to rely upon the testimonies of three police witnesses. The court also observed that the "artificiality of the claim" made by the investigating officer (IO) and three police eyewitnesses created a doubt regarding their identification of the accused persons.

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Arkade Developers raises Rs 122.40 cr from anchor investors ahead of IPO

Realty firm Arkade Developers Ltd has raised Rs 122.40 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering. On Tuesday, the company had fixed a price band of Rs 121-128 per share for its Rs 410-crore initial public offering.

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12,000 houses to be built for dabbawalas, cobbler community under PMAY, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said 12,000 houses would be built for dabbawalas and members of the 'charmakar' (cobbler) community in three years under the PM Awas Yojana. The deputy chief minister has signed a memorandum of understanding with developers for the housing project.

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Every drop of my blood dedicated to nation; faced difficulties but God has always been with me, says Kejriwal

Every drop of my blood dedicated to nation; faced difficulties but God has always been with me, said CM Arvind Kejriwal as he steps out of jail.?
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Will continue fighting anti-national forces working to weaken our country: Kejriwal after walking out of jail

Will continue fighting anti-national forces working to weaken our country, says CM Arvind Kejriwal in first remarks after walking out of jail
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They put me in jail to break my morale, but it is higher than ever: CM Kejriwal as he walks out of Tihar

They put me in jail to break my morale, but my morale is higher than ever; prisons cannot weaken me, says Arvind Kejriwal as he walks out of Tihar.
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SC rejects CBI's submission that CM Arvind Kejriwal be relegated to trial court for bail

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the CBI's submission that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should be sent to the trial court with his plea seeking bail in the corruption case lodged by the agency in connection with the excise policy 'scam'. The top court said that generally, the trial court should consider the prayer seeking bail once a charge sheet is filed as the material that an investigating authority may have been able to procure would undoubtedly facilitate that court to form a prima facie opinion on the gravity of the offence and the degree of involvement of the accused.

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Andhra govt to build new houses for flood victims

Andhra Pradesh government will rebuild houses for flood victims who lost their dwellings and is also contemplating providing compensation for damaged vehicles in the recent deluge. Torrential downpours and Budameru rivulet floods wreaked havoc in Vijayawada while seven districts in total were affected in the wake of a depression in the Bay of Bengal recently, said an official press release on Friday.

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Govt decides to rename Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram: Shah

Govt has decided to rename Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram, said Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Tripura CM Saha speaks to Amit Shah over flood assistance

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asked him to send the final report on the damage due to the devastating flood in the state. Shah made the request to the chief minister during a telephonic talk on the flood that left 36 people dead and over one lakh people homeless between August 19 and 23.

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Mandaviya calls on retired sportspersons to apply for RESET programme

Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, has called upon retired sportspersons across India to apply for the newly launched "Retired Sportsperson Empowerment Training" (RESET) Programme and actively contribute to the country's sports ecosystem. The initiative was launched by Dr. Mandaviya today on the occasion of National Sports Day.

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First Published: Sep 13 2024 | 2:58 PM IST

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