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The IPO of BCCL, a subsidiary of Coal India, will open on January 16, in which the share price has been fixed between Rs 21 to Rs 23. Investors are expecting an allotment at ₹23 per share, which requires a minimum investment of ₹13,800. The company aims to raise ₹1,071 crore, of which ₹35 is reserved for retail investors.
Somnath Jyotirling Darshan Yatra organized by Art of Living Vedic Dharma Institute has reached Delhi-NCR. Till January 14, devotees will be able to have divine live darshan of the holy Somnath Jyotirling at 28 places in Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Gurugram and Ghaziabad. Its grand launch took place at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, where a large number of devotees participated enthusiastically. This yatra is providing an opportunity to the devotees to have darshan of Jyotirlinga without going to Gujarat.
Disabled Harpal in Loni complained on Sampoorna Samadhan Divas that even after six months of submitting the estimate, the electricity department has not installed a pole near his house. They have to get electricity by pulling wires from long distances, which often break. ADM directed the electricity department to solve the problem soon. A total of 55 complaints were received on this day, out of which four were resolved on the spot.
Dankaur police has arrested a person named Pradeep of Chachula village for misusing dial 112 number. The accused harassed the police by making false calls 143 times in about a month, wasting resources and time of emergency services. The police team reached the spot every time, but no emergency was found. A case was registered on the complaint of the district in-charge and Pradeep was presented in the court.
Allegation of exploitation by promising marriage
The Transport Department took a major action during the National Road Safety Month in Rishikesh. During checking on Tapovan route, a 30-seater sleeper bus was stopped, carrying 120 students and teachers from Dholpur, Rajasthan. The bus was impounded due to having four times more passengers than its capacity. The passengers were sent to Haridwar by roadways bus.
The hearing on the bail application of former IPS Amitabh Thakur was postponed on Monday. The court of Varanasi District Judge Sanjeev Shukla fixed January 7 for hearing due to non-availability of case files. This case was registered by Hindu Yuva Vahini officer Ambrish Singh Bhola at Chowk police station on 9 December 2025, in which Amitabh Thakur is accused of spreading misleading information on social media.
In Chhatauni police station area of East Champaran, a woman was called on the pretext of her sister's birthday party, fed intoxicants and raped. Taking prompt action, the police have arrested one accused Jitendra Chaurasia, while the other accused Prakash Yadav is absconding and the search is on. The woman had come with her two-year-old child and was called to a rented house.
Large taxpayers of India may get the benefit of fully automated tax filing and compliance in the coming days. According to a report, the central government is opening access to the application programming interface API of its tax portals to third parties.
America's 'Operation Absolute Resolve' tells the inside story of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This high-risk operation was carried out after weather delays, despite months of CIA intelligence, military exercises and challenges. This included power outages in Caracas, airstrikes, and the swift action of Delta Force, which resulted in Maduro being taken into US custody.