India

New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) US auto major Ford Motor Co on Friday said it and India's Mahindra & Mahindra have decided to scrap their previously announced automotive joint venture and it will continue its independent operations in India as it is.

The two companies determined that they will not complete a previously announced automotive joint venture between their respective companies.

New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) Reliance Infra on Friday announced completion of sale of its Delhi-Agra (DA) toll road to Cube Highways and Infrastructure for Rs 3,600 crore.

In a regulatory filing, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd said it has completed the sale of its 100 per cent stake in DA Toll Road to Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte Ltd for an enterprise value over Rs 3,600 crore.

The deal was announced in March 2019 with the signing of a definitive binding agreement between Reliance Infra and Cube Highways and Infrastructure III Pte Ltd.

Chhindwara (MP), Dec 31 (PTI) A 50-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district has bequeathed half his property to his dog in his will.

Om Narayan Verma, resident of Badibaba village in Chand tehsil, has four daughters and a son. But he is no mood to leave anything for the children.

Ludhiana, Dec 31 (PTI) Police on Thursday arrested two people for allegedly supplying photographs and other important information regarding activities of the IAF airbase at Halwara near here to Pakistan.

Police said the accused were identified as Sukhkiran Singh and Ram Dass Singh, both residents of Tusa village near Jagraon in Ludhiana district.

Both worked at the Halwara airport earlier, police said.

Kolkata, Dec 31 (PTI) The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd on Thursday commenced production of the first of the eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts for the Indian Navy, a top official of the Defence PSU said.

The contract for the construction of the eight ships at a cost of Rs 6,311 crore was signed with the Navy in April 2019, GRSE Chairman and Managing Director Rear Admiral (retd) V K Saxena said.

"It's a small but very complex anti-submarine warfare ship and is going to be a very potent platform," he said.

Lucknow, Jan 1 (PTI) The BJP will chalk out its strategy for the coming panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh during a meeting on Sunday which will be attended by national vice president and in-charge of the state affairs in the party, Radha Mohan Singh.

Various important issues will be taken up in the meeting including the coming panchayat elections, vice president of the state unit and member of Legislative Council Vijay Bahadur Pathak said on Friday.

Srinagar, Jan 1 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti sought on Friday an impartial investigation into the killing of three youths in an alleged fake encounter here two days ago and demanded that the bodies be returned to their families.

In a letter to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Mufti said such incidents brought "disrepute" to the armed forces and are "a grave violation" of human rights.

Kanpur: The lowest temperature remains at 5 degrees Celsius on the last day of the leap year here on Thursday.

The glowing sun provides a feeling of warmth. The residents in Jajmau has been facing cold weather for the past days.

Children are beating the weather woes by engaging themselves in either playing cricket or other games.

However, life goes on despite the tough weather. In factories, the work continues as usual. The road in this area remains crowded with vehicles. The highways are also finding packed with heavy vehicles.

Rohtak (Haryana), Dec 30 (PTI) A couple who planned to marry were shot dead in broad daylight here on Wednesday in a suspected case of honour killing, police said.

The parents of the man, aged around 25, and the woman, who was nearly 27 years old, were to meet for working out some modalities for a court marriage. However, the woman's family did not turn up, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sajjan Singh said.

New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) A cold wave swept through Delhi on Wednesday as the minimum temperature dipped to 3.5 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said.

It is likely to get even colder on New Year's Eve, it predicted, as dry and icy winds barreled through the plains.