Adani family-owned Ambuja Cements has signed a binding agreement to acquire a 46.8 per cent stake in Orient Cement Ltd (OCL) with an investment of Rs 8,100 crore.

The acquisition of the CK Birla-owned company helps move towards the target capacity of 140 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum) by 2030. With this, Ambuja has overtaken Ultratech, an Aditya Birla Group company, which was also in the race to buy the company.

The Kshatriya Karni Sena has announced a reward for the encounter of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose gang recently claimed responsibility for the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique in Mumbai. Raj Shekhawat, the national president of Kshatriya Karni Sena, reportedly made a video statement offering Rs 1,11,11,111 to any police officer who kills Bishnoi.

Shares of Hyundai Motor India, the country’s second-largest automobile player, made a negative debut on the stock exchanges. The stock was listed at Rs 1,931 on the BSE, dicount of 1.47 per cent over its issue price of Rs 1,960 per share.

On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Hyundai Motor India listed at Rs1,934, reflecting a 1.32 per cent discount over its IPO price.

As a thick layer of smog enveloped the National Capital Region on Tuesday, the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi has been reported at an "unhealthy" level of 214, according to data from aqi.in. In the Anand Vihar area, conditions are even worse, with a "very poor" AQI of 382, as noted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The PM2.5 concentration in the city is currently over ten times higher than the World Health Organization's recommended limits for 24-hour air quality exposure.

Agitating junior doctors on Monday evening withdrew their weeks-long hunger strike over the RG Kar incident, hours after a meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The medics also called off their proposed shutdown in the state's health sector from Tuesday till an indefinite period.

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