News Highlights: Ukraine claims responsibility for deadly strike on Russian troops in Makiivka

Kyiv on Monday took responsibility for a deadly strike on Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, after Moscow said it had lost 63 troops in the town of Makiivka.

"On December 31, up to 10 units of enemy military equipment of various types were destroyed and damaged" in the town of Makiivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces said in a statement. It said the human "losses" were still being established. - AFP.

. The Delhi government on Monday sought the immediate dismissal of Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V K Saxena in view of the brutal death of a 20-year-old woman, who was killed after being dragged by a car for several kilometres in Sultanpuri's Kanjhawala area.

. Automaker Kia India on Monday reported a 94.7 per cent increase in domestic sales at 15,184 units in December. The company had sold 7,797 units in the year-ago period.

"Despite various headwinds like geopolitical issues, Covid-induced supply chain obstructions and price increase, we managed to register the highest sales ever for the brand in the country," Kia India VP and Head - Sales & Marketing Hardeep Singh Brar said in a statement. - PTI.

. The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on January 4 the Uttar Pradesh government's appeal challenging an Allahabad High Court order quashing its draft notification on urban local body elections and directing it to hold the polls without reservation for other backward classes.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state government, saying the matter needed an urgent hearing.

Earlier, the state government had moved the top court with its appeal against the December 27 order of the high court. The plea said the high court cannot quash the December 5 draft notification which provided for reservation of seats in the urban civic body polls for other backward classes (OBCs) apart from those for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women. - PTI.

. "To say that demonetisation has been upheld by the Honourable Supreme Court is totally misleading and wrong. One Hon’ble Judge in her dissenting opinion has said that Parliament should not have been bypassed, " Congress' statement on SC's verdict on demonetisation.

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. Justice Nagarathna: "Petitioners say that 86% of currency in circulation in country was demonetised. It makes me wonder if RBI thought about such implications which included socio economic hardships as well."

. Demonetisation: Justice Nagarathna: "In my considered view action of demonetisation by an nov 8 notification was unlawful and this the 2016 act and the notification was also unlawful. But status quo ante cannot be restored now since it was in 2016."

. Demonetisation: Justice Nagarathna: "I have relied on the principle that do a thing in a way or don't do it at all. If an action has to be by an statutory instrument that action cannot be through any other instrument than the one which is envisaged."

. Demoentisation : Justice Nagarathna: "Proposal of demonetisation originated from the central government through its letter to RBI and it did not originate from the bank under Section 26(2)."

. Demonetisation: Justice Nagarathna: "There is an inherent contradiction in the provision 26(2) itself. Looking at the records submitted by RBI, "it is noted as recommended by the Central govt". This shows there was no independent application of mind by the RBI."

. Justice BV Nagarathna: "Justice Gavai's judgment does not recognize the essential fact that Section 26(2) does not take into account the initiation of demonetization.I differed on the answers of each of the question as formulated by Justice Gavai."

. Justice Gavai on demonetisation: There was consultation between the centre and the RBI for a period of 6 months. we hold that there was a reasonable nexus to bring such a measure, and we hold that demonetisation was not hit by doctrine of proportionality

. The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on Monday on a batch of pleas challenging the government's 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations. Read more

News Highlights: Ukraine claims responsibility for deadly strike on Russian troops in Makiivka

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