The country's green court NGT court set aside today the TN government's order to close Vedanta's copper smelter plant permanently, taking the company closer to reopening its facility in Tuticorin. The decision came months after it was ordered shut by the TN government over alleged pollution that led to violent protests in May, which culminated when police opened fire on protesters and killed 13.

Three terrorists have reportedly been killed in an encounter which broke out this morning between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said. The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Sirnoo village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of terrorists in the area, a police official said.

GoAir is offering flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs. 999 under a special promotional sale scheme, stated the airline in a tweet on its official handle- @goairlinesindia. The booking period of GoAir's offer on select flight tickets end on December 16, 2018. This special sale is valid for travel till January 4, 2019.