The provided article is a collection of unrelated news snippets, not a cohesive story. It includes financial market updates on penny stocks and SME IPOs, a report on Tripura becoming a fully literate state, a mention of a political tussle in Tripura, and a quote attributed to Alexander the Great. Other snippets cover a criminal arrest, travel tips, Gmail username changes, chess tournament results, New Year tourism in Goa, horoscope predictions, and cold weather in Punjab and Haryana.