UP man sets himself ablaze to protest police inaction

IANS | December 28, 2023 9:16 AM

Unnao, Dec 28 (IANS) Upset over the tardy progress in an SC/ST case he lodged this year, a man poured petrol on himself outside the office of Superintendent of Police in Uttar Pradesh' Unnao and set himself on fire.

Chanda Kochhar, 10 others booked for 'cheating' tomato paste company (Ld)

IANS | December 28, 2023 8:48 AM

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Former ICICI Bank Managing Director and CEO Chanda Kochhar is yet again at the centre of a legal storm with a new case being registered against her in the national capital, accusing Kochhar and ten others of cheating a tomato paste company, leading to a staggering loss of Rs 27 crores.

JNU’s Scientific Officer dupes several professors to the tune of Rs 11 cr, held

IANS | December 27, 2023 5:51 PM

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Several Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and IIT-Delhi professors were duped to the tune of Rs 11 crore on the pretext of providing affordable housing under the land pooling policy of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), an official said on Wednesday, adding that they have arrested the varsity's senior technical assistant in connection with the fraud.