Man gets 55-year jail for rape of five-yr-old girl in UP

IANS | August 9, 2023 9:42 AM

Agra (UP), Aug 9 (IANS) Judge Ritish Sachdeva of the special sessions court (POCSO) has awarded 55 years of rigorous imprisonment to a 25-year-old man after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in 2019.

Indian charged for duping insurers in Singapore

IANS | August 9, 2023 8:56 AM

Singapore, Aug 9 (IANS) An Indian national has been accused of using a fugitive lawyer's name in Singapore to cheat two insurance companies into disbursing nearly S$77,000 in settlement sums linked to two foreign workers’ injury claims.

School jobs case: Arrested Trinamool MLA threatened candidate demanding refund of money

IANS | August 8, 2023 9:16 PM

Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has revealed an explosive WhatsApp conversation involving Trinamool Congress legislator Jiban Krishna Saha, who has been arrested in connection with the cash for school jobs case, where the latter allegedly gave arrest threats to a candidate demanding return of money after not getting appointment letter.

ED questions arrested TN minister Senthil Balaji

IANS | August 8, 2023 9:54 AM

Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu minister without portfolio, Senthil Balaji who is in judicial custody after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on June 14 in a money laundering case, is now being questioned by the probe agency.

YouTuber MrBeast faces $100 mn lawsuit from ghost kitchen partner

IANS | August 8, 2023 9:15 AM

Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) All private schools in Uttar Pradesh affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and State Board, remained closed on Tuesday, following a decision by the Unaided Private School Association (UPSA).