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The company allegedly collected deposits totally ₹2,400 crore from over one lakh investors by offering to give interest of 25% to 30% a month; two directors were arrested in May last year. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) CID of Tamil Nadu Police on Friday arrested a director of now defunct Aarudhra Gold Trading Pvt. Ltd. , a non-banking finance company for cheating many depositors in Kancheepuram district. K Harish and J Malathy The police gave the name of the arrested person as K. Harish, 31, of Kancheepuram. He was a functionary of Sports and Skill Development Cell of the BJP in Tamil Nadu. However, the party clarified that he was removed from the post in June last year. The police said from September 2020 to May 2022, Aarudhra Gold Trading Pvt. Ltd. , functioning from Aminjikarai, collected deposits totalling ₹2,400 crore from over one lakh investors by offering to give interest of 25% to 30% a month. The company failed to keep its promise. The firms had appointed agents and cond

CUET UG exam will be organized for admission in undergraduate courses at other universities including Central Universities across the country. Aspirants were eagerly waiting for the registration of CUET UG Application Form 2023 to start. Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG – 2023) will be conducted in 13 mediums across India for admission into the Undergraduate Programs in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for all the Central Universities (CUs) and participating Universities in India for the academic year 2023-24. Cuet preparation The CUET 2023 application process began on February 9, 2023, and the closing date to apply for CUET 2023 is March 12, 2023. To guide students with the procedure, CUET MOCK gives detailed explanation of the registration process and details of CUET form 2023 in their website. CUET MOCK gives guidance and points to remember about: CUET 2023 Registration: Everything about CUET form 2023, last dates, eligibility, criteria etc. How to Fill CUET 2023 Application

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will end the registration process soon for CUET UG 2023 on the official website, i.e., cuet.samarth.ac.in. Applicants who are interested in applying to various universities and institutes for seeking admission to undergraduate courses can apply on the official website. The last date to apply for the CUET UG 2023 is till March 12, 2023. Candidates are advised to apply on or before the last date to avoid last-minute rushes and delays. CUET UG 2023 registration to end on March 12, exam on May 21| Check important dates here CUET UG 2023 DETAILS This year, NTA will conduct the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG 2023 from May 21 to 31 for admission to undergraduate courses for admission to 129 participating universities. CUET UG 2023 PATTERN The CUET UG will be conducted in three slots in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. The paper consists of four sections, which are Section-A for language, Section B for the optional language test, Section 2 for the

New Delhi: Delhi’s Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Wednesday issued notice to delivery company Dunzo sexual harassment by its delivery partner, who showed up drunk at a woman’s address at midnight and later even threatened her over WhatsApp to withdrew her complaint. A bench of Raj Kumar Chauhan and Dr Rajendra Dhar issued the notice to Dunzo following a complaint seeking Rs 50 lakh damages for negligent hiring and alleged sexual harassment by a delivery partner. Complainant, Rahella Khan was represented by lawyers Abhishek Yadav and Ankita Wadhwa. Dunzo sexual harassment In her complaint, Khan had stated that she had placed an order and a Dunzo delivery partner had showed up in a drunk condition at her address at midnight and abused her. However, after two days, the delivery partner sent a text to withdraw her complaint over WhatsApp. Khan also alleged that the man then harassed her and sent her murder and rape threats. He even used extremely profane language. The man even

 Several dignitaries were present on the temple premises during the lighting of the pandara aduppu. They included Mayor Arya Rajendran, Education Minister V Sivankutty and Shashi Tharoor MP. Devotees celebrated the lighting of the pandara aduppu by loud chants and bursting crackers.  THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Attukal Pongala, arguably the largest festival of women in the world, began in the Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. This year, the festival is witnessing a huge participation of devotees. During the past two years, devotees participated in the ritual by offering pongala at their homes due to the covid situation. On Tuesday, the rituals began at the Attukal Devi temple when the temple tantri Thekkedath Parameswaran Vasudevan Bhattathirippad handed over a lighted lamp to the melsanthi P Kesavan Namboodiri at the sanctum sanctorum. The melsanthi then lit the hearth at the thidapalli, the temple kitchen, and handed over the lamp to his co-priest. The latter lit the pandara ad

 It remains unclear who or what is responsible since the alleged poisonings began in November in the Shiite holy city of Qom.                                       Crisis over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings escalates DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A crisis over suspected poisonings targeting Iranian schoolgirls escalated Sunday as authorities acknowledged over 50 schools were struck in a wave of possible cases. The poisonings have spread further fear among parents as Iran has faced months of unrest. It remains unclear who or what is responsible since the alleged poisonings began in November in the Shiite holy city of Qom. Reports now suggest schools across 21 of Iran’s 30 provinces have seen suspected cases, with girls’ schools the site of nearly all the incidents. The attacks have raised fears that other girls could be poisoned, apparently just for going to school. Education for girls has never been challenged in the more than 40 years since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iran has b

 Roma Gupta, 63, and her daughter Reeva Gupta, 33, were on board the small plane on Sunday as its pilot reported smoke in the cockpit before crashing near Long Island homes, NBC New York TV channel reported.  Roma died in the crash while her daughter, Reeva, is in critical condition with third-degree burns. New York: An Indian-origin woman has died while her daughter and the pilot instructor were injured in a small plane crash in the New York area when they were on a "demonstration flight", media reports said. Roma Gupta, 63, and her daughter Reeva Gupta, 33, were on board the small plane on Sunday as its pilot reported smoke in the cockpit before crashing near Long Island homes, NBC New York TV channel reported. Roma was killed when the four-seater single-engine Piper Cherokee plane went down in flames as it was returning to the Republic Airport on Long Island from where it had also taken off. Her daughter Reeva and the 23-year-old pilot instructor are in hospital with sever

 Later, Devi along with the newborn trekked till Mandebandha from where she was shifted to the primary health centre at Tanjangi.                        No proper road, pregnant woman in Andhra delivers baby in forest en route hospital VISAKHAPATNAM: In another case of civic apathy reported in Visakhapatnam district, a 22-year-old tribal woman was forced to deliver her baby in the forest area of Palamamidi. Reason: lack of proper road in the village. The kin had to carry the pregnant woman on two wheeler and travel to Mandebandha, situated about 3 km from Palamamidi.  Post delivery, the mother and the newborn were admitted to the hospital where they are reported to be healthy.  Sidiri Rambabu, husband of Sidiro Devi, told TNIE that his wife, who was nine months pregnant, was taken to PHC last week and the doctors said that there was still time for delivery. “Hence we came back. On Tuesday, Devi started experiencing labour pains so we had to rush her to the hospital. But en route, Dev

 When Taliban forces swept into power in 2021, her husband claimed he had been forced into a divorce and commanders ordered her back to his clutches. Marwa has retreated into hiding with her eight children after Taliban commanders tore up her divorce.  KABUL: Abused for years by her ex-husband who broke all of her teeth, Marwa has retreated into hiding with her eight children after Taliban commanders tore up her divorce. Marwa was one of a small number of women who, under the previous US-backed government, were granted a legal separation in Afghanistan, where women have next to no rights and domestic abuse is endemic. When Taliban forces swept into power in 2021, her husband claimed he had been forced into a divorce and commanders ordered her back to his clutches. "My daughters and I cried a lot that day," Marwa, 40, whose name has been changed for her own protection, told AFP. "I said to myself, 'Oh God, the devil has returned'." The Taliban government a

 Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by militants in Balochistan demanding a bigger share of the province's wealth, as well as attacks by the Pakistan Taliban (TTP).                                                Pakistan suicide bomber kills nine police officers QUETTA: A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others Monday in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by militants in Balochistan demanding a bigger share of the province's wealth, as well as attacks by the Pakistan Taliban (TTP). "The suicide bomber was riding a motorbike and hit the truck from behind," senior police official Abdul Hai Aamir told AFP. The incident took place near Dhadar, the main town of Kachhi district, about 120 kilometres (75 miles) southeast of Quetta in Balochistan. Photos of the aftermath showed the police truck upside down on the road with its windows

 Darshan Solanki's family had claimed he was facing discrimination since he belonged to a Scheduled Caste. Image for representational purpose only. MUMBAI: The inquiry committee set up by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay after the death of its student Darshan Solanki last month allegedly by suicide has ruled out caste-based discrimination and hinted at deteriorating academic performance as a possible cause. Originally from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, 18-year-old Solanki, a first-year student of B.Tech (Chemical) course, died on February 12 after allegedly jumping off the seventh floor of his hostel on the campus in Powai. His family had claimed he was facing discrimination since he belonged to a Scheduled Caste. Authorities at the prestigious IITB had set up a 12-member inquiry committee under Professor Nand Kishore, head of the chemistry department, in connection with the death and allegations surrounding the incident. Late last month, the police had said the Maharashtra government

 The wedding took place on Thakur Satyanarayan temple complex premises in Rampur that is run by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). Both the Muslim and Hindu communities came together and attended the wedding ceremony. CHANDIGARH: Giving the message of religious harmony, a Muslim engineer couple got married as per the Islamic wedding rituals on the premises of a Hindu temple in Rampur in Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh. The wedding took place on Thakur Satyanarayan temple complex premises in Rampur which is run by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).  The Nikah ceremony was performed in the presence of a Maulvi. Both the Muslim and Hindu communities came together and attended the wedding ceremony. Thakur Satyanarayan Kapooria Temple Trust Rampur General Secretary Vinay Sharma said for the first time a Muslim couple got married at the hall at the Dhramsala in our temple complex. The marriage was solemnized on March 3 (Friday). The booking of the marriage hall was allowed “as per as per our rules a

Under this scheme, the state government has added a new feature under which laptops are given to the students studying in class 9th or above.  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.  LUCKNOW: While distributing laptops to 82 beneficiaries of Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana, presenting prize money to meritorious girl students and sports kits to 20 Mahila Mangal Dals under the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Yojana, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, on Monday, claimed that sensitive approach of governance was strengthening the social dynamics in Uttar Pradesh. He attributed the change to initiatives like Mukhyamantri Bal Sewa Yojana and Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Scheme. Embarking upon a four-day visit to his constituency Gorakhpur, CM Yogi said that the state government commenced the Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana for all those children who had lost either or both of their parents during the pandemic. Under Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana, Rs 4,000 per month is given as scholarship to those children whose p

 The Feb. 6 earthquake and strong aftershocks have killed more than 46,000 people in Turkey, destroyed or damaged around 230,000 buildings and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. People who lost their houses in the devastating earthquake, lineup to receive aid supplies at a makeshift camp, in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. ANKARA: One month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation, and an appeal for $1 billion to assist survivors is only 10 per cent funded, hampering efforts to tackle the humanitarian crisis, a United Nations official said Monday. The Feb. 6 earthquake and strong aftershocks have killed more than 46,000 people in Turkey, destroyed or damaged around 230,000 buildings and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless — making it the worst disaster in Turkey's modern history. The U.N. estimates that the earthquake killed around 6,00