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Saha Ranjit Chandra, 48, was charged in a district court on Tuesday for allegedly deceiving the companies into believing that they were negotiating with an authorised person from Whitefield Law Corp under the Legal Profession Act, The Strait Times reported, citing police. A director at multiple firms, including Ranjit Investment Holdings and RS Global Immigration Consultancy, Chandra was handed five charges, including two counts of cheating. He is said to have corresponded with the insurers in 2020 and 2021 in the name of lawyer Charles Yeo Yao Hui. Hui was a director of Whitefield Law Corp at the time, according…

The fire department received an emergency call regarding the incident at 4.07 am.”A total of 21 fire tenders were rushed to the site. The blaze was brought under control at 8.30 a.m,,” Director of Delhi Fire Services (DFS) Atul Garg said.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.–IANS ssh/ksk

Over 45,000 private schools across Uttar Pradesh remained closed on Tuesday following a call by their association to protest against the arrest of a principal and a teacher in connection with the suicide of a student in Azamgarh district.A Class 11 student of a girls’ college in Azamgarh had allegedly killed herself on July 31.The principal and the class teacher were arrested in the matter on August 5, following a complaint by the girl’s family members.In wake of the arrests, the association felt there was a need for some “safeguard measures so that heads of institutions and teachers were not…

“Jammu Srinagar NHW blocked due major landslide at T2 Marog Ramban. People are advised not to travel on NH-44 without confirmation from TCUs,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic police said.The traffic police said that the clearance work was in progress.The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is the lifeline of the Kashmir valley and the main road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country.Kashmir-bound trucks laden with essential supplies and other vehicles pass through the highway and fruit carrying trucks from Kashmir head for the rest of the country through this road.Pilgrims undertaking Amarnath Yatra also move through this road.–IANSzi/dpb

Qauser Hayat Khan, national joint secretary of IUML, dismissed the findings of the probe report that has attributed responsibility for the riots to the “Muslim League”.The violence occurred during the Eid festival.“Yes, IUML has been accused of involvement in the riots but the reality is that the then Congress government was accountable for the events. The Saxena Commission merely documented official statements,” he said and added that a comprehensive investigation was not carried out by the Commission.During that period, both the central and Uttar Pradesh state governments were led by the Congress party.Khan’s clarification comes in the wake of the…

In its plea, the committee alleged the media was disseminating “wrong/false news” related to parts of the mosque which are yet to be surveyed.The plea said the exercise was being held on the orders of the court and none of the ASI officials have so far provided any statement.“But social, print and electronic media were publishing and disseminating false and wrong news in an arbitrary manner about the portions (of Gyanvapi Mosque) where the survey had not been conducted yet,” the plea said.“It is necessary to stop social, print and electronic media from publishing and disseminating wrong/false news about the…

Delegates from Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela have assembled in the Braziliancity of Belem for a two-day summit on the issue, the first such gathering in 14 years, reports the BBC.A joint statement on Tuesday, named the Belem declaration, created a new alliance to combat deforestation, but left each country to pursue its own conservation goals.It also said the new alliance would aim to “prevent the Amazon from reaching a point of no return”.The statement also included commitments to enhance co-operation on issues like water management, health, sustainable development and common negotiating positions at global climate…

“Ukrainian exporters will have a convenient way to southeastern Europe and will increase the volume of their goods’ exports,” Shmyhal was quoted as saying on Tuesday by the government press service, Xinhua news agency reported.The bridge, with its construction greenlighted by the Ukrainian government earlier in the day, will become a key element of the transport corridor between Kiev and Chisinau, Shmyhal said.He stressed the importance of agricultural exports for Ukraine, saying that the country supplied more than 40 million tons of foodstuffs abroad in January through July this year.In June, Ukraine and Moldova signed an agreement to build the…

“Guided by the content of the just received positive opinion of the National Electoral Commission as to the proposed date of elections to the Sejm and Senate, I decided to order these elections for Oct. 15, 2023. The future of Poland is a matter for each of us! Use your rights!” Duda wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.Sejm and Senate are respectively the lower and upper houses of the Polish parliament. In this year’s elections, Poles will replace 460 MPs and 100 senators for a four-year term, Xinhua news agency reported.–IANSint/sha

“Police along with 26 Assam Rifles and CRPF 3rd Bn arrested a terrorist associate linked with proscribed terror outfit TRF at a checkpoint established at Kehnusa Bandipora,” police said. Security forces have recovered a hand grenade and other incriminating materials from his possession.The arrested accused has been identified as Aatif Amin Mir resident of Manzpora Aloosa Bandipora. A case has been registered against the accused and further investigation has been initiated. –IANSzi/sha