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Time of India
10-06-2025
- Time of India
Woman, paramour arrested for staging robbery in Hapur
Meerut: Police in Hapur have arrested a woman and her boyfriend for faking a robbery at her in-law's house, officials confirmed Tuesday. The accused, Anamika Tyagi (28), alias Neha, from Meerut's Bijauli village, was married to Shubham Tyagi of Hapur's Nangola eight years ago. Neha has a six-year-old son and three-year-old daughter. Hapur circle officer Jitendra Kumar Sharma said that on Saturday, police received a complaint alleging two individuals, posing as LIC agents, stole Rs 15 lakh in jewellery and Rs 1.5 lakh in cash from the house. The complaint claimed that Neha and her son were rendered unconscious by intoxicating substances during the robbery. However, investigation revealed that Anamika had conspired with her boyfriend, Nigam Kumar (23), to stage the incident and deliberately fed false information to police. During interrogation, she confessed to the plot, intending to flee with Nigam and the stolen money. Police apprehended Neha and her boyfriend and recovered the valuables. A case has been registered against the two accused under relevant BNS sections, including 307 (theft), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), and 317 (2) (retaining stolen property). SHO Hapur Munish Pratap told TOI that Anamika and Nigam were in a relationship for nearly five years. "Neha's relationship with Nigam led to frequent quarrels with Shubham. Neha then hatched a plan to elope with her boyfriend. On Saturday, she mixed sedatives in her father-in-law's lunch, who fell unconscious during the bid. Neha initially misguided police, but her statements had loopholes. Later, she broke down and confessed to the crime. "
India Today
10-06-2025
- India Today
UP woman, her lover rob her in-laws' house of cash, jewellery worth Rs 16.5 lakhs
Police have arrested three people, including a woman, for allegedly planning and giving effect to a burglary in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh. The woman allegedly robbed her in-laws' house along with her lover on June 7 and claimed that she, along with the children, were knocked unconscious and alias Neha, planned and executed the entire robbery along with her lover Nigam. Jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh along with Rs 1.5 lakh in cash and the motorcycle used in the robbery have been recovered from the to Hapur SP Gyananjay Singh, a complaint was lodged with the police on June 7 that two unknown people entered the house posing as LIC agents and carried out the robbery. The miscreants allegedly made Anamika and the children unconscious by making them sniff intoxicants. Following the complaint, a detailed investigation was launched into the case. During the investigation, it was found that Anamika, along with her lover Nigam, had planned the entire robbery and tried to mislead the investigation by giving police false the culprits were exposed on the basis of police vigilance and technical Reel
Business Standard
03-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
India's New Soft Power? TERN Group's CEO Avinav Nigam speaks at London event about India's Talent Mobility Surge
VMPL London [UK], June 3: The Ideas for India 2025 conference, a cornerstone of India Week hosted by Bridge India, emerged as a global platform for visionary dialogue, held at the iconic Royal Lancaster London in its premier auditorium. This landmark event convened over 200 influential delegates, uniting parliamentarians, government leaders, and trailblazing founders from India and the UK to chart India's ascent on the world stage through talent, technology, and trade. The conference was a powerhouse of positively disruptive thought leadership, featuring luminaries such as MP Raghav Chadha from the Aam Aadmi Party, K.T. Rama Rao, Telangana's founding IT Minister; Sachin Pilot, former Minister of IT, Telecom & Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India; the former Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr Quraishi, Barbara Mills KC, the UK Chair of the Bar Council; and the founder of IPAC, a body ensuring bipartisan politics in India,; Lord Simon Mcdonald, the former head of the UK's diplomatic service, FCO; and founders of major asset management firms further elevated the event, making it a melting pot of ideas across politics, governance, and business. Discussions ranged from the UK-India free trade agreement--finalized after three years and three UK prime ministers--to the role of India in fostering global diplomatic support, underscoring the event's far-reaching impact. Amidst these high-stakes conversations, Avinav Nigam, CEO of TERN Group, delivered a compelling session on India's emerging soft power: Talent Mobility. A former IIT Bombay alumnus who began his career 20 years ago in rural Japan, rising to lead Ariel's Asia business, and later serving as a founding executive at Hotstar and Cars24 and the Co-Founder & COO of IMMO, companies valued over $10B, Nigam now is the CEO at TERN's mission-driven business spanning 13+ countries, focusing on ethical migration systems. "India has a surplus of 105 million youth aged 18-35, while the world faces an 85 million skilled worker shortage," Nigam stated. "By 2035, 40% of the global workforce will come from India. This is India's moment to take the world into the next decade as the global talent leader, setting the standard with ethical workforce systems." Nigam emphasised the urgent need to address human suffering in migration. "Exploitative agents are causing misery--modern slavery and trafficking are on the rise," he said. "We need ethical, transparent, digital systems and stronger G2G and G2B collaborations to protect vulnerable workers. Talent mobility should be a force for shared prosperity, not exploitation." Nigam also highlighted a global shift: "The locus of power is moving east. India, the fourth-largest economy in the world, isn't just a manufacturing hub--it's an emerging talent superpower, set to overtake Germany soon in GDP. Countries like the UK, with its new free trade agreement, easing rules for India's highIndia's high -skilled workers, and Germany, offering 90,000 worker visas to Indians, see this shift." He underscored TERN Group's mission: "At TERN, we're replacing opaque systems with trust. Our zero-cost, AI-powered model ensures transparency for many thousands of thousands of healthcare & engineering professionals heading to the UK, Germany, the GCC and Japan, where we are closely collaborating with those governments" Ideas for India 2025 underscored India's opportunity to lead global migration standards, with cross-sector collaboration as a key driver. The event cemented India's role as a global influencer, defining how the world's workforce moves and thrives. About TERN Group TERN Group is helping 650,000+ professionals on its platform. TERN Group is a global AI leader in ethical, tech-enabled talent mobility, connecting skilled professionals to overseas opportunities with transparency. Operating in 13+ countries, TERN partners with 80+ German providers, 18+ NHS Trusts, along with GCC, US & Japan clients.
India Today
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
In defence of Sonu Nigam, SBI official and all ‘anti-Kannada' people
'Kannada Kannada ... This is the reason what occurred in Pahalgam, happened.''I will not ... I will never speak Kannada.'Two different people. Two separate utterances. One single reaction. One missing element. The first was said by playback singer Sonu Nigam during a concert in Bengaluru. The second was said by a supposed manager of a State Bank of India suburban branch, again in statements, captured on camera, sparked outrage over 'disrupted public harmony' and 'insulted dignity' of Kannadigas. A pro-Kannada group filed a complaint against Nigam on May 2, stating he 'insulted the Kannadiga community and equated their cultural pride and linguistic identity with violence and intolerance' by linking a fan's repeated song requests to in both cases, the individuals said much more before and after these inflammatory snippets. So, here is the defence for both Sonu Nigam and the SBI official: There is context to this and there is intent. Neither seems to have been taken into consideration before going hammer and tongs at the two individuals for hurting Kannada NIGAM 'DIDN'T LIKE' THE 'RUDE THREATENING' BEHAVIOURIn Sonu Nigam's case, he was trying to explain the 'rude' behaviour and attitude of a single individual in the audience. There is a one-minute video that shows how he is trying to explain that he was the complete video, he says: 'Whenever I come to Karnataka, I come with respect, because you have thought of us as family. I didn't like it that a boy there ... he was so rudely threatening me: 'Kannada! Kannada!' I've probably sung more songs in Kannada than how old he probably is ... This is the reason what happened in Pahalgam. What you are doing. What you did just now.'He continues: 'I love Kannadigas. I love you guys ... There would be 14,000 people in the audience but if there is one voice which says Kannada ... for that one person, I sing a few lines in Kannada. That's how much I respect you guys.'Nigam said all in the build up to the comparison, that led to mass outrage and some of his gigs getting context is that he was heckled. His intent is to let everyone know that he was upset by the behaviour of a member of the audience and he also expects respect in OFFICIAL WANTED TO KNOW 'WHERE IS THE RULE' FOR KANNADAIn the SBI official's case, she was arguing with a customer. What is being circulated on social media is about half of the entire exchange full 2:55-minute video shows the customer first complaining about wait times: 'I came here for service. I have been sitting here. Has anyone come to the counter yet? Anyone who is there, come and sit at the counter.'When the erring official entered the conversation saying, 'It's not your duty to tell us what to do,' the customer demanded: 'Talk in Kannada. Why are you talking in Hindi?'This is where things escalated, as the man is heard saying, 'Talk in Kannada. Why are you talking in Hindi?'Other staff explained she didn't know Kannada, but the customer persisted, speaking only in Kannada and pushing her to respond in a language she couldn't speak. Her colleagues tried to mediate, but both parties remained stubborn. At what can also be construed as egging, her response escalated from 'I don't know' to 'I will not' to finally 'I will never' about speaking the context is of an isolated argument between a frustrated customer and a haughty official. Here, both parties are intent on having the upper hand. He didn't like that he had to wait; she didn't like that he told her and her colleagues to do their WITHOUT CONTEXT, INTENT OR MOTIVEIn these two separate cases, both Sonu Nigam and the SBI official were virtually crucified for causing harm to the dignity of of the fact that there were following videos. Sonu Nigam had two separate videos: one where he apologised for having caused hurt unintentionally and another trying to explain the incident video of the SBI official being helped and coached by presumably her colleagues to apologise in Kannada. She says she did not mean any hurt. 'Anyone if hurt, forgive me. I'll cooperate for transactions in Kannada,' she is repeating what is being told to other following videos did not get as much traction as the ones of their indiscretion. Their utterances were taken out of context by snipping them to the operative offending parts and then both cases they were driven to make these gaffes. One was heckled, the other was egged on. And yet, there are no fingers being pointed at the other party, who in a just society, will also be held jury when trying a crime takes context, intent and motive into consideration before assigning guilt. In court, it is 'presumed innocent until proven guilty.'advertisementSonu Nigam and the SBI official, however, have been presumed guilty unless proven innocent.
India Today
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Tejasvi Surya, Sonu Nigam in online spat over Kannada language row
MP Tejasvi Surya and singer Sonu Nigam are in an online spat over a viral video of an SBI employee refusing to speak Kannada. Surya called it 'unacceptable,' while Nigam hit back, challenging Surya's stance and calling him a 'language warrior.' Earlier, Nigam also faced controversy over a Kannada remark at a concert. #TejasviSurya #SonuNigam #LanguageRow #Kannada #IndiaNews
