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Time of India
19 hours ago
- Time of India
Bengaluru student trying to sell books online suspects scam, yet loses Rs 90,000 to crook
Bengaluru: An 18-year-old girl, in an attempt to sell her books and make some pocket money, ended up losing Rs 90,000 to online fraudsters recently. Sonal (name changed), residing in Sidedahalli, north Bengaluru, said she lost money on June 15 after posting an advertisement on OLX platform two days earlier to sell her One Piece: East Blue volumes 4-9. She was contacted by potential buyer Ashok Agarwal (no. 7041855882) on June 15. She quoted the price for two books as Rs 1,500 and he readily agreed to buy them. He spoke to her in Hindi and asked her to share her location. He claimed he would make the payment and send his employee to collect the books from her house. "Since it was my first time, I asked him why he was agreeing to make the payment without seeing the books. He spoke to me convincingly and claimed he trusts me. I asked him to pay through a digital payment application (DPA)," Sonal told TOI. "The fraudster told me he would make the payment only through a bank account. He sent QR code of Re 1 and asked me to scan it and receive money so that the account could be verified. Initially, the message displayed was 'transaction failed', but the amount got credited to my account. I thought it was legitimate. He then sent me another code for Rs 1,500. When I scanned it, the money got deducted from my account," Sonal said. "I realised I was being conned and told him so. He claimed it was not a scam and cited technical glitches," Sonal said. He sent her another QR code. But the transaction failed as she didn't have enough balance in the account. "He told me I had insufficient funds and asked me to give an alternative UPI ID. I scanned the code from my mother's DPA, and Rs 4,500 got deducted from her account. I hung up but he kept calling, promising to return the money. Later, he sent another QR code and when I scanned it, Rs 19,500 got deducted from my mother's account twice. He later siphoned off Rs 40,500," Sonal said. Before he could cheat her any further, Sonal's father intervened and pulled up the fraudster over the phone. In an hour, they went to the police station and cops froze the fraudster's account.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Mother-in-law booked for Jamnagar man's suicide
Rajkot: A month after a 33-year-old man died in Jamnagar, police have booked his mother-in-law for abetting his suicide, after recovering a suicide note. Dilip Jethwani poisoned himself on May 17 and died at GG Hospital on May 23. Dilip's mother, Vidhya, filed an FIR at Panch-B police station against his mother-in-law, Deepa Solanki, under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for abetment of suicide. Dilip, who lived near Dadiya village on the outskirts of Jamnagar, married Namrata two years ago after the two fell in love. According to the complaint, the couple lived separately from Dilip's parents and had frequent domestic discord. Vidhya alleged that Namrata's mother, Deepa Solanki, was instrumental in wrecking the couple's relationship. She would go to their house often and insult Dilip over his income, accusing him of being unable to support her daughter. She would also repeatedly take Namrata back to her home, widening the rift between the couple. During the investigation, police recovered a suicide note written by Dilip. It states, "I won't forgive my mother-in-law. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Cardiologists: 1 Teaspoon of This Before Bed Melts Belly Fat Like Crazy Hollywood News | USA Click Here Undo She is the reason for my death. She keeps taking my wife away from me and doesn't let me talk to her. She is ruining her daughter's married life." Police initiated further investigations into the note and the family's statements. 25-year-old who attempted suicide files FIR against wife, in-laws: A 25-year-old man, Pankesh Chhaiya, took poison at his residence in Rajkot over alleged harassment by his wife and in-laws. He was taken to a hospital and after recovering lodged a complaint against his wife, Sonal Shiyar, mother-in-law Radhu, and father-in-law Raymal under BNS Sections 351(2) and 54 at Gandhigram police station. Chhaiya had married Sonal in Dec. His complaint states, "Since the first night of marriage until today, there has been no marital relationship between us. Despite me treating Sonal very well, they (Sonal, Radhu and Raymal) frequently argue over minor household matters. They do not accompany me to any family events." He alleged that Sonal had threatened to implicate him in false police cases and that her family demanded Rs 25 lakh to grant him a divorce.
India Gazette
06-06-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Indian bond yields remain stable amid global market volatility
New Delhi [India] June 6 (ANI): As global bond markets experience turbulence amid rising long-dated treasury yields in the United States and Japan, experts say India's long-term government securities (G-secs) are expected to remain resilient, supported by strong domestic fundamentals and accommodative policy by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). On June 6, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate by 50 basis points. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield touched 4.89 per cent as of June 4, 2025, reflecting investor unease over inflation and fiscal concerns. Simultaneously, Japan's 30-year government bond yield surged to a historically elevated level of 2.89 per cent on June 6, 2025, signalling weakening demand for long-dated sovereign debt. Treasury bonds are critical instruments used by sovereign nations to raise funds and are purchased by a broad spectrum of investors, including retail buyers, pension funds, commercial banks, corporations, and foreign governments. Amid this global volatility, Indian government bonds have shown relative stability. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Sonal Bandhan, Economics Specialist at Bank of Baroda, said: 'Historically, we have seen that Indian 10y G-sec movement is broadly in line with the movement in US treasury yields. However, of late, we have also seen that Indian G-sec yield has inched down, despite the volatility in the global markets. RBI's liquidity measures, lesser supply of government paper, buybacks, and low inflation have all supported this trajectory.' Sonal added: 'Going forward as well, while there will be upside pressure on yields due to elevated US treasury yields, this will be more on the shorter end of the curve. However, the longer end of the bond curve will see downward bias driven by domestic fundamentals. Rate cuts by the RBI will also encourage low interest rate environment.' Abhishek Bisen, Head of Fixed Income at Kotak Mahindra AMC, echoed this sentiment, noting that external bond market swings are unlikely to materially impact Indian yields. 'This scenario is unlikely to impact the Indian bond market in any material way, as there were no material flows that came from rate arbitrage purposes. The 10-year yields have been trading around 6.20 - 6.25 per cent. The Indian market is resilient and has reacted mostly to domestic factors. India headline CPI well anchored below 4.00 per cent.' In conclusion, while global yields rise in response to fiscal stress and inflationary concerns abroad, India's sovereign bond market appears anchored by low inflation and strong domestic fundamentals. Analysts suggest that the Indian long-end bond yields are likely to stay stable in the near to medium term. (ANI)
Gulf Today
30-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Gulf Today
Heatwaves hit different when you're a redhead
Kat Brown, The Independent Heatwave, anyone? As another warm weekend beckons, the Met Office has revealed that we experienced the hottest spring on record. But not everyone is cock-a-hoop at the nice weather. Spare a thought for Britain's gingers, who are usually well-prepped for the rigours of a British summer, but who now must stretch out our dependency on SPF50 and large, hideous hats through spring and autumn, with only the end of Strictly and the duration of The Traitors providing a guaranteed period of respite. By 'gingers' (a ghastly word, by the way, takes me straight back to being bullied at school), I do of course mean any redheads like me, blessed with a pallor that allows excellent camouflage in areas of Scotland and Ireland during high winter, and which is absolutely useless at any other time. But I also include anyone else who struggles with the heat — spiritual gingers, if you will, like my friend Sonal, a former criminal barrister, who has established a cutting-edge skincare brand, This is Silk, inspired by how she treated her rare allergy to sunlight. I have been awash with suncream pretty much every day since 2005. Thankfully, the quality has risen dramatically since I was a baby, when my fair mother — partly raised in Singapore, where she and her sisters coated themselves in oil like so many jacket potatoes — would swipe me with factor two. This was considered unimaginably high in the early 1980s and quite akin to staying indoors and hiding under the bed til the clocks went back. The only problem today is that cheap sunscreen tends to be horrendous on sensitive skin or leaves a very obvious cast, and the good stuff is wildly expensive and comes in tubes the size of a fun-size Snickers. To keep covered in the stuff to the level that I need costs me a fortune — and I do need it, as the alternative is to rapidly become lightheaded and wobbly. My solution is usually to stay inside for the majority of daylight hours and go out covered in hats, sunglasses and long sleeves where needed. Australia's long-running awareness campaign, 'Slip, Slap, Slop' remains very relevant, even if I spent much of my UK childhood wondering which one referred to 'having an ice lolly'. It's simply not worth doing otherwise, either to get burned (which I can do in under a minute on high UV days) or to use a cheap and cheerful suncream and have the inevitable breakout or rash from trying to get my sensitive skin playing ball. My dad (equally redhead, but less pallid due to a love of sailing) has become a devotee of the excellent Altruist sun cream, which I keep forgetting to stock up on online. He and the rest of my family can tan really beautifully. I gave up even trying in my early twenties, and have concluded that a neat trick to appear less ghostly is to wear a screamingly-white bathing suit instead. Conversely, my favourite hobby is very ginger-friendly. When I go horse riding, I relish the opportunity to cover up in gloves, a hat, boots, a long-sleeved summer base layer etc, all technically for protection should I fall into a tree. I went on a horsey travel assignment to India a few years ago and have never been more comfortable than riding through the Thar desert, swathed in layers. Since I got my retriever, Sybil, I've had a companion slash excuse to hide away from the sunlight – it's simply cruel to walk a dog when the pavement can be used to sizzle bacon, especially when said dog resembles a sheepskin rug from Ikea. When, in the record-breakingly hot summer of 2022, we both had serious operations within weeks of each other, it was something of a relief to be able to hide indoors to recover. It also gives me time to pray, pray, pray that someone with money and influence will turn their laser focus to sorting out the climate. Rather naively, I thought this conversation had already been settled during the greenhouse gas debate of the 1990s. If only this were something Blue Peter could rectify now through a campaign. Perhaps we could organise a Bring 'n' Buy Sale. I've got loads of sun cream I can bring along to keep everyone covered.
The Independent
29-05-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
Heatwaves hit different when you're a redhead
Heatwave, anyone? As another warm weekend beckons, the Met Office has revealed that we experienced the hottest spring on record. But not everyone is cock-a-hoop at the nice weather. Spare a thought for Britain's gingers, who are usually well-prepped for the rigours of a British summer, but who now must stretch out our dependency on SPF50 and large, hideous hats through spring and autumn, with only the end of Strictly and the duration of The Traitors providing a guaranteed period of respite. By 'gingers' (a ghastly word, by the way, takes me straight back to being bullied at school), I do of course mean any redheads like me, blessed with a pallor that allows excellent camouflage in areas of Scotland and Ireland during high winter, and which is absolutely useless at any other time. But I also include anyone else who struggles with the heat – spiritual gingers, if you will, like my friend Sonal, a former criminal barrister, who has established a cutting-edge skincare brand, This is Silk, inspired by how she treated her rare allergy to sunlight. I have been awash with suncream pretty much every day since 2005. Thankfully, the quality has risen dramatically since I was a baby, when my fair mother – partly raised in Singapore, where she and her sisters coated themselves in oil like so many jacket potatoes – would swipe me with factor two. This was considered unimaginably high in the early 1980s and quite akin to staying indoors and hiding under the bed til the clocks went back. The only problem today is that cheap sunscreen tends to be horrendous on sensitive skin or leaves a very obvious cast, and the good stuff is wildly expensive and comes in tubes the size of a fun-size Snickers. To keep covered in the stuff to the level that I need costs me a fortune – and I do need it, as the alternative is to rapidly become lightheaded and wobbly. My solution is usually to stay inside for the majority of daylight hours and go out covered in hats, sunglasses and long sleeves where needed. Australia's long-running awareness campaign, 'Slip, Slap, Slop' remains very relevant, even if I spent much of my UK childhood wondering which one referred to 'having an ice lolly'. It's simply not worth doing otherwise, either to get burned (which I can do in under a minute on high UV days) or to use a cheap and cheerful suncream and have the inevitable breakout or rash from trying to get my sensitive skin playing ball. My dad (equally redhead, but less pallid due to a love of sailing) has become a devotee of the excellent Altruist sun cream, which I keep forgetting to stock up on online. He and the rest of my family can tan really beautifully. I gave up even trying in my early twenties, and have concluded that a neat trick to appear less ghostly is to wear a screamingly-white bathing suit instead. Conversely, my favourite hobby is very ginger-friendly. When I go horse riding, I relish the opportunity to cover up in gloves, a hat, boots, a long-sleeved summer base layer etc, all technically for protection should I fall into a tree. I went on a horsey travel assignment to India a few years ago and have never been more comfortable than riding through the Thar desert, swathed in layers. Since I got my retriever, Sybil, I've had a companion slash excuse to hide away from the sunlight – it's simply cruel to walk a dog when the pavement can be used to sizzle bacon, especially when said dog resembles a sheepskin rug from Ikea. When, in the record-breakingly hot summer of 2022, we both had serious operations within weeks of each other, it was something of a relief to be able to hide indoors to recover. It also gives me time to pray, pray, pray that someone with money and influence will turn their laser focus to sorting out the climate. Rather naively, I thought this conversation had already been settled during the greenhouse gas debate of the 1990s. If only this were something Blue Peter could rectify now through a campaign. Perhaps we could organise a Bring 'n' Buy Sale. I've got loads of sun cream I can bring along to keep everyone covered.
