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Think & Learn, which owns Byju’s may not have to pay any amount for the disputed USD 1.2-billion Term Loan B due the present “behaviour” of Glas Trust — an agency which is representing US-based lenders — Founder and CEO of the edtach major Byju Raveendran said. In an interview to PTI, Raveendran said the verified debt claim on Byju’s as per the insolvency resolution professional (IRP) is now only Rs 20 crore. Glas Trust has filed an appeal against Byju’s claiming dues of USD 1.35 billion, or Rs 11,432.98 crore, arising out of the raising of USD 1.2 billion by the edtech firm as Term Loan B (TLB) from the lenders in the US.… Read More »Verified Debt Claim On Byju’s Is Only Rs 20 Crore, Says Founder

So far as car thefts go, this one from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi breaks new grounds. The ‘car’ in question was actually a two-wheeler. But that does not detract from the uniqueness of the modus operandi. The owner of the scooty – the resident of a flat in Varanasi’s Kabir Nagar – has said a girl in a school uniform had come to her and asked for the keys of her two-wheeler.  The scooty needs to be moved, she had said.  Seeing the school uniform, the woman had handed over the keys. What happened next was caught on the CCTV camera installed outside the building.  The footage shows the girl turning the scooty around carefully, taking… Read More »The Grand Scooty Theft By A ‘Schoolgirl’ In Varanasi

So far as car thefts go, this one from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi breaks new grounds. The ‘car’ in question was actually a two-wheeler. But that does not detract from the uniqueness of the modus operandi. The owner of the scooty – the resident of a flat in Varanasi’s Kabir Nagar – has said a girl in a school uniform had come to her and asked for the keys of her two-wheeler.  The scooty needs to be moved, she had said.  Seeing the school uniform, the woman had handed over the keys. What happened next was caught on the CCTV camera installed outside the building.  The footage shows the girl turning the scooty around carefully, taking… Read More »The Grand Scooty Theft By A ‘Schoolgirl’ In Varanasi

<p><strong>Jammu:</strong> A total of 239 candidates are in the fray from the 26 constituencies going to polls in the second phase of the three-phase Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections as 27 nominations were withdrawn on Monday.</p> <p>Monday was the last day of the withdrawal of nomination papers for the second phase covering assembly segments spread across central Kashmir districts of Budgam, Srinagar and Ganderbal, and Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region.</p> <p>Prominent among those in the fray for these seats are National Conference leader Omar Abdullah who is contesting from two seats, Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hamid Karra, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina and jailed separatist leader Sarjan Ahmad Wagay alias… Read More »J-K Polls: Omar Abdullah, Tariq Karra Among 239 Candidates In Fray For 2nd Phase After 27 Nominations Withdrawn

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Tarlochan Singh was allegedly shot dead by some unidentified attackers in Khanna in Ludhiana district on Monday evening, police said. Tarlochan Singh (60), who hailed from Ikolaha village, was attacked when he was returning home from his farm. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. Tarlochan Singh was the president of the AAP’s kisan wing in Khanna. Police said efforts were on to trace the accused, and added that an investigation was underway.