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Man ‘kidnaps’ self to clear debt
The 27-year-old man had not been paying the monthly instalments due to which he had accumulated debt and was receiving threatening calls from loan recovery agents, which is what led him to plot the ‘kidnapping’

The U.S. deficits on the rise amidst political budget showdowns
The challenges of rising U.S. deficits and the political showdowns surrounding the debt limit deal for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.


Could the 14th Amendment fix America’s debt-ceiling debacle?
A constitutional workaround is plausible—but a deal would be better

Peddler who supplied drugs to serial framer arrested
After three days of questioning of Anthony Paul, a baker arrested for framing actor Chrisann Pereira, the Mumbai crime branch on Saturday nabbed a person for allegedly supplying the drugs used to frame the Sadak 2 actress

UK court suspends discharge of Pramod Mittal’s bankruptcy
Pramod Mittal, brother of steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has had the discharge of his bankruptcy suspended by the high court in London. Mittal was adjudged bankrupt in 2020 on a petition by Moorgate Industries after he failed to pay £140m. The trustee appointed to oversee the bankruptcy alleged that Mittal failed to cooperate in sharing crucial information and was evasive about his assets and liabilities. The ruling means Mittal will remain on the bankruptcy register and be debarred from becoming a director or involved in company management.
