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Dozens of ethnic Koreans, who were taken to Russia's southern island of Sakhalin by forced mobilization under the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule, have returned to their home country by sea with their descendants. A total of 63 Sakhalin Koreans arrived in Donghae, Gangwon Province, Friday, and 27 more will travel here on March 31. They are among 334 Sakhalin Koreans selected in 2021 by a government project to help them gain permanent residency and settle here following the enactment of the Special Act on assistance to Sakhalin Koreans the previous year.

Every little action that causes annoyance cannot be interpreted as an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act unless it was intentional, the Madras High Court held.

The Orissa High Court recently observed that sudden utterance of abuse with the name of caste during an altercation without any intention to insult on the basis of caste, will not attract an offence under the SC/ST Act.

In the Korean Netflix series, “The Glory,” an elementary school teacher seeks vengeance against her former bullies who had targeted her when she was young. The thriller, which achieved phenomenal ratings thanks to its vengeful heroine played by hallyu star Song Hye-kyo, is expected to release its second season in March.

In a move to root out phishing schemes in the country, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced a set of new measures that apply larger protections for victims of phishing schemes involving cryptocurrencies or mobile payment systems. The top financial regulator explained Tuesday that it has formed a taskforce with the prosecution, police, bank association as well as crypto exchanges.