A 64-year-old man has been sentenced to jail in Singapore after using mobile games as a pretext to molest two of his granddaughters, who were aged between eight and ten at the time of the offences last year. The grandfather exploited the guise of playing mobile games to gain physical proximity to the children before committing the acts. The victims' ages and the familial relationship placed the case within a category of abuse that courts typically treat with heightened severity, given the breach of trust involved. Sentencing in such cases reflects judicial weight placed on the exploitation of family relationships and the vulnerability of young victims. The outcome serves as a marker for how Singapore courts handle intra-familial child sexual offences involving older perpetrators.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
