Editor John Peter

Influential pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the self-proclaimed "owner of the universe" and "appointed son of god" who was wanted on charges of child sex trafficking, was arrested in the Philippines on Sunday. Apollo Quiboloy Over 2,000 police were deployed for more than two weeks to search a 74-acre compound in the southern city of Davao owned by his church - the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) - on suspicion that he was hiding there in a bunker. Quiboloy's followers had blocked the gate of the compound to prevent shield-carrying police from enforcing a court order to arrest him. Police also used helicopters to circle over a cathedral, a college, and a stadium with 75,000 seats. Days before Quiboloy's arrest, the police reportedly recorded the warmth and heartbeat of a human body, deep in the earth, using thermal imaging and radar technology. Apollo Quiboloy, a longtime friend of former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, is wanted on charges of child and sexual ...

 The stock traded at its highest level since January 2008; the stock had hit a record high of Rs 154 on January 4, 2008. Shares of Usha Martin hit an over 14-year high of Rs 134.40, on soaring 8 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade extending it’s a month long rally. The stock of the wire rope manufacture has zoomed 54 per cent in the past one month as compared to a 4 per cent rise on the S&P BSE Sensex. The stock traded at its highest level since January 2008, when it hit a record high of Rs 154. According to disclosure made by Usha Martin , the company’s promoter Peterhouse Investments sold 1.6 million equity shares or 0.52 per cent stake in the company thus far in March via open market deals. Post transaction, Peterhouse Investments stake in the company decreased to 2.16 per cent from 2.68 per cent. The promoter group company held 6.54 per cent stake in Usha Martin at the end of December 2021 quarter. The names of the buyers were not ascertained immediatel...