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Outcast for 23 years, Beed farmer faces fresh charges of black magic; FIR against 33 villagers

BEED, March 20 -- A Dalit farmer from Beed has complained to the police, stating that he was accosted, abused and accused of practising black magic and casting spells on women in the village. The inci... Read More


Fed may ease capital rules for big banks

India, March 20 -- Wall Street lending giants would get relaxed capital requirements under proposals unveiled by the Federal Reserve on Thursday, in a move that could potentially unleash billions of d... Read More


Crash highlights hidden 'black spot'

PUNE, March 20 -- The fatal accident near the Panvel exit on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway has turned the spotlight on a recurrent danger zone that continues to evade the list of officially designated "b... Read More


Mobile blackout set to hit Aqua Line as MMRCL junks contract

Mumbai, March 20 -- Commuters on the 33.5-km Aqua line or Mumbai Metro 3 may soon face total mobile and internet blackout as the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has terminated its contra... Read More


3 acquitted in 16-year-old arms act case

MUMBAI, March 20 -- Sixteen years after they were arrested allegedly for possessing illegal weapons including a carbine and over 70 live cartridges, a magistrate's court has acquitted three individual... Read More


Kharat built an empire mingling with the powerful

PUNE/NASHIK, March 20 -- For over two decades since he retired from the merchant navy, Ashok Kharat, 67, cultivated an aura that charmed the wealthy and powerful such as politicians, realtors and busi... Read More


SIT to probe rape allegations against self-styled 'godman'

MUMBAI, March 20 -- Maharashtra government on Thursday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations of rape against self-styled godman and numerologist Ashok Kharat, even as pol... Read More


State to set up first translation academy after Marathi gets classical status

MUMBAI, March 20 -- The Maharashtra government will establish the state's first translation academy to promote Marathi language and literature. The move comes soon after Marathi was granted the status... Read More


Insights' business needs an AI-first mindset

India, March 20 -- Old, traditional survey-based consumer research is passe. With digital media capturing more than 60 percent of India's advertising share, market research through social listening, p... Read More


Investors look to make sense of HDFC shake-up

mumbai, March 20 -- Investors were left scratching their heads on Thursday after the abrupt resignation of HDFC Bank chairman Atanu Chakraborty the previous night, while shares of India's largest priv... Read More