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State to attach Rs.18-cr properties in Torres scam

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- The state government has ordered the attachment of 24 bank accounts and assets totalling nearly Rs.18 crore associated with the Torres Ponzi scheme. The frozen accounts are held in ... Read More


How a Marathi play was built from unrecorded grindmill songs of women

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- There is a moment in 'Bhirrr...', staged at The Tamaasha Studio recently, when the lights fade out and two saris, suspended in the air above the actors, seem to hold the entire weig... Read More


Fusion Paithani saris test tradition with new drapes

YEOLA, Aug. 16 -- Shantilal Bhandge tugs ever so slightly at a gold filament, adjusting a bobbin on a hand loom he has worked for 65 years. It's week five and the 85-year-old master weaver has yards t... Read More


2 arrested for raping 16-yr-old; minor detained

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- Two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping their 16-year-old friend after spiking her drink, while another 16-year-old boy allegedly recorded the incide... Read More


Rs.18-cr properties to be attached in Torres ponzi scam

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- The Maharashtra government has ordered attachment of properties and assets worth nearly Rs.18 crore linked to the Torres ponzi scam, which duped more than 1 lakh investors by promis... Read More


Small taxpayers get a window to regularise foreign income

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Eligible small taxpayers, including young professionals and tech employees, can avail of a one-time amnesty to disclose undisclosed foreign assets and regularise their foreign in... Read More


GB Nagar admin puts emphasis on civic duty

GREATER NOIDA, Aug. 16 -- Gautam Budh Nagar celebrated the Independence Day with district-wide ceremonies, where the administration emphasised civic responsibility and public service. District magistr... Read More


gzb: 21-year-old dies a day after DME accident; death toll at 2

Ghaziabad, Aug. 16 -- A 21-year-old man succumbed to his injuries on Friday, a day after the car he was travelling in was allegedly hit by a truck on the Delh-Meerut Expressway in Ghaziabad, police sa... Read More


Gzb: Inquiry launched after viral video shows a 'cop asking for bribe'

Ghaziabad, Aug. 16 -- The Ghaziabad police have initiated an inquiry into a viral video purportedly showing a policeman asking for a bribe from a resident for passport document verification, officials... Read More


Hope, humour, dismay: Kenan Orhan explores being Turkish and American today

India, Aug. 16 -- Kenan Orhan is a man divided between hope and dismay. "There is a great disillusionment in me in the experience of being American today," says the 32-year-old, who was born in Kansas... Read More