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Rs.1 crore hush money to take back rape case: woman held for extortion

MUMBAI, Aug. 8 -- The Charkop police on Wednesday arrested a woman who had earlier accused a married IT professional of rape - only to later demand a hefty sum of Rs.1 crore to withdraw her complaint.... Read More


HC to CBFC: statewhat is so objectionable in movie on u.p. cm

MUMBAI, Aug. 8 -- The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Thursday told the Bombay high court that it had denied certification to 'Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi', Uttar Pradesh chief mini... Read More


Advanced surgery in city helps Ranchi man survive brain bleed

Mumbai, Aug. 8 -- What began as a routine headache turned into a life-threatening emergency for 57-year-old Tushar Mehta (name changed on request), a resident of Ranchi who suffered a sudden and massi... Read More


Moradabad's dholak makers add festive beat to Ganesh season

THANE, Aug. 8 -- Every year, for the last 70 years, 90 families from the Shaikh community in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, arrive in Kalyan just before the Ganpati festival. They come here with one missio... Read More


31 Maha tourists still missing in flood-hit U'khand

MUMBAI, Aug. 8 -- At least 151 tourists from Maharashtra have been stranded in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand after landslides and flash floods cut off access to the remote Dharali region. While 1... Read More


MbPA clarifies role in Sassoon evictions, denies cutting power

India, Aug. 8 -- MUMBAI: The Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) has clarified its stance regarding the ongoing eviction of the tenants of godowns at the historic Sassoon Dock, stating that it has no direct ... Read More


Sudden holiday rejig disrupts exam in schools

MUMBAI, Aug. 8 -- A last-minute change in festive holidays has forced government and government-aided schools to rejig the exam schedule of the Progressive Assessment Test (PAT), causing frustration a... Read More


Probe on land 'gift' to Sena MP's driver

MUMBAI, Aug. 8 -- A gift of three acres of prime land in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to the driver of Shiv Sena MP Sandipan Bhumre will be investigated by the state revenue department. This was stated b... Read More


Charge sheet to be filed against three auditors

MUMBAI, Aug. 8 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police will be filing a supplementary charge sheet in the Rs.122-crore New India Cooperative Bank fraud case. Police said the charge-sh... Read More


Pit bull mauls old man in Navi Mumbai

NAVI MUMBAI, Aug. 8 -- A case was registered at the CBD Police Station after a 57-year-old man was allegedly attacked and injured by a pit bull dog at Parsik Hill, Sector 30, in Belapur on August 5. T... Read More