A 36-year-old woman lawyer from Andheri was coerced into stripping on a video call and transferring Rs 50,000 to scammers impersonating cyber police. They threatened her with arrest in a money laundering case and blackmailed her using nude photos. She reported the incident to Powai police after continued harassment.
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Read MoreIndia’s women’s chess team clinched a crucial 3-1 victory over Switzerland in the third round of the 45th Chess Olympiad. Despite D Harika’s defeat to Alexandra Kosteniuk, wins by R Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, and Vantika Agarwal secured India’s lead. Meanwhile, the Indian men’s team is performing strongly against Hungary ‘B’.
Read MoreIndia has reached the semifinals of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy with four straight wins. Their next match is against Pakistan on Saturday. Pakistan’s team, led by Ammad Butt and coached by Tahir Zaman, has shown steady progress and currently ranks second on the points table. India’s young forward line has been impressive throughout.
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Read MoreElijah Vue, a three-year-old boy from Wisconsin Dells, vanished in February while under the care of his mother’s boyfriend, Jesse Vang. His skeletal remains were found in September near Two Rivers. The community is devastated by the loss. Both his mother and Vang face child neglect charges but have pleaded not guilty.
Read MoreStree 2, directed by Amar Kaushik and starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, has collected Rs 542.70 crore domestically and Rs 766 crore worldwide. Released on August 15, it clashed with Akshay Kumar’s Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham’s Vedaa but continues to perform well at the box office.
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