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The trio (from left) of Sayed Zakir Abbas, Ismail Sayed and Shaban Salim had no offer letters when they flew to Bangkok. Pic/Diwakar Sharma
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With escalation of tension at border, Nifty, Sensex open in negative
Indian stock markets opened on a weak note on Thursday as geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan intensified along the border. The heightened conflict triggered a wave of selling pressure in the domestic markets, dragging down key benchmark indices in the early session. The Nifty 50 index dropped to 24,100.10, registering a fall of 173.70 points or 0.72 per cent. Similarly, the BSE Sensex declined by 585.95 points to settle at 79,748.86, marking a 0.73 per cent loss.
'Sold for Rs 5 lakh each to the Chinese': Three Mira Road men escape digital slavery in Laos
A promising overseas job opportunity turned into a horrifying ordeal for three Mira Road residents, who recently returned to India after escaping a brutal cybercrime syndicate in Laos. Stripped of their passports, dignity, health, and hope, the men now seek justice. The victims—a cab driver, a pest control technician, and a media graduate-turned-accountant—were lured into the scheme by childhood friends who had turned into agents for international human traffickers. Read more.
Mumbai: Real-life ‘Bunty aur Babli’ arrested by Khar police
A husband-wife duo from Kerala, dubbed the modern-day ‘Bunty and Babli’, were arrested by Khar police for stealing Rs 53,500 from a cash counter at a clothing showroom in Khar West, under the pretext of shopping. The couple—Milan Vathiyat, 24 and Athulya Vathiyat, 21—used a clever distraction tactic, with the woman engaging the salesgirl while the man stole the cash. Read more.
IPL 2025: LSG need miracle to qualify as high-flying RCB come visiting
Standing on the cusp of elimination, Lucknow Super Giants require a miracle to make the Playoffs. They need to win their last three matches and then hope of finishing among the top four. Their arduous task begins against second-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore in their penultimate home game at the Ekana Stadium on Friday. The home team need a lot of things to come good. Their top foreign batters — Nicholas Pooran, Mitch Marsh, Aiden Markram and David Miller — are off the boil, while skipper Rishabh Pant has just been simmering without success. On the other hand, RCB are having one of their best seasons in the IPL. Read more.
Dinesh Vijan on cancelling Bhool Chuk Maaf's theatrical release: ‘It’s natural to wonder…’
Calling off a film’s theatrical outing a day before its release is almost unheard of. But then, unusual circumstances demand unusual decisions. Producer Dinesh Vijan understands this perfectly. That’s why in light of the escalating tension between India and Pakistan, the producer, on Thursday, May 8, announced that the Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi-starrer, Bhool Chuk Maaf, was bypassing its theatrical release and would instead directly arrive on Amazon Prime Video a week later. Read more.
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