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10-year-old girl rescued from prostitution racket in Navi Mumbai; mother, 70-year-old NRI held

MUMBAI: The Anti Human Trafficking Unit of Navi Mumbai police rescued a 10-year-girl from a prostitution racket and arrested her mother and a 70-year-old NRI in this connection, an official said on Saturday. The operation was carried out on the basis of a tip off received by AHTU senior inspector Prithviraj Ghorpade on October 30, he said. As per the tip off, a woman from Kopargaon in Kharghar was sending a young girl, approximately 10-12 years old, to a man in Taloja Phase 2 area for prostituti

1 Nov 2025 10:01 pm
Punjab rebuilds: NGOs, NRIs, and celebrities lead massive flood relief drive

CHANDIGARH: Flood-ravaged Punjab is steadily getting back on its feet, thanks to the tireless efforts of individuals and organizations from all walks of life, including global Sikh charities, local volunteers, and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). The Seattle chapter of the Sarbat Da Bhala Trust has raised over $300,000 for flood relief efforts. Manmohan Singh Dhaliwal, a member of the trust and a businessman, said: Pintu Bath, along with the global Sarbat Da Bhala team led by SPS Oberoi, will travel

20 Sep 2025 7:05 pm
72-year-old Indian-origin US citizen murdered in Punjab; UK-based NRI prime suspect

CHANDIGARH: A 72-year-old Indian-origin US citizen, Rupinder Kaur Pandher, was allegedly murdered in Kila Raipur village near Ludhiana after traveling from Seattle to Punjab in July to marry a 75-year-old UK-based Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Charanjit Singh Grewal. According to police, Grewal lured her to India under the pretext of marriage and then orchestrated her brutal murder through a contract killer. The Punjab Police have identified the main suspect as Sukhjeet Singh alias Sonu, who has al

17 Sep 2025 6:12 pm
NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul passes away in London; PM Modi condoles demise

LONDON: Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul passed away in London on Thursday evening, family sources said. He was 94. Lord Paul, founder of UK-based Caparo Group of industries, had been taken ill and hospitalised recently, where he passed away surrounded by members of his family. The House of Lords peer was born in Jalandhar and relocated to the UK in the 1960s in pursuit of treatment for his little daughter Ambika's cancer. After she passed away aged four years old, he set up the Ambika

22 Aug 2025 9:33 am