The story of Mumbai's money-spinning dance bars

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What became of Mumbai's money-spinning dance bars after the ban A majority of dance bars that morphed into 'orchestra bars' provide live entertainment — legally or on the sly — where a bevy of non-singers are paraded and made to croon and sway to music played by a live band. Rock and roll nuns to perform for pope in Panama With millions of YouTube views and hits on Spotify and iTunes, a group of young nun rockers play one of their biggest gigs next week, and thousands of Catholics, including the Pope himself, will lap it up. Did you know the story behind Income Tax James Wilson, the Scotsman who created India's first Budget, introduced the income tax act in 1860. How income tax slabs have changed since Independence From an eye-watering 97.75 per cent as the highest tax rate and 11 tax slabs, to 30 per cent as the highest rate and three slabs, India and her taxpayers have come a long way since Independence. Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip escapes unhurt in major car crash Queen Elizabeth's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip was recovering at the couple's home in eastern England on Friday after escaping without injury when his car flipped over following a crash with another vehicle. The 2020 Shelby GT500 is most powerful Ford ever The 2020 fastback Shelby GT500 gets a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 engine with a whopping 700 horsepower. An Afghani singer's unusual Canadian connection An Afghan talent show contestant's striking resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned him into an unlikely celebrity in the war-torn country — and potentially given him the winning edge. Manny Pacquiao: Ready for his first fight as a 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao is aiming to offer fresh evidence that life begins at 40 when the Filipino veteran takes on Adrien Broner on Saturday in his first fight in Las Vegas for more than two years. Everything you want to know about withdrawal from NPS On retirement, subscribers can withdraw a part of the corpus in a lumpsum and use the remaining corpus to buy an annuity to secure a regular income after retirement. How to complain against a housing finance company To lodge a complaint online, you can access the grievance handling portal of the National Housing Bank - GRIDS .

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