FBI agents seized the New York mayor’s cell phones and other devices in an escalation of a federal investigation into campaign fundraising, US media reported Friday.

The seizure appears to be part of a corruption investigation into whether Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign conspired with Turkey’s government, according to The New York Times, which broke the story.

Citing people with knowledge of the matter, the paper said Adams was approached by agents on Monday after an event, who asked the mayor’s security personnel to step away from his vehicle before climbing inside with him.

The agents then took devices including at least two cellphones and an iPad, which the Times said were returned to him within days.

A lawyer for the mayor did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment.

The federal probe into Adams’ campaign went public last week when FBI agents searched the home of his former top fund-raiser — a 25-year-old one-time intern, Brianna Suggs — seizing laptops, cell phones and a manila folder labeled “Eric Adams.”

News of the raid prompted the mayor reverse course and return to New York from Washington, where he was to have met with officials at the White House and Congress over an influx of migrants into his city.

The FBI’s warrant to search Suggs’ home  sought evidence of conspiracy between the mayor’s campaign, the Turkish government and a Brooklyn-based developer whose owners are Turkish, according to The Times.

The warrant reportedly indicated that authorities were probing whether donations from either Turkey’s government or Turkish nationals were made to Adams via a scheme under which false contributors would be listed.

The seizure of Adams’ devices would mark the first time the investigation had directly reached New York’s mayor.

The Pakistan government on Friday released 80 Indian fishermen who were arrested after crossing the international border while fishing.

The officials of the Indian Army received the fishermen at the Attari-Wagah Border in Punjab’s Amritsar.

The released fishermen told ANI about their experience and said that they crossed the Pakistan border by mistake while fishing.

They also urged the Union government to get other Indian fishermen also released who are imprisoned in Pakistan jails.

#WATCH | Amritsar, Punjab: 80 Indian fishermen, who were released by Pakistan, entered India via the Attari-Wagah border today pic.twitter.com/gHDqnN2dIR

— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2023

Speaking to ANI, a fisherman said, “We accidentally crossed the international border amid a storm. We were in prison for three years. We are 12 people in total and now everybody has returned”.

“There are 184 others in prison. I would like to urge the government to bring them back as well. Many of them are sick and also suffering with other problems,” he added.

“We couldn’t realise when we crossed the border. The Pakistan Navy came and arrested us. It is around 3 years, 3 months after which I have come. I would also urge the government to get our boats released. They are very expensive,” another fisherman said.

“We are very happy that we are returning back to home. There are others also in prison, they should also be released. Our boats are very expensive and are our source of livelihood, it should be returned,” a fisherman added.

Alia Bhatt’s natural, fresh-looking skin has always played the perfect canvas to create flawless makeup looks. The actress has often offered us the best of skin-like makeup looks and we have taken notes. Well, who wouldn’t want to know her makeup routine? Recently, in a video with Allure, Alia Bhatt revealed her quick, 10-minute routine that literally gets her the best sunburnt glow. While many of us pick a foundation to quickly create a base, Alia reveals her way of building the skin base. She says, “My go-to for skin, building skin is to not go for foundation. I prefer to go for skin tints.” She names her routine as the ‘sunburnt glow’. She says, “You know that feeling that you feel after being in the sun all day where you’re like, tired, but there’s like, this glow on your face and you are naturally flushed and you just look like a child of the earth?”

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Well, to begin with, she uses a Summer Friday’s skin tint, mixed with a KIKO Primer. She adds, “It’s a sheer skin tint and it just works beautifully on my skin. I love primers, and this one in particular, because it’s like a highlighter, it’s a primer and it’s a cream, so it is super hydrating.”

She also reveals the technique of using her hands to apply it. “I feel like I get better coverage when I’m using my hands. And again, for me, it’s not really about the coverage. I want the skin to kind of look like skin. I love to show my freckles off.”

Next in, she uses a Kosas concealer to cover those tiny spots. “I love creamy concealers. Concealers for me is just coverage, like covering all the little spots, under eyes,” she says. After that, she opts for a peachy cheek colour from Glossier for that sunburnt look.

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“So this will be my next step is to get the cheek color in and this is just phase one of cheek colour. I take a healthy amount and I make like a C curve. The trick here is to not stop it on the cheek.”

Alia Bhatt goes over the nose and then comes back to the cheek, making a W. She also used the colour on her chin a bit.

She then goes in with the contour to get a bit of that tan feel. “I will go harder on my contour. What I’m using is Milk, the contour stick. Post this, I will powder.”

The star uses a bit of powder under the eyes and the skin to set it all. Then she moves on to create a base for her eyes. For this she uses a Too Faced palette, Pinker Times Ahead. With some mix-and-match, she picks a shade to create the peachy eye base as she blends it all nicely. She further curls her lashes and uses a Gucci mascara to add that drama.

“It’s super light and I like the brush. It doesn’t get too much of the mascara on and the idea is to just get that really nice light lift. For the lower lid, I’m using this mascara that I saw. It’s called Tower 28.”

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Soon after, Alia Bhatt sets the brows using Benefit and then again uses a contour powder to add more burnt vibes to the look. Next up is the highlighter! She uses a Milk highlighter for that subtle glow. Then she uses lipstick to seal it all.

Alia adds, “Revlon. It’s like a creamy lip lipstick but it’s also matte, it’s a matte finish. It’s got that tone.” She then dabs it off to just retain the tinted look. She then uses a Rhode lip balm for the final finish.

We are already bookmarking Alia’s look for Diwali 2023. 

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