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MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday dared the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold local self-government elections before sorting out the mess in the electoral rolls. He claimed there were 9.6 million bogus voters on the rolls, and emphasised that the EC had to first set the rolls right even if it took a year. Thackeray was speaking to booth-level agents and office-bearers of his party at NESCO Ground, Goregaon, where he held a meeting on Sunday afternoon as part of the pre-election pr ...Read More >
Mumbai: Resident doctors across Maharashtra are grappling with faculty shortage, poor academic supervision, increasing workload and lack of adequate infrastructure, according to a recent survey conducted by the Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA). Though overburdened, resident doctors do not have access to any grievance redressal mechanism or mental health support systems. On the contrary, they are forced to manage rising patient loads with minimal supervision and limited acade ...Read More >
MUMBAI: After taking up the issue of alleged voter list fudging directly with the Election Commission (EC), political parties, mainly the opposition, have decided to take the matter to the people. Questioning the integrity of the poll body, they will hit the Mumbai streets on November 1 in a march similar to the one led by Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi in August. All the senior leaders such as Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray and Harshwardhan Sapkal are expected to participate in the m ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has rejected the bail plea of a 28-year-old serial child rapist from Kharghar, arrested for allegedly raping his 11-year-old niece in the fourth case against him of child sexual abuse. Just Amit Borkar the accused's bail and said that granting him bail would "not only send a wrong message to society but would also jeopardize the safety and security of the victim and the fairness of the trial process". The court also noted that if released on bail, the accused, a m ...Read More >
Kolkata: The return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to international cricket lasted 22 balls in all as India endured a poor start to their white-ball tour of Australia. It was a seven-wicket defeat in the first ODI which had to be curtailed to a 26-over affair owing to four rain interruptions at Perth on Sunday. Both sides wanted to bowl first in damp conditions on a pitch that had very little grass. Mitchell Marsh won the toss to put India into bat and it turned out to be a grim outing for the ...Read More >
PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart his campaign for the Bihar assembly election on October 24 with a visit to Karpoori Gram, the birthplace of former chief minister Jannayak (people's hero) Karpoori Thakur, who was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in January 2024, said state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal on Sunday. Modi will make six visits to the poll-bound state between October 24 and November 7 for campaigning. The two-phase polls are scheduled to be held on November 6 an ...Read More >
Aizawl: The Assam Rifles on Saturday arrested two men and seized explosives -- 5,800 pieces of gelignite rods, 10,500 metres of Cordtex, and 6,000 pieces of detonators -- at Vaphai, an Indo-Myanmar border village in Mizoram's Champhai district. The force received an intelligence report regarding the transshipment of a "large quantity of war-like stores and launched an operation at Vaphai," a statement issued by the Assam Rifles said. The Assam Rifles team tried to stop a vehicle, but the occup ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Rebuilding their lives after the devastation wrought by the recent floods in Marathwada is proving more painful than the farmers had imagined. After losing their homes, standing crops and cattle, and left with fields rendered infertile by waterlogging, farmers say the government, their only source of relief, is offering compensation with too many strings attached. Mincing no words is farmer leader Raju Shetti, president of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, "The compensation package is ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Mahayuti government comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, accusing it of "insulting gods, deities and great icons" by allowing corporate brands to prefix the names of metro stations dedicated to them. "When did Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj become 'Kotak'? Has Siddhivinayak now been sold to 'Lombard'?" Sawant asked at a press conference, taking aim at what he called the BJP's new form of "corporate Hindutva". ...Read More >
Noida: The district administration has directed all departments to intensify surveillance and act strictly against stubble burning and garbage fires -- two major contributors to local pollution, officials informed on Saturday. The directions come amid the deteriorating air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR). District officials have been asked to maintain round-the-clock monitoring in both rural and urban pockets, ensure rapid response teams remain active, and impose fines on individu ...Read More >
Kolkata: On signing as Gremio coach three weeks after presiding over the worst defeat in Brazil's World Cup history, Luiz Felipe Scolari had said he needed a hug. For 31 minutes in the IFA Shield final against East Bengal, Mohun Bagan Super Giant would have wanted that from their supporters. It took them all night to get that. By the time Mehtab Singh converted the last penalty that made Mohun Bagan champions, winning the tie-breaker 5-4 after open play ended 1-1, appreciation had replaced ange ...Read More >
PATNA: Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday launched a scathing attack on ruling JD(U), saying that "bureaucrats are running the government", and took a swipe at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) by warning voters against the "return of the jungle raj". Speaking at the Hindustan Bihar Samagam 2025 in Patna, Kishor took an aim at Bihar chief minister and said that "the era of Nitish Kumar is over". Recalling the time he worked with Kumar in 2018, Kishor said that he had joined th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's Tanvi Sharma rode on her brilliant form to come up with a near-perfect performance against China's Liu Si Ya to enter the girls' singles final of the BWF World Junior Championships at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati on Saturday. The 16-year-old registered a clinical 15-11, 15-9 win in just over half-an-hour to overcome the Asian Junior Championships silver medallist. Tanvi became only the fifth Indian player, and the third among women, to reach the final of the ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and England meet at a decisive juncture in the World Cup, more for the hosts. Unbeaten England sit comfortably with seven points while India, after two losses in a row, are under pressure with just four points from as many matches with a semi-final spot at stake. India head coach Amol Muzumdar had hinted at changes being imminent after the defeats to South Africa and Australia in Visakhapatnam, suggesting that the batting approach and team composition were under review ahead of ...Read More >
Kolkata / Siliguri: Days after the Centre appointed former deputy national security advisor Pankaj Kumar Singh as an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas in north Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed d the decision as "shocking" and "unilateral" while requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke the appointment. "I am surprised and shocked to know that the centre has appointed Pankaj Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd) as an interlocutor to hold discussions on th ...Read More >
Mumbai: A 40-year-old jewellery designer was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted for recovering gold worth ₹76 lakh that the accused claimed he had taken from them. The accused confined him overnight in a flat in Parel and also extorted ₹3.14 lakh from him before releasing him the next day. Six accused have been arrested and one is still absconding, the police said. According to the police, the incident took place on Tuesday night when the victim, Khokan Mandal, was sitting outside his building. ...Read More >
PUNE: Thousands of members of the Jain community on Friday rallied against the sale of the Seth Hirachand Nemchand Digambar Jain Boarding (SHND hostel) property -- a 3.5-acre plot in Model Colony housing a Jain temple and hostel. The protesters accused the Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust of "betraying the (Jain) community's faith while selling the trust land in Model Colony to a Pune-based developer". At the centre of the controversy is a high-value transaction between the trust and Gokhal ...Read More >
PUNE: The additional sessions court in Pune has discharged sitting MLA Jitendra Awhad from all charges in connection with a 2016 incident of violence at Fergusson College. The order, passed by additional sessions judge Aniruddha Subhash Gandhi on October 13 and made available on Saturday, observed that there was insufficient evidence to frame charges against the legislator. Awhad, MLA of the Nationalist Congress Party/NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar/SP), 61, from Thane, had filed a criminal revision a ...Read More >
Delhi's air quality index (AQI) remained in the "poor" category for a fourth consecutive day on Friday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB's) daily bulletin. Forecasts suggest that air quality may further deteriorate over the next few days. On Friday, the 24-hour average AQI was 254 (poor), continuing the "poor" air streak of 245 on Thursday, 233 on Wednesday and 211 on Tuesday. Before that, Delhi had been enjoying a continuous streak of "moderate" and "satisfactory" air d ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's crude oil imports from Russia strengthened in the first half of October, reversing a three-month slide in arrivals seen during July-September as refineries were back on full stream to meet festive demand, according to ship tracking data. Imports from Russia slid from over 2 million barrels per day in June to 1.6 million bpd in September. However, tanker-tracking data for early October suggest a rebound: shipments of Urals and other Russian grades to India have picked up pace ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A day after three masked college students stormed into a jewellery shop in Ghatkopar, slashed the store owner's throat and fled with gold worth ₹3 lakh, a preliminary probe has revealed that the trio, all in their early 20s, are gaming addicts who allegedly turned to armed robbery to fund their obsession. So far, the police have arrested two suspects, while the third accomplice, who had allegedly procured a pistol for the crime, is still at large. According to the Ghatkopar police, the ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Actor Shilpa Shetty on Thursday withdrew her application before the Bombay High Court seeking permission to travel abroad, after the bench expressed its unwillingness to grant her relief. Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra have approached the court challenging Look Out Circulars (LOCs) issued against them by the Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with a ₹60.48-crore cheating case. Appearing before a division bench of chief justice Shree Chandrashekhar ...Read More >
New Delhi: The terms of the 2015 Paris Agreement could help the world avoid 57 hot days every year if countries follow through on their emission-cutting commitments and limit warming this century to 2.6°C, a new analysis has said. The report titled "Ten Years of the Paris Agreement: The Present and Future of Extreme Heat" by Climate Central and World Weather Attribution shows the historic accord can help the world move toward a safer climate. However, researchers warn that 2.6°C of warming wil ...Read More >
Mumbai: With local body elections looming across Maharashtra, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, who heads the urban development department, has announced Diwali bonuses for municipal employees in Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai. Although these ex gratia payments are a routine annual affair, this year Shinde has taken direct ownership of the announcement, a move that's being seen as an attempt to score political points ahead of the polls. The bonus amount will be up to ₹31,000 for employees of ...Read More >
MUMBAI: As Mumbai's air quality dips following the monsoon season, environmentalists warn that the five-day Diwali festival could push pollution levels higher. Every year, the city's air and noise readings spike after fireworks, prompting debate over the use of green crackers- the supposedly less polluting alternative. In order to understand what they are, how they differ from traditional fireworks, and how citizens can celebrate responsibly, HT spoke with Sumaira Abdulali, crusader against pol ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Bombay High Court's order declaring the arrest of former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) chief Anilkumar Pawar as illegal and ordering his immediate release from jail. ED sources said they have also requested the apex court to stay the high court order during pendency of their Special Leave Petition (SLP) and the plea has been posted for hearing on Friday. ED officials, however, refused to ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a scene reminiscent of the superhit Bollywood film '3 Idiots', where Kareena Kapoor, playing a doctor, helped Aamir Khan deliver a baby over a video call, a commuter on a Churchgate-bound local on Thursday helped a woman deliver a baby boy, following the instructions of an ayurvedic doctor over a video call. "I was scared the entire time - scared of doing something wrong. But I just wanted to help," the commuter, videographer Vikas Bedre, told HT. "It was only later, when the family ...Read More >
MUMBAI: An acrimonious tussle has ensued among local office bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena - the two partners of the Mahayuti government -- in Thane, with both parties insisting on going solo in the upcoming Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) election. The demand was put forth by Sena functionaries in the party's review meeting held on Wednesday evening, which was mirrored by BJP office bearers and workers on Thursday who expressed their faith in "Abki bar 70 paar" - th ...Read More >
Abujhmadh/Raipur/New Delhi : Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Abujhmadh and North Bastar in Chhattisgarh -- two areas that have been hotbeds of Maoist activities -- have been declared free from Naxal terror, adding that at least 258 Maoists have surrendered in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra over the last two days. Those surrendered include senior and mid-level key functionaries of the proscribed Communist Party of India (Maoist), including one central committee member, who carr ...Read More >
New Delhi: An 11-year-old female hyena died at the Delhi Zoo on Thursday under "mysterious" circumstances, zoo officials said, stating a post-mortem examination will be conducted to ascertain the actual cause of death. The zoo is now left with only two hyenas, a male and a female. The hyena was found lying in its den -- within the enclosure. The body was retrieved and sent to the zoo hospital, where it was discovered that she had already died. Typically, hyenas stay inside dens created in the e ...Read More >
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