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PoliticsJul 08, 2025 07:49 PM

Maharashtra legislature felicitates CJI; Gavai hails constitutional principles

Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, recently honored by the Maharashtra legislature, asserted that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar championed the Constitution's supremacy and a judiciary free from executive meddling. Gavai called the Constitution a "bloodless revolution" and noted that its three branches have worked for socio-economic equality over 75 years Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, speaking in Mumbai on Tuesday, asserted that Dr B R Ambedkar championed the supremacy of the Consti ...Read More >

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OtherJul 08, 2025 06:50 PM

Downpour hits Gondia, Bhandara in Maharashtra; roads submerged, villages inaccessible

Maharashtra: Heavy rains hit Gondia, Bhandara districts; roads inundated, villages cut off A landslide hit the movement of vehicles on the Nagpur-Raipur National Highway 53 at Masulkasa Ghat, and efforts are on to clear the debris, police said Incessant rains lashed Gondia and Bhandara of Maharashtra on Tuesday, inundating roads in several parts of the districts and cutting off remote villages, officials said. The Wainganga River in Bhandara crossed the danger mark and authorities have urged ...Read More >

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PoliticsJul 06, 2025 08:18 AM

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: CM Fadnavis participates in 'Ashadhi Ekadashi' celebrations

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: DMK's struggle against Hindi imposition swirling like storm of protest in Maharashtra, says TN CM Stalin Launching a scathing attack on the Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the "storm of protest" against "Hindi imposition" has transcended state boundaries as he hailed Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray for their "victory rally" after the Maharashtra government's rollback of the three-language policy in the state. In a harsh post on social media platform ...Read More >

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OtherPoliticsEntertainmentJul 05, 2025 08:20 AM

Suspended Kerala University registrar calls Bharat Mata 'lady with saffron flag'

KOCHI: Justice N Nagaresh of the Kerala High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the suspended Kerala University registrar describing "Bharat Mata" as "a lady holding a saffron flag" in the petition challenging the disciplinary action against him. Registrar K S Anil Kumar was suspended by the vice-chancellor in-charge for cancelling permission for a June 25 event scheduled to be attended by Governor Rajendra Arlekar. He had cited the display of a controversial image of "Bharat Mata" carr ...Read More >

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OtherJul 05, 2025 08:20 AM

Mumbai's lakes already half-full!

Mumbai receives its water supply from seven lakes -- Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vihar, and Tulsi -- located in the Mumbai, Thane, and Nashik districts. In the 24 hours between 6 am on Thursday and 6 am on Friday, the catchment areas of these lakes received a total of 358 mm of rainfall The water stock in the seven lakes that supply drinking water to Mumbai crossed the 50 per cent mark on Friday morning. The lakes currently hold 7,34,562 million litres (ML) of w ...Read More >

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BusinessJul 03, 2025 09:36 AM

Telangana pharma plant fire: Death toll rises to 40; company announces Rs 1-crore ex-gratia for vict...

Telangana pharma plant fire: Company says 40 killed, announces Rs 1-crore ex-gratia Sigachi Industries Ltd had been using outdated machinery and workers were compelled to operate it, the FIR registered against the management stated. The Sangareddy police, based on a complaint by a family member of one of the victims, on Monday registered an FIR against the factory management in connection with the explosion Sigachi Industries Ltd on Wednesday said it had lost 40 of its team members in the rece ...Read More >

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PoliticsJul 02, 2025 08:33 AM

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: ''Double-engine govt serves people's interests'': BJP's Ravindra Chavan

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the party under the leadership of Ravindra Chavan will win all the upcoming elections in the state "BJP leader Ravindra Chavan elected as Maharashtra president of the Bharatiya Janata Party...The BJP, under the leadership of Ravindra Chavan, will win all the upcoming elections in Maharashtra," Bawankule said, noting that the party's state unit is committed to fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resolve of Viksit ...Read More >

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PoliticsJul 01, 2025 02:06 PM

Kolkata law college student gang rape: 'Incidents in West Bengal are a pattern now', says BJP fact-f...

"Incidents in West Bengal are becoming a pattern": BJP fact-finding team slams TMC over South Kolkata gang rape case The BJP team comprised former Union Ministers Satpal Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi, Rajya Sabha MP Manan Kumar Mishra, and Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb. They met senior police officials and assessed the ongoing investigation Calling crimes against women in West Bengal a "pattern now," BJP leader Satpal Singh on Monday led a fact-finding team to South Kolkata following the alleged g ...Read More >

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PoliticsJun 28, 2025 09:11 PM

Maharashtra government to deploy LiDAR-equipped drones to curb illegal mining, increase revenue

Maharashtra will use special camera drones (LiDAR drones) to check mining and make more money. Following the government conncern over losing money because companies dig up more soil and stone than they report. These drones will accurately measure what's being dug Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced on Saturday that the state government intends to utilise advanced LiDAR-based drone technology to monitor mining activities and boost revenue. This initiative will commence with a ...Read More >

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OtherJun 28, 2025 08:26 AM

Mumbai LIVE Updates: Anti-Narcotics Cell probes complicated drug empire

Mumbai Live Updates: 24-year-old Kanpur man arrested in Sewri with 3 improvised guns The Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested a 24-year-old Uttar Pradesh native in Sewri with three country-made pistols and 10 live cartridges in his possession. According to Mumbai Police sources, the youth, Ajay Kumar Sarvesh Kumar Diwakar, who hails from Kanpur, appears to be an ordinary citizen with no criminal record. However, key questions remain unanswered: who sent him, and to whom was he supposed to deliver t ...Read More >

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ECBC building inaugurated in Vizag

VISAKHAPATNAM: Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar inaugurated Andhra Pradesh's first Super ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code) compliant building at Sagar Nagar in Visakhapatnam on Friday. Terming it a landmark in sustainable infrastructure, he emphasised the government's commitment to energy efficiency and green design in public facilities. The facility will serve as a national-level training hub for power sector staff. He urged power utilities to expedite 20 lakh rooftop solar connecti ...Read More >

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HealthJun 28, 2025 08:14 AM

Mumbai: Tata Hospital brings cost-effective MIBG treatment for neuroblastoma

Mumbai: Tata hospital to provide affordable MIBG therapy for neuroblastoma The Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), a unit of TMC at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai, treated a 17-year-old with a supra-high dose of 131I-mIBG on May 5 A high-dose MIBG (metaiodobenzylguanidine) therapy for treating neuroblastoma, a type of cancer mostly found in children, will be provided at an affordable cost of Rs 7-8 lakh at a research body associated with the Tata Memorial Centre ...Read More >

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EntertainmentJun 27, 2025 10:32 AM

West Bengal: Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra debuts in Digha on Friday

West Bengal: First-ever Rath Yatra at Digha's Jagannath temple to begin soon People from across the country arrived to witness the grand chariots of the three deities, Lord Jagannath, his brother Lord Balabhadra, and sister goddess Subhadra, at the Gundicha temple, where the deities reside for a week and then return to Jagannath temple ISKCON Kolkata Vice President Radharamn Das said the festival is inspired by the Puri Rath Yatra and added that West Bengal Chief Minister will join the event a ...Read More >

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PoliticsJun 27, 2025 09:12 AM

India declines to sign SCO draft over omission of Pahalgam terror attack

SCO conclave: India refuses to sign draft over Pahalgam terror attack ommision The SCO operates under the framework of consensus, and Singh's refusal to endorse the document resulted in the SCO defence ministers' conclave ending without a joint communique Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday refused to sign a joint communique of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) following the omission of the Pahalgam terror attack and not explicitly addressing India's concerns over Pakistan-bac ...Read More >

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PoliticsJun 27, 2025 09:12 AM

Himachal Pradesh hit by cloudburst and flash floods, leaves 10 dead and others missing

Himachal Pradesh: Ten dead, several missing in flash floods, cloudburst National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) commandant Baljinder Singh said they are trying to trace five people who are feared to have been swept away from the project site. Three more people are yet to be traced at Rehla Bihal in Kullu district The body of another person was recovered from a hydroelectric project site in Himachal Pradesh that was hit with flash floods, taking the toll in the incident to four, officials said ...Read More >

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PoliticsJun 08, 2025 08:00 AM

Mumbai rains: Waterlogging, tree falls, short circuits reported as IMD issues red alert for city

Mumbai rains: Rainfall triggers waterlogging, tree falls and short circuits as IMD issues red alert According to information from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Colaba observatory recorded 33.4 mm of rainfall, while the Santacruz observatory recorded 0.5 mm of rainfall between 8 am and 5 pm Areas of Grant Road, Kemps Corner and the busy Mahalaxmi junction in the Island city, parts of Malad and Borivli in the western suburbs, and Bhandup and Ghatkopar in the eastern suburbs repor ...Read More >

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A lifeline beyond roads: Srinagar train to run 6 days a week; modified for harsh winter conditions -...

NEW DELHI: Come Saturday and people can whistle into Srinagar on a train as Northern Railway has notifed regular Vande Bharat Express services between Katra and the city. PM Narendra Modi will flag off the first passenger train to the Kashmir Valley on Friday from Katra.The service will be operational for six days a week with no train on Wednesday, railways said. More trains would be deployed depending on demand at a later stage, officials added. From Saturday, a pair of Vande Bharat trains will ...Read More >

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TechnologyJun 06, 2025 09:41 AM

Goa: Man held for trying to trade sensitive data online using cryptocurrency

Goa: The accused, identified as Vishal Gohil, 42, a resident of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, was arrested on Wednesday in Calangute, police officials said on Thursday. Gohil was arrested during an operation led by Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), Sarvesh Sawant, under the supervision of Police Inspector Deepak Pednekar A man has been arrested on charges of attempting to trade sensitive data through online platforms using cryptocurrency transactions from Goa, police said. The accused, identified as Vishal ...Read More >

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BusinessMay 26, 2025 03:18 PM

Mumbai rains: Mumbai Metro Line 3 suspends operation from Worli to Acharya Atre Chowk

Mumbai Rains: With local train delays and severe road congestion already troubling commuters, the situation has worsened as a section of the newly launched Mumbai Metro Line 3 has been temporarily suspended. Metro Line 3 will not be operational between Worli and Acharya Atre Chowk until further notice. The arrival of the Southwest Monsoon in Mumbai has brought with it chaos and disruption across the city. With local train delays and severe road congestion already troubling commuters, the situat ...Read More >

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BusinessDec 15, 2024 01:15 PM

Mumbai: Fire breaks out at Poonam Chambers in Worli; emergency services respond

Mumbai: Fire breaks out at Poonam Chambers in Worli; no injuries reported A fire broke out at Poonam Chambers in Worli, Mumbai, on 15th December 2024. Emergency services mobilised swiftly to control the blaze, which was confined to the second floor. No injuries have been reported. A fire broke out at Poonam Chambers CHS, located opposite Atria Mall on Annie Besant Road, Worli, on the morning of 15th December 2024. The incident was reported at 11:39 AM, with fire and emergency services mobilise ...Read More >

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OtherDec 03, 2024 01:00 PM

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Eknath Shinde still unwell as preparations for swearing-in begin

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Drug case accused tries to escape from 10th floor balcony; arrested after high drama A high drama unfolded as a man wanted in a drug trafficking case in Hyderabad tried to escape by climbing on the balcony grilles of a house on the 10th floor of a building in Maharashtra's Thane district. The police later persuaded him against taking any drastic step and managed to pull him up from the balcony grilles following which he was arrested on Monday, an official said on Tuesd ...Read More >

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OtherDec 02, 2024 01:13 PM

PM Modi to Watch 'Sabarmati Report' Film in Parliament Complex

The prime minister will go to the Balyogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building to watch the movie starring Vikrant Massey The prime minister will go to the Balyogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building to watch the movie starring Vikrant Massey, officials said. Directed by Dheeraj Sarna, the film claims to reveal the truth behind the fire incident in the Sabarmati Express at Godhra on February 27, 2002, killing 59 devotees returning from Ayodhya after participating in a religi ...Read More >

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PoliticsNov 28, 2024 08:26 PM

Mumbai: Western Railway, civic authorities demolish 45 encroachments in Bandra East

A total of 45 unauthorised encroachments were removed during the demolition drive, aiming to free up the area for efficient railway operations, the officials said In a move to remove illegal encroachments and ensure the smooth functioning of the railways, a major demolition drive was carried out by Western Railway and civic authorities on Thursday in Bandra East area of suburban Mumbai, the officials said. The demolition drive, spanning from the ROB (Road Over Bridge) to L.C Gate 18, was execu ...Read More >

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BusinessNov 28, 2024 01:31 PM

Central Railway Receives First Air-Conditioned Local Train in Mumbai After a Long Gap

The freshly manufactured AC train with underslung electricals was despatched from the manufacturing unit of Integral Coach Factory on Wednesday and is on its way to Mumbai Finally, after a long gap, the Central Railway is getting an Air-Conditioned local train for Mumbai. This will be a completely 12-car walkthrough train. The freshly manufactured AC train with underslung electricals was despatched from the manufacturing unit of Integral Coach Factory on Wednesday and is on its way to Mumbai. ...Read More >

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EnvironmentNov 28, 2024 10:57 AM

Steps to Take If a Monkey Attacks You or Enters Your Home

Shocked Otters Club members claimed this was a familiar monkey and a friendly one. A member recalled seeing the monkey at a breakfast table, where he was sitting days ago Renowned writer Sarayu Ahuja was bitten on her left arm by a langur at the upscale Otters Club in Bandra West on Wednesday morning when she was having coffee with friends. Sarayu Ahuja said that she was having coffee with some friends at the club, when the monkey came and sat on the table. "Sighting the monkey was not a s ...Read More >

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OtherNov 27, 2024 12:22 PM

Two arrested for gang-raping minor girl in Palghar

Two men, including the victim's cousin, have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 14-year-old tribal girl in Palghar district, Maharashtra Two men have been arrested for gangraping a 14-year-old tribal student in Palghar district. The case was initially registered under Zero FIR at Mandvi police station in Virar East and later it was transferred to Manor police station on Monday. One of the accused is the victim's cousin, a senior officer in the Palghar police stated. He added, "The incid ...Read More >

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