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HC to pass order on plea to curb ticket scalping

The Bombay High Court on Thursday reserved its order on a public interest litigation (PIL), seeking guidelines to curb black marketing and ticket scalping at major events.

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January 03, 2025
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CBI Files Case Against One of Its Officers

The CBI has registered a case against one of its deputy superintendents of police and others for allegedly obtaining undue advantage from different individuals who were within the ambit of an investigation being conducted by him.

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January 03, 2025
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Woman, 76, jumps off 7th floor of Dadar building

A 76-year-old woman, Bharti Narayan Gandhi, allegedly ended her life by jumping from the seventh floor of her building in Dadar (East) on Thursday.

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January 03, 2025
BJP MLA fights for justice for sarpanch's kin
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BJP MLA fights for justice for sarpanch's kin

BEED SARPANCH MURDER

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January 03, 2025
New logo celebrates the design movement that shaped Bombay
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New logo celebrates the design movement that shaped Bombay

An ode to the design movement that blazed its way across the world in 1925 – from New York and Miami to Casablanca and Bombay

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January 03, 2025
AQI tracker down as central pollution board servers crash
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AQI tracker down as central pollution board servers crash

At a time when major cities in India, including Mumbai, are grappling with worsening pollution, citizens are unable to track the Air Quality Index (AQI) as the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) server is down since December 31.

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January 03, 2025
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FDA inspects 63 restaurants; 61 fail to meet regulations

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted surprise inspections of hotels and restaurants in December, issuing improvement notices to 61 establishments and cancelling the licence of one for failing to comply with regulations.

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January 03, 2025
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Judge Recuses From Hearing Teltumbde Case

Justice Sarang Kotwal of the Bombay High Court, on Thursday, recused himself from hearing the plea filed by Dalit rights activist Anand Teltumbde seeking discharge from the 2018 Elgar Parishad case.

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January 03, 2025
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WR: Non-AC double-decker to be phased out

The last remaining non-AC double-decker coaches of the Mumbai Central-Valsad fast passenger train (09023/24) are likely to be retired on January 4 as their codal life has expired.

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January 03, 2025
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Land Revenue Code set to be amended

The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, approved amendments to Section 220 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, in a meeting held on Thursday.

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January 03, 2025
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AI to streamline visitor management at Mantralaya

In a bid to enhance security and streamline visitor management at Mantralaya, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed officials to implement advanced AI technology.

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January 03, 2025
HC to cease monitoring probe in Pansare murder
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HC to cease monitoring probe in Pansare murder

The Bombay High Court on Thursday decided to cease monitoring the investigation into the 2015 murder of Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Govind Pansare, while directing the sessions court to expedite and conclude the trial promptly.

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January 03, 2025
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Mumbai Bank set to open govt salary accounts

Decision made in the absence of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was reportedly on foreign holiday

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January 03, 2025
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₹8.09 cr of city bizmen attached

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs8.09 crore in an ongoing investigation involving Abhay Sajanlal Chokshi and Siddharth Abhay Chokshi.

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January 03, 2025
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255 Bank Accounts Linked to Terror Funding, Says ED

Malegaon Money Laundering Case

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January 03, 2025
Extra Five Beds Meant for Cops, Not Karad: CM
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Extra Five Beds Meant for Cops, Not Karad: CM

The Beed police station where key Beed murder accused is being held, allegedly ordered five beds

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January 03, 2025
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END GAME FOR ROHIT?

To use a hyperbole, it may be curtains for Captain Rohit Sharma, though the media's loving spin suggests he's 'opted out of the fifth Test. But, make no mistake; this might be a choreographed 'voluntary' exit to avoid the inevitable axe.

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January 03, 2025
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Ladki Bahin: Time to Smell the Coffee

With the state government now firmly in place, the next big challenge is finding the money to implement the grand promises made, particularly the Ladki Bahin scheme.

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January 03, 2025
Maratha committee to get new address
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Maratha committee to get new address

The severe space crunch in Mantralaya has forced the state government to ask a committee headed by a retired high court judge to vacate its office space, which will be relocated to a rented space elsewhere.

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January 03, 2025
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Baby's day out ends in tragic road mishap

A two-year-old baby, out for sight-seeing in the new year with her father and mother on their family two-wheeler, was killed in an accident on Wednesday when their vehicle skidded on a road in Parel, flinging them to the ground, where they were run over by a tempo coming from behind.

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January 03, 2025
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Will Munde Lose Beed Post?

With a close associate of Minister Dhananjay Munde being arrested for alleged links to a case of extortion and the murder of former Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, sources suggest senior leaders may consider excluding him from the position of Guardian Minister for Beed.

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January 03, 2025
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Suicide Abetment Rap on Loan Recovery Agent

The Kurar police have registered an FIR against Vijya Ohal, 47, an employee of Cholamandalam Finance Company, for allegedly abetting the suicide of Suraj Jaiswal, a 27-year-old transporter.

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January 03, 2025
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6 Mantralaya secretaries shunted; BEST to get new GM

In yet another major bureaucratic reshuffle, the state government transferred six departmental secretaries on Thursday, with the big names among these being Milind Mhaiskar and B Venugopal Reddy.

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January 03, 2025
Motorist hits boy, dumps him at mishap site
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Motorist hits boy, dumps him at mishap site

NRI Police have booked an unidentified woman for allegedly knocking down a six-year-old boy near the Jewel of Navi Mumbai and then, on the pretext of taking him to hospital, abandoning him at the accident spot with a fractured and bleeding leg on December 30, 2023, around 7.30 pm.

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January 03, 2025
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What is in a name? A lot if its Savarkar

PM to lay foundation stone of college named after Hindutva ideologue; Congress's NSUI wants it named after Manmohan Singh instead

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January 03, 2025
Chilling US terror link
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Chilling US terror link

NEW ORLEANS strike by army veteran inspired by IS; FBI joining dots after blast outside Trump Hotel and shooting in Queens

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January 03, 2025
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BJP hints at Cabinet rejig as top brass get into a huddle

Arlekar rules out return to State politics; party holds meet ahead of organisational polls

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January 02, 2025
Erigaisi 4th, Gukesh 5th with nine Indians among top-50
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Erigaisi 4th, Gukesh 5th with nine Indians among top-50

CHESS RANKINGS 2025: CARLSEN LEADS THE CHARTS

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January 02, 2025
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Temp to drop below normal in Prayagraj: IMD

Temperatures in Prayagraj are expected to drop below normal after January 9, just ahead of the Kumbh Mela starting January 14, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

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January 02, 2025
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Vaishali wins bronze, India's chess dream run continues

WORLD BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP

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January 02, 2025