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NCP expels leader accused in murder of sarpanch in Beed

MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday expelled a leader from the Beed district who was arrested for allegedly being involved in the kidnapping and murder of a village sarpanch, an incident that sparked unrest in the Maratha community in the politically sensitive Marathwada region.

BEST wet-lease operator's drivers stop working, demand pay hike

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking is embroiled in a fresh problem after drivers of one of its wet lease operators, Switch Mobility Ltd, have stopped working and are demanding higher salaries.

BMC launches massive weekend clean-up drive

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a massive clean-up drive over the weekend through its solid waste management department to tackle barricades at various infrastructure construction sites and collect debris and solid waste.

Biker loses leg as trailer with machine topples

A 44-year-old interior designer lost his leg after a trailer carrying a 60-tonne earth-piling machine toppled on the Pant Nagar bridge slope near Vikhroli East on the Eastern Express Highway on Saturday.

15% WATER CUT IN MUMBAI, THANE AND BHIWANDI ON SUNDAY

Mumbai and the neighbouring municipalities of Thane and Bhiwandi will face a 15% water cut today due to the sudden breakdown of a transformer at the Pise water pumping station.

Early morning outage disrupts CR services till noon

MUMBAI: A major power outage caused trains on a section of the Central Railway (CR) to stop dead in their tracks for 20-30 minutes early on Saturday, triggering a cascading effect that disrupted suburban and outstation services until noon.

Music teacher, minor son assault cop, booked

The teen, who is not licensed to drive, rammed his car into two constables

Series reaching a tipping point

As cricket moves to Gabba, this is where one team might gain a psychological advantage over other

At the nets, Gill and Pant show they mean business

BRISBANE: There was a time when the eve of a match would mean that the venue would be a beehive of activity.

Rahane breaks free, takes Mumbai into SMAT final

MUMBAI: After spinners Tanush Kotian and Atharva Ankolekar's thrifty bowling kept Baroda batters restricted to 158/7, Ajinkya Rahane's blazing 98 (56b, 11x4, 5x6) made short work of the target to take Mumbai to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final with six wickets in hand on Friday in Bengaluru.

History will see this as a pivotal moment: Carlsen

Former world champion Magnus Carlsen believes that 18-year-old D Gukesh, being crowned youngest-ever undisputed world chess champion is a pivotal moment in chess and could potentially be the beginning of something interesting.

Top court rejects CCI's case transfer request

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday told the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that it cannot get any \"special treatment\" in petitions challenging its antitrust probe against e-commerce giants including Amazon and Flipkart transferred from various high courts to the top court, and granted it time till Monday (December 16) to take instructions on whether all matters could be bunched and heard together by the Karnataka High Court (HC).

PROBE DEATH OF THREE STUDENTS, MEA TELLS CANADA

NEW DELHI: India on Friday described the recent murder of three Indian students in Canada as \"terrible tragedies\" and urged Canadian authorities to carry out a thorough investigation into the crimes against the backdrop of a sharp deterioration in bilateral ties.

Mkts stage biggest swing in 6 months

About-turn

CCPA pulls up 17 direct-selling cos

NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to 17 direct-selling entities for allegedly violating the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021.

Directors' parade at Dish TV as investors spar with promoters

INVESTORS HAVE OUSTED A RECORD 25 DIRECTORS FROM THE DISH TV BOARD IN A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS

Switzerland scraps MFN for India citing lack of reciprocity

NEW DELHI: Switzerland has suspended the most favoured nation (MFN) clause in a bilateral tax treaty with India following the Indian Supreme Court's decision last year, adding an extra procedural layer and making the applicability of the provision non-automatic in a tax dispute involving Nestle SA.

France's Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as PM

PARIS: Veteran centrist figure, Francois Bayrou, became France's fourth prime minister in a year, on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron named his longtime ally as the new head of government.

New York CEO killing suspect wasn't client

NEW YORK: The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it because of its size and influence, a senior police official said on Thursday.

2nd impeachment vote for Prez Yoon on edge

SEOUL: South Korea's opposition leader on Friday urged ruling party lawmakers to side with the \"people\" and impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a day before a second parliamentary vote that appears on a knife edge.

'FBI did not send undercover operatives to join Jan 6 attack'

WASHINGTON: A US Justice Department watchdog report released on Thursday debunked claims by far-right conspiracy theorists who falsely alleged that FBI operatives were secretly involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters.

US UNVEILS NEW $500MN MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE

The United States on Thursday announced a new $500 million package of military aid for Ukraine, as Washington races to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Burning green: Health costs of landscape fires

The cascading effects of forest fires and stubble burning on human health and environment are severe

Uniquely Indian traits that produce civic indifference

Often I wish Richard Sennett, that great and inspiring writer on cities and civic life in the western world, had a chance to live in Bengaluru for a couple of months.

A coming of age for Indian chess

D Gukesh's rise as the youngest world champion is a tale with two pieces - one of individual and family sacrifice, and the other of legend Viswanathan Anand's payback to Indian sport

HC SETS ASIDE ORDER AGAINST AWARD TO SINGER TM KRISHNA

The Supreme Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing on a plea against a Madras high court decision allowing the Music Academy in Chennai to present an award instituted in the name of late Carnatic icon MS Subbulakshmi to singer TM Krishna, hours after the HC set aside an interim injunction barring the academy from conferring the award.

Bengal ex-min gets bail, SC defers release till Feb

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in academic staff recruitment in the eastern state, but stalled his release till key witnesses are examined on or before February 1, 2025.

HC GRANTS BAIL TO KEY ACCUSED IN PROF'S HAND CHOPPING CASE

KOCHI: The Kerala high court has granted bail to the main conspirator in the college professor hand chopping case of 2010.

Actor arrested over death at cinema, gets interim bail

HYDERABAD: Popular Telugu actor Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday and later granted interim bail in connection with the death of a woman during the premiere of his latest film Pushpa 2: The Rule at a Hyderabad theatre earlier this month.

2 Chhattisgarh districts to shed Maoist tag

NEW DELHI: When Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union home minister Amit Shah last week, he had more than an invitation for the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics.