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Woman sells infant to raise money for husband's bail

MUMBAI: A 32-year-old woman from Dadar has been arrested for allegedly selling her 45-day-old girl child to raise money to post bail for her husband, who has been arrested for stealing scrap from railway premises.

HC stays ₹4.5-crore fine on Patanjali for trademark breach

A division bench of the Bombay high court on Monday stayed a single judge bench order imposing a penalty of ₹4.5 crore on Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, in a trademark infringement case filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd, world's largest camphor manufacturer.

Search for missing trekker uncovers 2 skeletons near Harishchandra Fort

The two 22-year-olds were identified through a phone and Aadhaar card found near their remains

HC dismisses petition against Adani Group

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the contract awarded by the state to the Adani Group, for supply of renewable and thermal power electricity, noting that the plea was unsubstantiated.

KURLA BEST BUS MISHAP DEATH TOLL RISES TO 8

MUMBAI: A 58-year-old vegetable vendor who was injured when a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) electric bus went out of control in Kurla last week died on Sunday, taking the death toll in the mishap to eight.

EVENTS WITH 100+ AT UNLICENSED VENUES MUST SEGREGATE WASTE

MUMBAI: The central government's gazetted notification on Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules for 2024 was made public by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday.

TEMP EXTREMES: HOTTEST CITY IN STATE SEES 2ND COLDEST DEC NIGHT IN 9 YEARS

MUMBAI: The city remains Maharashtra's hottest even as it recorded its second-coldest December night in nine years, with the minimum temperature dropping to 14°C on Sunday.

Changes in WR timetable to ease commuter woes

MUMBAI: Sudden changes introduced by Western Railway (WR) in its train schedules from Monday morning have taken commuters by surprise.

MAN BOOKED FOR PRONOUNCING TRIPLE TALAQ, SEEKING DOWRY

The Shanti Nagar police in Bhiwandi have booked a man and five members of his family for allegedly harassing his wife over demands for dowry and divorcing her illegally by pronouncing triple talaq over a phone call.

Halt privatisation of BEST buses: Workers' union to BMC

The announcement was made in the winter session of state legislature

Youth grinding pre-mix for food stall gets swallowed by machine

RESIDENTS WHO RUSHED TO THE SPOT HEARING HIS SCREAMS SAW HALF HIS BODY PULLED IN BY THE MACHINE

Trade deficit at a record $38bn as gold imports rise

NEW DELHI: India's merchandise trade deficit widened to a record $37.84 billion in November, driven primarily by surging gold imports and falling exports, a trend experts said threatens to add pressure on the rupee which is already strained by three months of portfolio outflows.

At 16, TN's Kamalini becomes WPL crorepati

Sunday turned out to be special for G Kamalini, a 16-year-old all-rounder from Tamil Nadu.

Young guns fire in final as Mumbai crowned champs

Shedge, Ankolekar shine for star-studded Mumbai against MP in SMAT title clash

Bruno, Amad strike late as United seal derby victory

Manchester United scored twice in the final three minutes to deepen Premier League champions Manchester City's crisis with a 2-1 win at the Etihad on Sunday.

Mumbai's Simran costliest buy in WPL mini-auction

West Indies powerhouse Deandra Dottin was signed for ₹60 lakh ahead of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) season in 2023 by Gujarat Giants (GG), but was withdrawn from the squad days before the tournament, leading to a controversy.

Jemimah, Smriti, Titas set up India's easy win vs WI

NEW DELHI: A stroke-filled 73 off 35 by Jemimah Rodrigues set it up as India outclassed West Indies by 49 runs in the opening T20I at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Cricket's afterlife, retirement not a dead end anymore

Bumrah's guided missiles take less than a second to reach the batter – in that time the batter has to decide whether to play or leave, defend or look to score.

I would love it if Magnus decides to come back: Gukesh

For some years before Ding Liren became the 17th world chess champion last year, D Gukesh's laptop wallpaper featured the faces of the previous 16.

M&M advances Tata Motors as EV sales dip

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has surpassed Tata Motors as India's third-largest carmaker thrice in the second half of 2024 on new launches at a time cooling electric vehicle sales and an ageing line-up have hurt the fortunes of the Tata Group company.

INDIA AND UK MAY RESUME FTA TALKS NEXT YEAR

NEW DELHI: India and the UK are expected to restart talks on their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between April and June, the first quarter of the UK's fiscal year, two people aware of the matter said.

Govt may allocate ₹4,000-5,000 crore to help general insurers meet solvency rules

NEW DELHI: The government may infuse fresh capital into its loss-making general insurers in the next financial year to strengthen their operations and help them meet regulatory requirements, two people aware of the plans said.

Hinduja Group to close RCap deal by Jan-end

MUMBAI: The Hinduja Group expects to complete the ₹9,861 crore acquisition of Reliance Capital by the end of January, nearly a year after the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved its rescue plan for the bankrupt lender.

'NOT INTERESTED IN NEW CONFLICTS DESPITE ISRAELI ATTACKS ON SYRIA'

Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa said on Saturday Israel is using false pretexts to justify its attacks on Syria, but that he is not interested in engaging in new conflicts as the country focuses on rebuilding following the end of Bashar al-Assad's reign.

Cyclone hits French territory, 'several hundred' likely dead

CAPE TOWN: The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is \"several hundred\" and may be close to 1,000, the island's top government official told the local broadcaster on Sunday.

ABC NEWS SETTLES $15MN DEFAMATION SUIT WITH TRUMP

WASHINGTON: ABC News will pay a $15 million settlement payment to resolve a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump, according to court documents filed on Saturday.

B'desh ex-PM launches attack on Yunus, calls him a 'fascist'

Bangladesh's former premier Sheikh Hasina on Sunday launched another attack on interim government head Muhammad Yunus, describing him as a \"fascist\" leading an undemocratic group that has \"no responsibility towards the people\".

Bizarre photographs of Assad found after his fall spark ridicule

Bizarre and personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians who only until recently were persecuted for criticizing his leadership.

South Korea: Oppn offers to work with govt to ease crisis

SEOUL: South Korea's opposition leader offered on Sunday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol over a short-lived attempt to impose martial law.

'Anti-semitic rhetoric': Israel to shut its embassy in Ireland

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 28 Palestinians, including a journalist and rescue workers, medics said, and the Israeli military said troops carried out air and ground attacks in the northern Gaza Strip, killing dozens of militants while capturing others.